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February 15, 2017Takahisa TakaharaPresident and CEOUnicharm Corporation
Projections stated herein include those based on the Company’s assumptions, forecasts and plans
as of February 15, 2017. Therefore, actual results may differ significantly from projections due to
risks and uncertainties associated with market competition, foreign exchange rates, etc.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
Unicharm Presentation Materials for Investor Meeting
Financial Performance Summary:
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016
◆ Acronyms used in this material
BC: Baby Care Business
FC: Feminine Care Business
HC: Health Care Business
C&F:Clean & Fresh Business
PC: Pet Care Business
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Fiscal Period Year Ended Dec. 31, 2016
Financial Results Summary
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3.8% net sales decrease, 2.1% operating income decrease
Approx. 4% increase in income and 3% increase in operating profit excluding
exchange effects
Ordinary profit 71.8 billion JPY, current profit 44.1 billion JPY Both reached new
record high
EPS74.29 JPY +10% growth
Reason why revised official figures were not met (net sales/operating income)
Inbound demand (reseller) in Japan decreased more than expected
Incurrence of temporary inventory adjustment costs due to the shift in product
strategy in Indonesia
Response to the structural reform (EC channel, Japanese product) in China
Change in account category of sales discount in China (Changed to selling and
administrative expenses from non-operating expenses)
Increase of active investments in marketing and market development in India, etc.
Shareholder return Dividend per share Real 1.20 yen increase scheduled (14.80 yen⇒16.00 yen)
Purchase of own shares Acquisition cost 14 billion JPY Approx. 5.72 million shares
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Approx. 4% increase in real net sales, approx. 3% increase in operating profit
Ordinary income 71.8 billion JPY, net income 44.1 billion JPY
Improved record-high results
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
FY Ended
Des. 31, 2015Difference
Difference
(%)
(Reference)
FY Ending
Dec 31, 2016
(Published value)
Achievement
Rate
Net sales 710,965 738,707 -27,741 -3.8% 720,000 -1.3%
Operating income(Operating income margin)
78,277
(11.0%)
79,934
(10.8%)-1,657
-2.1%
(+0.2%P)
83,000
(11.5%)
-5.7%
(-0.5%P)
Ordinary income(Ordinary income margin)
71,848
(10.1%)
71,380
(9.7%)+468
+0.7%
(+0.4%P)
70,000
(9.7%)
+2.6%
(+0.4%P)
Net income
attributable to
owners of parent
Company(margin)
44,134
(6.2%)
40,511
(5.5%)+3,623
+8.9%
(+0.7%P)
42,000
(5.8%)
+5.1%
(+0.4%P)
EPS(Yen) 74.29 67.55 +6.74 +10.0% 71.08 +4.5%
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Consolidated account highlights
※Excluding effects from exchange fluctuations (Replaced with rate from 1H of FY Ending Dec 31, 2015)Approx. 4% growth in net sales, approx. 3% growth in operating profit
(Millions of yen)
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(100 millions of yen)
The appreciation of the yen had a negative impact, but overseas,
local currency base grew by approx. 3%
In Japan, driving forces are HC, FC and C&F businesses.
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Consolidated net sales
Japan China India Asia
Others
7,3877,109
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
+157 +54-582
◆Japan: Inbound demand decreased, but Personal Care and Pet Care continued with stable growth.
◆China: Baby Care seeing positive growth since second half of FY’16. Feminine care maintaining favorable sell-out
conditions and the market share reached a new record-high.
◆India: Area expansion was promoted and continued growth greater than market growth.
◆Others: Middle East, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan seeing upward shifts.
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Others
-55 +87 +61
Exchange
effects
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(100 millions of yen)
Real profit increase by absorbing active marketing investment in Asia
through real revenue increase effect, fall in prices of materials, and
improvement of productivity. (Approx. 3% in profit increase excluding
exchange effect)
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Consolidated operating income fluctuation
Sales
promotion
costs
Advertising
costs
Other Materials,
etc.
