Directors of the Board

* Director of the Board also serving as an Executive Officer
** Outside directors registered as independent officers as stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

* Outside auditors registered as independent officers as stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Executive Officers

President & CEO
  • Akihiko Watanabe
Senior Executive Vice Presidents
  • Chihiro Katsuta
    CFO
  • Kazuhiko Sakurai
    Paperboard & Household Paper
  • Tetsuo Izawa
    Paper Sales & Marketing, Logistics
Executive Vice Presidents
  • Yasushi Takei
    Administration, Planning & Sustainability
  • Fumio Watanabe
    CIO
  • Mitsutoshi Imamura
    Global Business, Specialties
  • Makoto Shirotani
    Raw Materials & Environment
  • Nobuyuki Matsuura
    General Manager, Kansai Branch
Senior Vice Presidents
  • Koji Ukeguchi
    General Manager, Newsprint & Publication Paper Sales Division
  • Kagetaka Matsuura
    General Manager, Paper Merchant & Printer Sales Division
  • Masaaki Sato
    General Manager, International Business Division
  • Susumu Tanaami
    General Manager, Chubu Branch
  • Hiroshi Kashima
    President, Japan Pulp & Paper (U.S.A.) Corp.
Executive Officers
  • Shinsuke Yamamoto
    General Manager, Corporate Sustainability Division
  • Kenichiro Fujii
    General Manager, Finance & Administration Division
  • Shigeyuki Sasaki
    General Manager, Corporate Planning Division
  • Hisaaki Matsuoka
    General Manager, Purchasing Division
  • Kozo Nishio
    General Manager, Industrial Materials Sales Division
  • Seiichi Suganuma
    General Manager, Functional Materials Sales Division
  • Yutaka Endo
    General Manager, Raw Materials & Environmental Business Division
  • Satoshi Wada
    Deputy General Manager, Kansai Branch
  • Shuichi Takeoka
    General Manager, Kyushu Branch
  • Toshihiko Kitayama
    General Manager, Kitanihon Branch
  • Takeyuki Matsuura
    President, JP Household Supply Co., Ltd.
  • Hiroyuki Ito
    Vice President, JP Corelex Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Takahiro Miyata
    Managing Director, Ball & Doggett Group Pty Ltd
President, Representative Director Akihiko Watanabe
Representative Director, President & CEO
Akihiko Watanabe
Profile
  • Apr. 1982
    Joined the Company
  • June 2009
    Corporate Officer
    Deputy General Manager, Global Business Division of the Company
  • June 2010
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Sales Promotion Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2012
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, International Business Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2013
    Executive Officer of the Company
    President of Japan Pulp & Paper (U.S.A.) Corp.
  • Apr. 2015
    Executive Vice President of the Company
    President of Japan Pulp & Paper (U.S.A.) Corp.
