Kao Corporation (KAOCF)
Kao Corporation
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho
1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8210
Japan
81 3 3660 7111
https://www.kao.com/jp/
Sector(s): Consumer Defensive
Industry: Household & Personal Products
Full Time Employees: 34,257
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Pay | Exercised | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Yoshihiro Hasebe | President, CEO & Representative Director | 805.5k | N/A | 1960 |
| Mr. David J. Muenz | Managing Executive Officer. Senior VP of Global ESG & Director | 986.05k | N/A | 1960 |
| Hideo Makino | Senior VP of Accounting & Finance and Executive Officer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Akiko Hasegawa | Executive Officer & Global Senior VP of Legal | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mr. Hideki Mamiya | Senior Executive Officer & Senior VP of Human Capital Development | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Senior Executive Officer & President of Kao (singapore) Private limited | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mr. Satoru Tanaka | Managing Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Corporate Strategy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mr. Masakazu Negoro | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Senior VP of Global Procurement & Director | N/A | N/A | 1960 |
| Mr. Osamu Tabata | Managing Executive Officer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mr. Hideaki Kubo | Managing Executive Officer & Senior VP of Global Research & Development | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Description
Kao Corporation develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. The company offers fabric, kitchen, home, and sanitary care products; facial, body, hair, and oral care, hair styling and color, salon, in-bathroom health care, and warming products; and self-selection cosmetics, as well as provides cosmetics counselling services. It also provides oleo chemicals, such as oleo chemicals; fat and oil derivatives; surfactants; fragrances; water-reducing admixtures; casting sand binders; plastics additives; process chemicals; toners and toner binders; inkjet ink colorants and ink; fine polishing agents and cleaners; and materials and process chemicals. The company was formerly known as Kao Soap Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kao Corporation in 1982. Kao Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Corporate Governance
Kao Corporation’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of November 1, 2024 is 1. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 1; Shareholder Rights: 1; Compensation: 1.