Productivity
improvement,
etc.
799 782-45+124
-262
Freight Effect of rise
in income
+2 +9 -5
+35
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
+125
Effect of
exchange in
gross profit
*1:Selling and administrative expense includes exchange effects ¥22.3 billion
*2: Materials etc. includes exchange effects of ¥-0.9 billion
*2*1
Selling and administrative
expense rate 1.9%P
increase
Gross profit rate
2.1%P improvement
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Effects of exchange fluctuations: Net sales -58.2 billion JPY, operating
income -4.8 billion (Breakdown of operating income : Conversion
-3.9 billion JPY, rise in purchase price -0.9 billion JPY)
Currency Exchange rate for 2016 Exchange rate for 2015 Change in rate
Taiwan (TWD) 3.38 3.82 -11.5%
Thailand (THB) 3.09 3.54 -12.7%
South Korea (KRW) 0.0938 0.1073 -12.6%
Indonesia (IDR) 0.0082 0.0091 -9.9%
Malaysia (MYR) 26.27 31.19 -15.8%
Netherlands (EUR) 120.33 134.31 -10.4%
China (CNY) 16.37 19.22 -14.8%
Saudi Arabia (SAR) 29.07 32.32 -10.1%
India (INR) 1.63 1.90 -14.2%
USA (USD) 108.84 121.05 -10.1%
Russia (RUB) 1.63 2.00 -18.5%
Australia (AUD) 80.82 91.06 -11.2%
Vietnam (VND) 0.0049 0.0055 -10.9%
Brazil(BRL) 31.31 36.78 -14.9%
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Rate changes by currency
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(Millions of yen) Geographical Segment Information
In Japan, steady growth from sales expansion of high value-
added products
In Asia, active investment to expand the market
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FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2015Net sales Operating income
Net salesOperating income
(Operating income
margin)Net sales
Operating income
(Operating income
margin)Difference
Difference
(%)Difference
Difference
(%)
Japan 302,85150,487
(16.7%)287,135
44,499
(15.5%)+15,716 +5.5% +5,988
+13.5%
(+1.2%P)
Asia 305,09922,314
(7.3%)341,240
32,231
(9.4%)-36,141 -10.6% -9,917
-30.8%
(-2.1%P)
Others* 103,0144,755
(4.6%)110,331
3,484
(3.2%)-7,317 -6.6% +1,271
+36.5%
(+1.4%P)
Elimination/
Companywide- 720 ‐ -280 ‐ ‐ +1,000 ‐
Consolidated 710,96578,277
(11.0%)738,707
79,934
(10.8%)-27,741 -3.8% -1,657
-2.1%
(+0.2%P)
*Others: Main regions are U.S.A., Saudi Arabia, Brazil, the Netherlands
Summary of Business Plan:
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017
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Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017
Plan Summary
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Key Points for Sales/Operating Income
Japan(1 to 5 % increase in revenue, earnings deteriorated) Maintaining stable growth by continuously proposing new values focusing on HC business
Inbound demand (reseller) will continue but expected to level off
Asia (5 to 10% increase in revenue, earnings improved)
Significant improvement in profitability since second half of the fiscal year focusing on
Indonesia
In India, increase market share by promoting further area expansion to achieve annual
surplus
In China, further promote premiumization and actively develop EC market to improve the
profitability
In the Middle East and Northern Africa, stable growth
Shareholder return(Total return ratio of 50%) Dividend per share 2 yen increase scheduled (16 yen to 18 yen)
Dividend increase for 16 consecutive fiscal periods
The purchase of own shares Planning to acquire for 14 billion JPY
Budget exchange rate US dollar 110 JPY (108.84 JPY Actual performance for fiscal year 2016)
Chinese Yuan 16.3 JPY (16.37 JPY Actual performance for fiscal year 2016)
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(Millions of yen)
Adoption of IFRS from Fiscal Year 2017
Plan to increase income/profit through recovery in Asia
11* The performance of IFRS FY ‘16 is unaudited and estimates.
