Nippon Steel : Notice of Executive Management of Nippon Steel Corporation on June 21, 2024

June 21, 2024

Nippon Steel Corporation

Notice of Executive Management of Nippon Steel Corporation on June 21, 2024

This is to announce that (i) the nomination of the members of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) and the members of the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members were approved at the 100th Annual Shareholders Meeting held today, and (ii) the role of the members of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit

• Supervisory Committee Members) and the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members as set below were subsequently determined respectively at the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Audit & Supervisory Committee.

Name	Title	Division of Business Responsibilities and
		Delegation of Office
Eiji HASHIMOTO	Representative Director,
	Chairman and CEO
Tadashi IMAI	Representative Director,
	President and COO
Takahiro MORI	Representative Director,	• Rendering assistance to Chairman and CEO, and
	Vice Chairman and	cooperating with President and COO
	Executive Vice President	on large-scale overseas projects
		• Head of Global Business Development;
		Project Leader, India Project, Global Business
		Development Sector;
		Project Leader, USS Project
		• Accounting & Finance; Overseas Offices
		(including locally incorporated companies)
Naoki SATO	Representative Director and	• Digital Innovation; Information & Communication
	Executive Vice President	Technology; Plant Engineering and Facility
		Management; Plant/Machinery Engineering &
		Construction Management; Ironmaking Technology;
		Steelmaking Technology; Energy Technology
		• Deputy Project Leader, India Project, Global
		Business Development Sector;
		Deputy Project Leader, Thai Steel Project, Global
		Business Development Sector;
		Deputy Project Leader, USS Project
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		H. Minato on Production and Facilities stabilization
		concerning Technical Administration & Planning
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		T. Hirose on Production and Facilities stabilization
		concerning Steel Products Units
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		T. Mori on Technology and Facilities concerning
		Global Business Development
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Takashi HIROSE	Representative Director and	• Marketing Administration & Planning;
	Executive Vice President	Transportation & Logistics; Project Development;
		Raw Materials; Machinery & Materials Procurement;
		Steel Products Units; Domestic Office and Branches
		• Deputy Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip
		Mill Project
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		T. Mori on Overseas Offices (including locally
		incorporated companies)
Kazuhisa FUKUDA	Representative Director and	• Head of Research and Development
	Executive Vice President	• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		H. Minato on Green Transformation Development
Hirofumi FUNAKOSHI	Representative Director and	• Corporate Planning; Group Companies Planning;
	Executive Vice President	General Administration; Legal; Internal Control &
		Audit; Human Resources; Environmental Planning;
		Business Transformation & Standardization; Policy
		issues concerning Green Transformation
		Development
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President H.Minato
		on Environmental Technology & Management
* Hiroyuki MINATO	Representative Director and	• Intellectual Property; Safety; Environmental
	Executive Vice President	Technology & Management; Technical
		Administration & Planning (including
		Standardization); Quality Management; Slag, Cement
		& Resource Recycling; Technical issues concerning
		Green Transformation Development
		• Project Leader, Next-Generation Hot Strip Mill Project;
		Project Leader, Electric Furnace Project
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		H. Funakoshi on Production & Facilities Planning
		concerning Corporate Planning
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		H. Funakoshi on Environmental Planning
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		T. Hirose on Steel Products Units
		• Cooperating with Executive Vice President
		T. Hirose on Transportation & Logistics Technology
Tetsuro TOMITA	Director, Member of the Board
Kuniko URANO	Director, Member of the Board

Notes:

・Asterisks (*) indicate new members of the Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members).

・Mr. Tetsuro TOMITA and Ms. Kuniko URANO meet the requirements of an outside director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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NameTitle

• Kazumasa SHINKAI Director, Member of the Board（Senior Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）

※ Eiji SOGOH

Director, Member of the Board（Senior Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）

• Kenji HIRAMATSU Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）

※ Aiko SEKINE

Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）

• Sumiko TAKEUCHI Director, Member of the Board（Audit & Supervisory Committee Member）

Notes:

・Asterisks (※) indicate new members of the Board of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members.

・Mr. Kenji HIRAMATSU, Ms. Aiko SEKINE, and Ms. Sumiko TAKEUCHI meet the requirements of an outside director as set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.

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