Corporate Officers : Brief history

Corporate Officers : Brief history

Susumu Kato
President and CEO

Susumu Kato-President and CEO
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
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)

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