{"id":3482,"date":"2025-10-29T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hodogaya.co.jp\/english\/?page_id=3482"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:04:38","slug":"corporate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hodogaya.co.jp\/english\/company\/governance\/corporate\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Basic approach<\/h2>\n

By means of our original portfolio and environmentally friendly manufacturing with a focus on specialty products, the Hodogaya Chemical Group aims to be a company that contributes to achieving a sustainable society and remains cognizant of value creation for a wide range of stakeholders \u2014 including shareholders, customers, partner companies, local communities, and personnel.
At the same time, we consider top priority management objectives to include: developing economies and industries at home and abroad, contributing to the prosperity of society, ensuring the soundness and legality of business management, and achieving gains in efficiency.
In the process, we strive to enhance and strengthen our corporate governance system.<\/p>\n

Link to the Corporate Governance Report (In Japanese only)<\/i><\/a>\n<\/div>\n

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List of Corporate Governance Systems*1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Organizational Design<\/th>\nCompany with an Audit & Supervisory Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chairperson of the Board of Directors*2<\/sup><\/th>\nPresident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Directors<\/th>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u3000Number of Outside Directors<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
3 (42.9%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u3000Number of female Directors<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u3000Number of Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chairperson of the Audit & Supervisory Committee<\/th>\nInternal Directors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Audit & Supervisory Committee Members<\/th>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u3000Number of Outside Directors<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voluntary Committee<\/th>\nNominating and Compensation Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chairperson of the Nominating and Compensation Committee<\/th>\nOutside Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Nominating and Compensation Committee Member<\/th>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u3000Number of Outside Directors<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Directors\u2019 Term of Office<\/th>\n1 year (2 years for Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adoption of an executive officer system<\/th>\nAdopted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Introduction of a performance\u2011linked compensation system<\/th>\nCompensation linked to short\u2011term performance and compensation linked to mid\u2011 to long\u2011term performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Financial Auditor<\/th>\nErnst & Young ShinNihon LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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*1 As of June 25, 2024<\/p>\n

*2 To increase the speed and agility of corporate management, the Board of Directors entrusts the decision\u2011making on important business operations to the Representative Director and President, excluding matters statutorily prescribed to be exclusively deliberated by the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Initiatives to strengthen corporate governance<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
June 2003<\/th>\nIntroduction of executive officer system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2004<\/th>\nAbolishment of directors\u2019 retirement benefits program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2006<\/th>\nFormulation of Basic Policy on Internal Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 2006<\/th>\nEstablishment of Internal Control Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2013<\/th>\nStart of appointment of Outside Directors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2015<\/th>\nTransition to a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 2016<\/th>\nIntroduction of stock\u2011based compensation plan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 2018<\/th>\nShift into new management structure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2019<\/th>\nEstablishment of a Nominating and Compensation Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 2021<\/th>\nRespond to the revised Companies Act<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2021<\/th>\nRelease the Board of Directors skills matrix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 2023<\/th>\nReview of the Board of Directors skills matrix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2023<\/th>\nElection of female outside director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2024<\/th>\nElection of female executive officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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List of related pages<\/p>\n

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