Nippon Denko Co., LTD. hereby announces the following personnel changes as of January 1, 2025.

１．Election of Executive Officer (as of January 1, 2025)

２．Executive Management (as of January 1, 2025)

Title	Name	Responsibilities
President & CEO	Yasushi Aoki
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer	Jiro Kobayashi	In charge of matters relating to corporate planning and overseas business management, and President & CEO's special assigment
Director and Managing Executive Officer	Masakazu Tsumoda	In charge of matters relating to personnel, general affairs, internal control & audit Appointed as the General Manager of the Human Resources Development & Personnel Recruitment Center
Director and Executive Officer	Yasuhide Miyake	Appointed as the General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department Assists Senior Managing Executive Officer Kobayashi with overseas business management Assists Managing Executive Officer Tsumoda with general affairs
	Yoshimi Yamadera
Outside Director（Part-time）	Kazutoshi Ohmi
Outside Director as Audit & Supervisory Committee Member	Kazunari Itami
Outside Director as Audit & Supervisory Committee Member（Part-time）	Hokuto Nakano Masahiro Tani Hiroaki Kimura Aogi Suemura
Managing Executive Officer	Kiyoaki Nishio	Appointed as the Head of the Tokushima Plant
	Tsutomu Kishikawa	In charge of matters relating to production engineering, capital investment planning, safety and environment, research and development, information system, and the Electric Power business
Executive Officer	Toru Tanaka	Appointed as the General Manager of the General Affairs Department Assists Managing Executive Officer Tsumoda with personnel
	Taketoshi Oka	In charge of matters relating to the Aqua Solutions business and the Osaka Office Appointed as the General Manager of the Aqua Solutions Business Development and Promotion Department
	Keiichi Nakazato	In charge of matters relating to the Functional Materials business and the Incineration Ash Recycling business
	Yoshihiro Miyauchi	In charge of matters relating to the Ferroalloys business Assists Senior Managing Executive Officer Kobayashi with overseas business management
	Hayato Matsuda	Appointed as the General Manager of the Incineration Ash Recycling Sales Department
	Atsushi Hirata	Appointed as the Head of the Kashima Plant