Directors

Katsuhiko Oota

Katsuhiko Oota

Outside Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

April  1977 Joined Nippon Steel Corporation
July  1993 General Manager of Fund No. 2 Office, Fund Department, Nippon Steel Corporation
July  1994 General Manager of Fund No. 1 Office, Finance Department, Nippon Steel Corporation
July  1998 Leader of Financial Management Group, Finance Department, Nippon Steel Corporation
April  2007 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Nippon Steel Corporation
June  2011 Managing Director, Nippon Steel Corporation
April  2013 Representative Director and Executive Vice President and Head of Global Business Development, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
June  2016 Representative Director and President, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.
April  2019 Director and Senior Advisor, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
June  2020 Senior Advisor, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
April  2021 Councilor, Seikei Gakuen (current position)
June  2021 Advisor, NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
December  2023 Resigned from NIPPON STEEL Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.
June  2024 Director of Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current position)

Outside directors and why they were chosen

Katsuhiko Oota has abundant experience as a corporate manager of a major steel manufacturer. We judged that she would use her rich experience and knowledge to help the board fulfill its decision-making and oversight roles effectively.