Please be informed that Hiroshi Shono was appointed as Representative Director and President as of today, June 28, following a resolution passed at the Board of Directors meeting held on the same day.
■Profile of Hiroshi Shono, Representative Director and President
Name:
Shono, Hiroshi
Date of Birth:
April 21, 1953
Place of Birth:
Fukuoka Prefecture
Career History:
April 1976
Joined Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
June 2000
General Manager, Construction Materials Sales Department, Plate & Construction Materials Division, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
April 2003
General Manager, Thin Plate Export Department, Steel Plate & Construction Materials Company, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
April 2005
General Manager, Thin Plate Sales Department, Steel Plate & Construction Materials Company, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
June 2007
Representative Director and President, Wako Steel Co., Ltd.
April 2014
Managing Executive Officer, NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
June 2015
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
April 2017
Director, NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN BUSSAN CORPORATION
Outside Director, Kashima Antlers FC Co., Ltd.