FY Ending
Dec. 31, 2017
Performance
forecast
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
*
Difference
(%)
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
FY Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Net sales 630,000 604,652 +4.2% Net sales 710,965 738,707
Core
operating profit
(margin)
84,000
(13.3%)
79,116
(13.1%)
+6.2%
(+0.2%P)Operating income
(margin)
78,277
(11.0%)
79,934
(10.8%)
Profit
before taxation
(margin)
77,000
(12.2%)
75,835
(12.5%)
+1.5%
(-0.3%)
Profit before
income taxes
(margin)
73,794
(10.4%)
77,340
(10.5%)
Profit attributable
to owners of
parent
(margin)
49,000
(7.8%)
46,970
(7.8%)
+4.3%
(ー)
Profit attribution
to owners of
parent
(margin)
44,134
(6.2%)
40,511
(5.5%)
JGAAPIFRS
Consolidated earnings forecast
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Effects of exchange fluctuations: Net sales approx.
+1.1 billion JPY, operating income +0.6 billion JPY
CurrencyAssumed rate for FY
ending Dec 31, 2017Exchange rate for 2016 Change in rate
Taiwan (TWD) 3.53 3.38 +4.4%
Thailand (THB) 3.17 3.09 +2.6%
South Korea (KRW) 0.1000 0.0938 +6.6%
Indonesia (IDR) 0.0083 0.0082 +1.2%
Malaysia (MYR) 26.60 26.27 +1.3%
Netherlands (EUR) 124.71 120.33 +3.6%
China (CNY) 16.30 16.37 -0.4%
Saudi Arabia (SAR) 29.20 29.07 +0.4%
India (INR) 1.61 1.63 -1.2%
USA (USD) 110.00 108.84 +1.1%
Russia (RUB) 1.64 1.63 +0.6%
Australia (AUD) 83.93 80.82 +3.8%
Vietnam (VND) 0.0048 0.0049 -2.0%
Brazil(BRL) 32.25 31.31 +3.0%12
Rate fluctuations by currency
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Plan for shareholder return from free cash flow while
making growth investment for the sustainable
improvement of corporate value
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Consolidated cash flow plan
Dec. ’17 Fiscal Period
Operating income after
taxes62.5 bn. yen
Depreciation expenses 30 bn. yen
Working capital
increase11 bn.yen
Operating cash flow 81.5 bn. yen
Facility investment 40 bn. yen
Free cash flow 41.5 bn. yen
●Continued stable dividends Approx. 10.5 bn. yen●Swift purchase of own shares Approx. 14 bn. Yen
◆Shareholder return Total: Approx. 24.5 bn. yen
Profitability
Growth
investment
Creation
capability
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(Millions of yen)
47.5%49.5%
44.7%
38.3%
55.6%
40.3%
51.4%47.8%
53.9%50.0%
53.2%
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
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10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%Dividends Purchase of own shares Total return ratio
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Continued dividend increase in FY 2017 and total return ratio
of 50% scheduled through the purchase of own shares and
dividends linked to business performance
*
*Fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2014 is an irregular fiscal year lasting nine months.
Shareholder Return Policy
By prioritizing business investment in order to achieve continuous growth while paying out stable and
continuous dividends based on the growth of mid-to-long term performance, and carrying out the swift
purchasing of our own shares if necessary, we plan on a profit return with a goal of total return ratio of
50% (estimated payout ratio of 20%) in addition to shareholder dividends and purchase of own shares.
