2013.03.05
Taiyo Oil Company hereby announces organization and personnel changes described below as of April 1, 2013.
Organization Changes
(1) Main points of the changes
- Restructuring for the purposes of strategic distribution and greater output of semi-manufactured goods.
- Promotion of key area strategies from the viewpoint of medium-term oil sales.
- Strengthening of the support structure for affiliate companies from the group management perspective.
(2) Content of the changes
Name changes
Supply & Demand Coordination Dept., Head Office
- Supply Coordination Group -> Supply and Logistics Coordination Group
- Consumer Marketing Group -> Industrial Marketing Group
Sales Coordination & Promotion Dept., Head Office
- Sales Planning Group -> Sales Coordination Group
- Retail Planning & Promotion Group -> same
New organizational structures
Shikoku Branch
- [Group1] Work relating to current specified dealerships.
- [Group2] Establishment of new corporate SSs, and work on SS expansion.
* Divide the Shikoku branch into two groups, and strengthen functions by clear delineation and separate assignment of duties.
This reorganization does not involve changes to any operation's location.
New Executive Positions and Personnel Changes (as of April 1, 2013)
New Executive Positions
| New Department Managed | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| President (CEO) Member of the Board | Yutaka Oka | |
| Senior Executive Vice President (COO) Member of the Board |
Kazumi Shiozaki | |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board | Yuzo Kawakami | |
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board | Toru Matsuki | |
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board | Hiroyuki Kato | |
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board | Hiroshi Morohara | |
| Senior Executive Officer | Kyong Jun, Kim | |
| Executive Officer | Mitsuharu Sasaki | |
| Executive Officer | Takeyuki Ohta | |
| Executive Officer | Takashi Ishii | |
| Executive Officer | Koichiro Sakamoto | |
| Executive Officer | Atsushi Ogino | |
| Corporate Auditor | Kazuyuki Namikawa | |
| Corporate Auditor | Fujio Kuroiwa | |
| Corporate Auditor | Reiko Ando |
Executive officer Mr. Masayuki Akutsu retired on March 31.
Staff
| No | Name | New position | Current position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akihiro Takasuka | Deputy Executive Officer General Manager, Yamaguchi Operations - cum - General Manager, General Affairs Dept., Yamaguchi Operations - cum - General Manager, Production & Technology Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
General Manager, Manufacturing Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
| 2 | Yasuyuki Ogasawara | Deputy General Manager, Shikoku Operations - cum - General Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Shikoku Operations |
General Manager, Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Shikoku Operations |
| 3 | Kazuyoshi Tsuchiya | General Manager, Auditing Dept., Head Office |
General Manager, Nakanihon Branch |
| 4 | Kenji Koga | General Manager, Nakanihon Branch |
General Manager, Kyusyu Branch |
| 5 | Takahiro Kitajima | General Manager, Kyusyu Branch |
Deputy General Manager, Kyusyu Branch |
| 6 | Fusayoshi Soga | Assistant to General Manager of Shikoku Operations |
General Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Shikoku Operations |
| 7 | Masashi Higaki | General Manager, Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Shikoku Operations |
Manager, Environment & Safety Group Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Shikoku Operations |
| 8 | Akihiro Tanaka | Deputy General Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Shikoku Operations |
Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Group Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Shikoku Operations - cum - Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
| 9 | Hisashi Isomura | General Manager, Manufacturing Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
General Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
| 10 | Kazuhiko Akiyama | General Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
| 11 | Kenji Sakamoto | Manager, CSR Group General Affairs Dept., Head Office |
General Affairs Group General Affairs Dept., Head Office |
| 12 | Takaaki Hara | Manager, Personnel Group Human Resources Dept., Head Office [stationed at Shikoku Operations] |
Personnel Group Human Resources Dept., Head Office [stationed at Head Office] |
| 13 | Taichi Tomochika | Manager, Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Head Office |
Manager, Refining Dept. 2, Shikoku Operations |
| 14 | Takahiro Ishizuka | Manager, Sales Coordination Group, Sales Coordination ＆ Promotion Dept., Head Office |
Sales Planning Group, Sales Coordination ＆ Promotion Dept., Head Office |
| 15 | Tomoharu Katayama | Deputy General Manager, Higashinihon Branch |
Higashinihon Branch |
| 16 | Yukio Terada | Manager, Chubu Sales Office, Nakanihon Branch |
Deputy General Manager, Shikoku Branch |
| 17 | Hideki Matsubara | Deputy General Manager, Kyusyu Branch |
Manager, Sales Planning Group, Sales Coordination ＆ Promotion Dept., Head Office |
| 18 | Atsushi Morita | Manager, Group1, Shikoku Branch |
Manager, Chubu Sales Office, Nakanihon Branch |
| 19 | Katsumi Ozawa | Manager, Group2, Shikoku Branch |
Deputy General Manager, Higashinihon Branch |
| 20 | Kuniaki Manabe | Manager, Refining Dept. 2, Shikoku Operations |
Refining Dept. 2, Shikoku Operations |
| 21 | Yasumasa Ohno | Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Group, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Shikoku Operations - cum - Leader, Construction Team, TAU (Trans Alkylation Unit) project |
Leader, Construction Team, TAU(Trans Alkylation Unit) project |
| 22 | Tetsuzou Ohta | Manager, Environment & Safety Group, Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Shikoku Operations |
Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Head Office |
| 23 | Hideto Shiraishi | Manager, Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
Mechanical Engineering & Maintenance Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
| 24 | Nobutaka Sumikawa | Manager, Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Yamaguchi Operations |
Environment & Safety Group, Environment & Safety Conservation Dept., Shikoku Operations |