News Release
FY2025
February 25, 2026
JX Advanced Metals Corporation
Announcement of Personnel Changes
JX Advanced Metals Corporation (President: Hayashi Yoichi) hereby announces personnel changes as described below.
1. Changes in Directors Who Are Not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
(1) Changes in position, etc.
|
Name |
Current Position |
New Position |
|
|
April 1 |
Sugawara Shizuo |
Director Deputy Chief Executive Officer Assistant to the President (Technology) General Manager, Technology Group General Manager, Project Management Office |
Director Deputy Chief Executive Officer Assistant to the President (Technology) |
|
April 1 |
Ohuchi Yoshiaki |
Director Deputy Chief Executive Officer Assistant to the President (Specially Assigned Matters) In charge of Logistics Dept. |
Director Deputy Chief Executive Officer Assistant to the President (Specially Assigned Matters) |
2. Changes in Executive Officers Not Serving Concurrently as Directors
(1) New appointments or changes in position, etc.
|
Date |
Name |
Current Position |
New Position |
|
April 1 |
Ishii Masafumi |
Executive Manager TANIOBIS GmbH |
Executive Officer General Manager, Tantalum and Niobium Division, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Soga Takashi |
General Manager, Administration Dept., Advanced Materials Group |
Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Functional Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Administration Dept., Advanced Materials Group |
(2) Appointment of Senior Executive Officers
|
Date |
Name |
Current Position |
New Position |
|
April 1 |
Mizuguchi Tomoji |
Executive Officer General Manager, Technology Strategy Dept., Technology Group Senior Executive Engineer, Advanced Materials Group |
Senior Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Technology Group Senior Executive Engineer, Advanced Materials Group |
|
April 1 |
Ogura Yasushi |
Executive Officer In charge of Accounting Dept. In charge of Internal Control Dept. General Manager, Accounting Dept. |
Senior Executive Officer In charge of Accounting Dept. In charge of Internal Control Dept. |
|
April 1 |
Togami Ichiro |
Executive Officer General Manager, Metals & Recycling Division, Resources & Metals Group General Manager, Marketing Dept., Metals & Recycling Division, Resources & Metals Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
Senior Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Basic Materials Group General Manager, Metals & Recycling Division, Resources & Metals Group In charge of Logistics Dept. Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Kawaguchi Yoshiyuki |
Executive Officer In charge of Planning & Coordination Dept. In charge of Corporate Communication Dept. In charge of Finance Dept. In charge of Administration Dept. In charge of Legal Dept. In charge of Human Resources Dept. |
Senior Executive Officer In charge of Planning & Coordination Dept. In charge of Corporate Communication Dept. In charge of Finance Dept. In charge of Administration Dept. In charge of Legal Dept. In charge of Human Resources Dept. In charge of Ibaraki Office |
(3) Changes in Position
|
Date |
Name |
Current Position |
New Position |
|
April 1 |
Nakamura Yuichiro |
Senior Executive Officer Deputy General Manager Technology Group |
Senior Executive Officer General Manager, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Suwabe Takeshi |
Senior Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Thin Film Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Marketing Dept., Thin Film Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Crystalline Material Business Promotion Dept., Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
Senior Executive Officer General Manager, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Masaki Nobuharu |
Senior Executive Officer General Manager, Functional Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
Senior Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Functional Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Ito Takashi |
Executive Officer General Manager, Facilities Engineering Dept., Technology Group Deputy General Manager, Project Management Office |
Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Aiba Akihiro |
Executive Officer In charge of Environment & Safety Dept. Deputy General Manager, Technology Group General Manager, Technology Development Center Deputy General Manager, Project Management Office |
Executive Officer In charge of Environment & Safety Dept. General Manager, Ibaraki Office Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
April 1 |
Okabe Takeo |
Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Thin Film Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Data Infrastructure Material Business Promotion Dept., Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Engineer, Technology Group |
Executive Officer General Manager, Thin Film Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Data Infrastructure Material Business Promotion Dept., Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Engineer, Technology Group |
(4) Retirements
|
Date |
Name |
Current Position |
New Position |
|
March 31 |
Tani Akito |
Senior Executive Officer Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
Advisor |
|
March 31 |
Iida Kazuhiko |
General Manager, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Tantalum and Niobium Division, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Engineer, Planning & Coordination Dept. Senior Executive Engineer, Technology Group |
(Scheduled to be appointed Advisor, TATSUTA Electric Wire and Cable Co., Ltd.) |
3. Corporate Advisors
(1) Retirements
|
Date |
Name |
Current Position |
New Position |
|
March 31 |
Hori Kazuhiro |
Corporate Advisor (Representative Director & Chairman, Pan Pacific Copper Co., Ltd.) |
- |
|
March 31 |
Komatsuzaki Kan |
Corporate Advisor, Ibaraki Office |
Advisor, Corporate Communication Dept. |
For reference: Officers of JX Advanced Metals Corporation (planned as of April.1, 2026)
Directors Who are Not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
|
Representative Director & Chairman |
Murayama Seiichi |
|
|
President & Representative Director Chief Executive Officer |
Hayashi Yoichi |
|
|
Director Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
Sugawara Shizuo |
Assistant to the President (Technology) |
|
Director Deputy Chief Executive Officer |
Ohuchi Yoshiaki |
Assistant to the President (Specially Assigned Matters) |
|
Outside Director |
Tokoro Chiharu |
|
|
Outside Director |
Ito Motoshige |
|
Directors Who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
|
Director (Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) |
Kuroiwa Motohiro |
|
|
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) |
Sakuma Soichiro |
|
|
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) |
Futamiya Masaya |
|
|
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) |
Kawaguchi Rika |
|
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Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) |
Shiota Tomoo |
|
Executive Officers (not serving concurrently as Directors)
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Yasuda Yutaka |
General Manager, Basic Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Nakamura Yuichiro |
General Manager, Technology Group |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Suwabe Takeshi |
General Manager, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Masaki Nobuharu |
Deputy General Manager, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Functional Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Mizuguchi Tomoji |
Senior Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Technology Group Senior Executive Engineer, Advanced Materials Group |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Ogura Yasushi |
In charge of Accounting Dept. In charge of Internal Control Dept. |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Togami Ichiro |
Deputy General Manager, Basic Materials Group General Manager, Metals & Recycling Division, Resources & Metals Group In charge of Logistics Dept. Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
Senior Executive Officer |
Kawaguchi Yoshiyuki |
In charge of Planning & Coordination Dept. In charge of Corporate Communication Dept. In charge of Finance Dept. In charge of Administration Dept. In charge of Legal Dept. In charge of Human Resources Dept. In charge of Ibaraki Office |
|
Executive Officer |
Ito Takashi |
Deputy General Manager, Technology Group |
|
Executive Officer |
Aiba Akihiro |
In charge of Environment & Safety Dept. General Manager, Ibaraki Office Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
Executive Officer |
Okabe Takeo |
General Manager, Thin Film Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Data Infrastructure Material Business Promotion Dept., Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Engineer, Technology Group |
|
Executive Officer |
Ishii Masafumi |
General Manager, Tantalum and Niobium Division, Advanced Materials Group Senior Executive Staff, Technology Group |
|
Executive Officer |
Soga Takashi |
Deputy General Manager, Functional Materials Division, Advanced Materials Group General Manager, Administration Dept., Advanced Materials Group |