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(100 millions of yen)
5060
50 50
6576
90
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80
130140 140
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40
60
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160
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* Irregular results due to change in settlement period15
Swiftly acquire stocks through buy-back
based on cash conditions
*
Stock buy-back acquisition graph
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* Irregular results due to change in settlement period
3.74.9 5.1
6.07.7
9.310.7 11.3
12.7 12.73
14.816.0
18.0
0.0
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4.0
6.0
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Steady and continual dividend payments
On track for 16 consecutive periods of
increased dividends
*
Dividends per share
On track for 16 consecutive periods of
increased dividends in fiscal 2017
(JPY)
Mid Term Management Plan
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Fiscal year 2020
Aim for 800 billion Yen in sales, operating income
margin 15%, and ROE 15%
Net sales
¥604.6 billion
FY2016
10th Midterm Management Plan(Based on IFRS)
Financial target for 10th Midterm
Management plan
To grow at twice the market
growth rate
Operating income margin 15%
ROE 15%
FY2020E
CAGR +7%
* CAGR(annual average growth rate) excludes exchange rate fluctuation
* Businesses with already high market share grow at average market growth rate.
Net sales
¥800 billion
Roadmap to achieve 10th Midterm
Management Plan
Net sales CAGR +7%
Improving Operating income
margin +1.9%P
Improve ROE 1.4%P
Reference materials: Financial Data
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Sales (Gross) Net Sales 7,110 100.0
売上控除
Net Sales 6,047 100.0
Cost of Sales 3,768 Cost of Sales 3,765Gross Profit 2,278 37.7 Gross Profit 3,345 47.0
1,487 2,562
Promotion expenses(Deduction) (1,045)
(8) Goodwill (45)Core Operating profit 791 13.1 Operating Income 783 11.0
その他の収益・費用 -24 Non-Operating Income -64 金融収益・費用 -9 Sales discounts (-18)
Ordinary income 718Extraordinary Losses 19
Profit before Taxation 758 12.5 Profit before Income Taxes 738 10.4
Corporate Tax 246 Total Income Taxes 251
43 Minority interests in income 46
470 7.8 441 6.2
Items Deducted from Sales
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
Goodwill/Depreciation of PPA
Other Income/Expenses
Finance Income/Expenses
Profit attributable to non-controlling
interests
Profit Attributable to Owners of
Parent
Profit Attributable to Owners
of Parent
4,144 62.0 4,500 54.4
6,686 100.0 7,115 100.0
13.6 11.4
11.5 10.2
Rate of Return on Shareholders' Equity(ROE) Rate of Return on Equity(ROE)
Rate of Return on Assets(ROA) Rate of Return on Assets(ROA)
Total Shareholders' Equity Total Net Assets
Total Assets Total Assets
(100 millions of yen) (100 millions of yen)
Income
statement
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IFRS JGAAP
[Ref.]
The effects of adoption of IFRS in fiscal 2016
( )shows
included
number
% %
Balance
sheet
Indicator
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(Millions of yen) Business Segment Information
[Ref.] Profits have improved for pet care via improvement of
product mix in North America, and brand enhancement and
optimization of costs in Japan
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FY Ended
Dec31, 2016
FY Ended
Dec31, 2015Net sales Operating income
Net salesOperating income
Operating income
marginNet sales
Operating income
Operating income
marginDifference
Difference
(%)Difference
Difference
(%)
Personal
Care619,047
72,514
(11.7%)647,573
76,254
(11.8%)-28,526 -4.4% -3,739
-4.9%
(-0.1%P)
Pet Care 85,7565,347
(6.2%)85,624
3,329
(3.9%)+131 +0.2% +2,018
+60.6%
(+2.3%P)
Others* 6,161414
(6.7%)5,508
330
(6.0%)+652 +11.9% +83
+25.4%
(+0.7%P)
Elimination/
Companywide ‐ ‐ ‐ 20 ‐ ‐ -20 ‐
Consolidated 710,96578,277
(11.0%)738,707
79,934
(10.8%)-27,741 -3.8% -1,657
-2.1%
(+0.2%P)
* Others: Products related to industrial materials, etc.
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* