Corporate Officers : Brief history

| April 1970 | Joined Sumitomo Corporation General Manager, Steel Sheets & Strip International Trade Dept. No.2, Deputy General Manager, Iron & Steel Division No.2, General Manager, Personnel & General Affairs Group |
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| June 2000 | Named Director General Manager, Personnel & General Affairs Group, Assistant Group Manager, Planning and Coordination Group, General Manager, Planning and Coordination Group, General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Office |
| April 2003 | Named Director, Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Office |
| April 2005 | Named Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer General Manager for the Americas, President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation of America |
| June 2005 | Named Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| April 2007 | Named Executive Vice President |
| June 2007 | Named Sumitomo President and CEO (present post) |