  • Apr. 2016
    Executive Vice President
    Global Business
    General Manager, International Sales Division of the Company
  • June 2016
    Director of the Board
    Executive Vice President
    Global Business
    General Manager, International Sales Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2017
    Representative Director
    President of the Company
  • Apr. 2023
    Representative Director
    President & CEO of the Company (present position)
Representative Director Chihiro Katsuta
Representative Director
Chihiro Katsuta
Profile
  • Apr. 1982
    Joined the Company
  • June 2009
    Corporate Officer
    Deputy General Manager, Finance & Administration Division of the Company
  • June 2010
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Management Planning Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2014
    Executive Vice President
    General Manager, Chubu Branch of the Company
  • Apr. 2016
    Executive Vice President
    Household Paper of the Company
  • June 2016
    Director of the Board
    Executive Vice President
    Household Paper of the Company
  • Apr. 2017
    Director of the Board
    Senior Executive Vice President
    CFO of the Company
  • June 2019
    Representative Director
    Senior Executive Vice President
    CFO of the Company
  • Apr. 2021
    Representative Director
    Senior Executive Vice President
    CFO Raw Materials & Environment of the Company
  • Apr. 2023
    Representative Director
    Senior Executive Vice President
    CFO of the Company (present position)
Director of the Board Kazuhiko Sakurai
Director of the Board
Kazuhiko Sakurai
Profile
  • Apr. 1982
    Joined the Company
  • Apr. 2011
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Hokkaido Branch of the Company
  • Apr. 2013
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Kitanihon Branch of the Company
  • Apr. 2015
    Executive Vice President
    Paperboard & Household Paper of the Company
  • June 2015
    Director of the Board
    Executive Vice President
    Paperboard & Household Paper of the Company
  • Apr. 2016
    Director of the Board
    Executive Vice President
    Paperboard of the Company
  • Apr. 2017
    Director of the Board
    Executive Vice President
    Paperboard & Household Paper of the Company
  • June 2017
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Paperboard & Household Paper of the Company
  • June 2019
    Director of the Board
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Paperboard & Household Paper of the Company (present position)
Director of the Board Tetsuo Izawa
Director of the Board
Tetsuo Izawa
Profile
  • Apr. 1981
    Joined the Company
  • June 2009
    Corporate Officer
    General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Division of the Company
  • June 2010
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2012
    Executive Officer
    General Manager, Purchasing Division
    General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2015
    Executive Vice President
    General Manager, Kansai Branch of the Company
  • Apr. 2018
    Executive Vice President
    Paper Sales & Marketing
    General Manager, Paper Merchant Sales Division of the Company
  • Apr. 2021
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Paper Sales & Marketing, ICT & Logistics of the Company
  • June 2021
    Director of the Board
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Paper Sales & Marketing, ICT & Logistics of the Company
  • Apr. 2023
    Director of the Board
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Paper Sales & Marketing, Logistics of the Company (present position)
Director of the Board Itaru Masuda
Director of the Board
Itaru Masuda
Profile
  • Apr. 1974
    Joined Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • June 1999
    Director of Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • Apr. 2000
    Executive Officer of the Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • Feb. 2002
    Senior Executive Officer of the Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • June 2004
    Managing Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
  • May 2006
    First Senior Executive Officer of the Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • June 2006
    Director, First Senior Executive Officer of the Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • June 2010
    Director, Deputy President of the Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • Apr. 2012
    Corporate Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
  • May 2012
    Outside Director of Three F Co., Ltd. (present position)
  • June 2012
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
  • June 2016
    Outside Corporate Auditor of Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
  • May 2017
    Outside Director of Fujicitio Co., Ltd. (present position)
  • June 2017
    Outside Director of the Board of the Company (present position)
Director of the Board Sumiko Takeuchi
Director of the Board
Sumiko Takeuchi
Profile
  • Apr. 1994
    Joined Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
  • Jan. 2012
    Director and Senior Fellow of International Environment and Economy Institute (present position)
  • Feb. 2012
    Director of Forestock Association
  • Apr. 2014
    Assistant Project Leader of The 21st Century Public Policy Institute
  • Apr. 2016
    Visiting Professor of University of Tsukuba
  • Oct. 2016
    External Advisor of Accenture Japan Ltd.
  • Nov. 2016
    Joint Representative of Matrix Associates LLP
  • Apr. 2018
    Visiting Professor of Kansai University
  • Apr. 2018
    External Advisor of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
  • Oct. 2018
    Co-representative of U3Innovations LLC (present position)
  • June 2019
    Outside Director of the Board of the Company (present position)
  • Apr. 2020
    Specially Appointed Professor of Tohoku University (present position)
  • July 2022
    Outside Director of GRID co. (present position)
  • June 2024
    Outside Director and Audit Committee Member of NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (present position)
Director of the Board Yoko Suzuki
Director of the Board
Yoko Suzuki
Profile
  • Apr. 1998
    Registered as an attorney (Tokyo Bar Association)
  • Apr. 1998
    Joined Tagagi Godo Law Office
  • Nov. 2002
    Partner of Suzuki Sogo Law Office (present position)
  • May 2003
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.
