Kurita Water Industries Ltd. announced that a meeting of its Board of Directors on February 28, 2017 resolved to make the following changes in the representative director and other directors. These changes will take effect on April 1, 2017. An informal decision was also made to appoint a new director and member of the Audit & Supervisory Board, which will take effect on June 29. The appointment of the new director and member of the Audit & Supervisory Board that will take effect on June 29 is expected to be formalized at the 81th annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for June 29, 2017. The company announced the promotion of Koichi Iioka Executive Senior Managing Director and General Manager of Global Business Division and in charge of the chemicals business, Kiyoshi Itou as Managing Director and General Manager of Group Administrative Division, Toshitaka Kodama as Managing Director, General Manager of Sales II Division and in charge of the facilities business, Yoshio Yamada as Director and General Manager of Sales I Division, Ikuo Ishimaru as Director and General Manager of Group Quality & Production Division. The company announced the retirement of Toshiyuki Nakai as Senior Corporate Advisor, effective June 29, 2017.