Kao Corporation announced that its Board of Directors resolved to make changes of a member of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members as of March 25, 2016. Yoshihiro Hasebe, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Global has been nominated to Board of Directors. Toraki Inoue, Representative Director, President, Accounting Advisory Co.

Ltd. has been nominated as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member. Teruo Suzuki, Certified Public Accountant is to retire as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.