Norio Kinouchi Non-Executive Director

Mr. Kinouchi joined the Development Bank of Japan in 1972. He engaged in Loan・Credit Department at the Headquarter, Takamatsu Branch, Osaka Branch, etc., then served as General Manager of Financial Department and General Manager of Takamatsu Branch. He then served as Senior Managing Director and Director of the Research Department of the Japan Economic Research Institute. After that he joined Johnson Diversey Co., Ltd. in 2001. He served as a director and general manager of the Accounting Department of T-POLL Co., Ltd., and as a director and president of Daisan Kogyo Co., Ltd. In 2006, he was appointed representative director and CEO of 4 companies in the Group including the above 2 companies, where he engaged the planning and execution of growth strategies leveraging the Group’s comprehensive strength, improvement of the business processes and strengthening of cost competitiveness. After his retirement from the CEO in August 2006, he joined Midori Godo Keiei as partner. He was appointed Director of Polaris in 2012.