2014.01.31
This is to announce the following organization changes and assignments of executive officers, effective from April 1, decided upon at the Board of Directors meeting on January 31, 2014.
Organization Changes(as of April 1, 2014)
Changes
- Sales Planning Department is to be established at headquarters, and will comprise two groups: Sales & Logistics Planning Group and Market Trading Group. (Market Trading Group will be transferred from Supply & Demand Coordination Department.)
- Sales Coordination & Promotion Department at headquarters will be renamed Retail Planning & Promotion Department, and will comprise two groups: Sales Coordination Group and Service Station Strategy Planning Group. (Shikoku Branch)
- Supply & Demand Coordination Department at headquarters will be restructured to comprise three groups: Supply Coordination Group (renamed from Supply & Logistics Coordination Group), Industrial Marketing Group, and Lorry Operation Center (transferred from Sales Coordination & Promotion Department).
- The Eastern Shikoku Sales Office will be merged with the Shikoku Branch (i.e., from 5 branches, 2 offices → 5 branches, 1 office).
Aims
- To newly establish Sales Planning Department that comprehensively controls marketing strategy for the marketing of all oil products, including logistics, and achieve the mid- to long-term oil marketing plan.
- In order to further promote strengthening of the oil retail business, which is an important feature of the next period’s mid-term business plan, Retail Planning & Promotion Department is to be located in Shikoku. A support network is to be built for Taiyo Oil Sales Co., Ltd. to help realize the company’s West Japan-focused business strategy and serve as the kernel of the group’s further expansion. At the same time, management resources will be focused on the Shikoku, Kyushu and Chugoku branches.
- To further strengthen the petrochemical business.
- To maintain the organizational structure resulting from the large scale changes undertaken at both the Shikoku and Yamaguchi Operations.
Assignments of Executive Officers
New execution of operations system(as of April 1, 2014)
| New Department Managed | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| President and CEO Member of the Board |
Yutaka Oka | |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board |
Toru Matsuki | Promoted |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board |
Yuzo Kawakami | |
| Executive Vice President Member of the Board |
Hiroyuki Kato | Promoted |
| Senior Vice President Member of the Board |
Hiroshi Morohara | |
| Member of the Board | Kazumi Shiozaki | |
| Senior Executive Officer | Kyong Jun, Kim | |
| Senior Executive Officer | Mitsuharu Sasaki | |
| Senior Executive Officer | Takeyuki Ohta | Promoted |
| Senior Executive Officer | Koichiro Sakamoto | Promoted |
| Executive Officer | Takashi Ishii | |
| Executive Officer | Atsushi Ogino | |
| Executive Officer | Akihiro Takasuka | |
| Executive Officer | Shingo Yoshii | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | Yasuyuki Ogasawara | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | Ichiro Isooka | Newly appointed |
| Corporate Auditor | Kazuyuki Namikawa | |
| Corporate Auditor | Fujio Kuroiwa | |
| Corporate Auditor | Reiko Ando |
*Member of the Board, Kazumi Shiozaki, is to tender his resignation at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 30, 2014.