  • Sep. 2005
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Jan. 2008
    Director of International IC Association of Japan
  • Apr. 2015
    Auditor of The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
  • Mar. 2018
    Outside Director and Member of the Audit Committee of Bridgestone Corporation (present position)
  • June 2018
    Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of Nippon Pigment Company Limited (present position)
  • June 2018
    Auditor of Hitotsubashi University Collaboration Center
  • June 2020
    External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of MARUI GROUP CO., LTD. (present position)
  • Sep. 2021
    Auditor of NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF JAPAN (present position)
  • June 2022
    Outside Director of the Board of the Company (present position)
  • June 2024
    Auditor of Maison franco-japonaise (present position)
Director of the Board Yoko Suzuki
Director of the Board
Hiroshi Takahashi
Profile
  • Apr. 1985
    Joined Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited
  • Apr. 2012
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Department 13 of Head Office of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
  • Apr. 2015
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Department 1 of Head Office of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
  • Apr. 2017
    Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
  • Apr. 2018
    Representative Director & Vice President of Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.
  • Oct. 2018
    Director of JTC Holdings, Ltd..
  • July. 2020
    Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer of Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.
  • June 2023
    Outside Director of the Board of the Company (present position)
  • Oct. 2024
    Advisor of Developer Sanshin Co., Ltd. (present position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) Rie Uesaka
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)
Rie Uesaka
Profile
  • Apr. 1986
    Joined the Company
  • June 2005
    Director
    Financial Controller
    Japan Pulp & Paper GmbH
  • Apr. 2010
    General Manager
    Overseas Administration Department of the Company
  • Apr. 2017
    Director
    Deputy General Manager
    Japan Pulp & Paper (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 2018
    Director
    JPTS Electronics Materials (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
  • June 2020
    Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Naofumi Higuchi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Naofumi Higuchi
Profile
  • Oct. 1997
    Joined Chuo Audit Corporation
  • Apr. 2001
    Registered as a certified public accountant
  • Aug. 2007
    Joined Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Aug. 2009
    Joined the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Apr. 2012
    Associate Professor of Tohoku University Accounting School
  • Jan. 2013
    Joined Grant Thornton Taiyo ASG LLC
  • June 2016
    Established Higuchi Certified Public Accountant Office, Appointed as Representative (present position)
  • June 2016
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)
  • Apr. 2018
    Professor of Tohoku University Accounting School (present position)
  • Mar. 2020
    Outside Director of Nippon Aqua Co., Ltd.
  • July 2022
    Director of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (present position)
  • Mar. 2023
    Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of Nippon Aqua Co., Ltd. (present position)
  • June 2023
    Auditor of JMA Consultants Inc. (present position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Mitsutaka Hondo
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Mitsutaka Hondo
Profile
  • Apr. 1992
    Registered as an attorney (Marunouchi Law Office)
  • Apr. 2005
    Director of EBIC Co., LTD. (present position)
  • June. 2023
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Miyuki Fukushima
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Miyuki Fukushima
Profile
  • Apr. 1980
    Joined TOMEN Corporation (currently Toyota Tsusho Corporation)
  • Jan. 1991
    Joined Yoshihiro Hongo Certified Public Accountants’ Office (currently Hongo Tsuji Tax & Consulting)
  • Oct. 1994
    Joined Horie Accounting Office
  • Mar. 1998
    Registered as a certified public tax accountant
  • Oct. 2002
    Established Miyuki Fukushima Tax Accounting Office
  • Oct. 2011
    Representing Partner of Fukushima Accounting Firm (currently FLAIR Accounting Firm) (present position)
  • Nov. 2011
    Representative Director, President of MiD POINT Corporation (present position)
  • June. 2023
    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)
  • June. 2023
    Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of NIPPON DENSETSU KOGYO CO., LTD.(present position)