INPEX Announces Changes of Directors[PDF:302.4 KB]

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February 15, 2022

INPEX Announces Changes of Directors

Tokyo, Japan - INPEX CORPORATION(INPEX) announced the following changes of Directors tentatively decided at a board of directors meeting held today. The changes are subject to approval at the 16th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on March 25, 2022 and a board of directors meeting following the shareholders meeting.

Changes of Directors (effective March 25, 2022)

(1) New Directors

Name	Current Title	New Title
	Senior Executive Vice	Director
	Senior Executive Vice
	President
	President
Kenji Kawano	Americas Projects Unit and
Americas Projects Unit and
	Strategic Projects Office	Strategic Projects Office
	Head of Overseas Projects
	Head of Overseas Projects
Hideka Morimoto	-	Outside Director
(2) Retiring Directors
Name	Current Title	New Title
Seiya Ito	Director	Corporate Advisor
Corporate Advisor
Shigeharu Yajima	Director	Counselor1
Counselor
Yasushi Kimura	Outside Director	-
Kiyoshi Ogino	Outside Director	-

1 Shigeharu Yajima is scheduled to be re-elected as Representative Director, President of INPEX Trading, LTD. and INPEX Shipping, LTD.

Others

Name	Current Title	New Title
Kimiya Hirayama	Counselor	Counselor2
Takashi Kubo	Counselor	Counselor3

1. Kimiya Hirayama is scheduled to be re-elected as Representative Director, President of INPEX Offshore San-in Co., LTD.
2. Takashi Kubo is scheduled to be appointed as Representative Director, President of INPEX Solutions, LTD.

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Appendix 1 - Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members as of March 25, 2022

1. Directors

Toshiaki Kitamura	Representative Director, Chairman
Takayuki Ueda*	Representative Director, President & CEO
Takahiko Ikeda*	Director
Kenji Kawano*	Director
Kimihisa Kittaka*	Director
Nobuharu Sase*	Director
Daisuke Yamada*	Director
Jun Yanai**	Outside Director
Norinao Iio**	Outside Director
Atsuko Nishimura**	Outside Director
Tomoo Nishikawa**	Outside Director
Hideka Morimoto***	Outside Director

• Director concurrently serving as Executive Officer
• Director lodged as Independent Director in accordance with Tokyo Stock Exchange regulations
• Director scheduled to be lodged as Independent Director in accordance with Tokyo Stock Exchange regulations
  2. Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Noboru Himata	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hideyuki Toyama****	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Shinya Miyake****	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Mitsuru Akiyoshi****	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hiroko Kiba****	Audit & Supervisory Board Member

The Audit & Supervisory Board Members listed above are not due for re-election in 2022.

• Audit & Supervisory Board Members lodged as Independent Auditors in accordance with Tokyo Stock Exchange regulations

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Appendix 2 -	Executive Officers
Name		Title	Position
Takayuki Ueda		President & CEO	-
		Senior Executive Vice	Senior Vice President,
Takahiko Ikeda	Hydrogen & CCUS Development
President
		HSE and Compliance
		Senior Executive Vice	Americas Projects Unit and
Kenji Kawano		Strategic Projects Office
	President
		Head of Overseas Projects
		Senior Managing	Senior Vice President,
Kimihisa Kittaka	Corporate Strategy & Planning
Executive Officer
		Legal Affairs
Nobuharu Sase	Senior Managing	Senior Vice President,
Executive Officer	General Administration
Hiroshi Fujii		Senior Managing	Senior Vice President,
	Executive Officer	Abu Dhabi Projects
Daisuke Yamada	Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
Officer	Finance & Accounting
		Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
Yoshiro Ishii		Renewable Energy & New
	Officer
		Business
		Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
Toshiaki Takimoto	New Ventures &
Officer
		Global Exploration
Nobusuke Shimada	Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
Officer	Asia Projects
			Senior Vice President,
Hitoshi Okawa		Managing Executive	Oceania Projects
	Officer	General Manager, Perth Office
			President Director, Australia
		Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
Kazuyoshi Miura	Domestic Energy Supply &
Officer
		Marketing
Yuzo Sengoku		Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
	Officer	Europe & Middle East Projects
Yosuke Happo		Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
	Officer	Logistics & IMT
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Name	Title	Position
		Senior Vice President,
Hideki Kurimura	Managing Executive	Technical Headquarters
General Manager, Technical
Officer
	Planning & Coordination Unit
		Technical Division
Hiromi Sugiyama	Managing Executive	Senior Vice President,
Officer	Domestic Exploration & Production
		Vice President,
		Domestic Energy Supply &
Koichi Ogino	Executive Officer	Marketing
General Manager, Gas Supplying
		Unit, Domestic Energy Supply &
		Marketing Division
Akihiro Watanabe	Executive Officer	Vice President,
Asia Projects
		Vice President,
		Corporate Strategy & Planning
Munehiro Hosono	Executive Officer	General Manager, Corporate
		Communications Unit, Corporate
		Strategy & Planning Division
Akio Kawamura	Executive Officer	Vice President,
		Finance & Accounting
Yukiyo Ikeda	Executive Officer	Vice President,
Europe & Middle East Projects
Hiroshi Kato	Executive Officer	Senior Vice President,
Global Energy Marketing
Shinichi Takada	Executive Officer	Vice President, Oceania Projects
Vice President Ichthys Phase 2
		Vice President,
		Hydrogen & CCUS Development
Shoichi Kaganoi	Executive Officer	General Manager, Technical
Development & Coordination Unit
		Hydrogen & CCUS Development
		Division
		Vice President, Oceania Projects
Tetsuhiro Murayama	Executive Officer	Deputy General Manager,
Perth Office
		Senior Vice President Corporate
Wataru Nojiri	Executive Officer	General Manager, HSE Unit
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