Directors
Katsuhiko Ota
Outside Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
| April 1977 | Joined Nippon Steel Corporation |
| July 1993 | Group Manager of Finance Department.2, Finance Division., Nippon Steel Corporation |
| July 1994 | Group Manager of Finance Department.1, Finance Division., Nippon Steel Corporation |
| July 1998 | Group Manager of Finance Planning & Capital Budgeting Department. Finance & Accounting Division., Nippon Steel Corporation |
| April 2007 | Director, Corporate Planning, Accounting & Finance, Nippon Steel Corporation |
| June 2011 | Member of the board and Managing Director, Nippon Steel Corporation |
| April 2013 | Representative Director and Executive Vice president, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation |
| June 2016 | Representative Director and President (CEO), Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| April 2020 | Member of the board and Executive Advisor, Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd. |
| April 2021 | Councilor, Seikei Gakuen, Incorporated Educational Institution |
| June 2021 | Senior Advisor, Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd. |
| June 2022 | Advisor, Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd. |
| December 2023 | Resigned from Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd. |
| June 2024 | Director of Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc. (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member); (current position) |
| June 2025 | Board member, Seikei Gakuen, Incorporated Educational Institution; (current position), Chairman of the board, Seikei Alumni Association, General Incorporated Association; (current position) |
Outside directors and why they were chosen
Katsuhiko Ota 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.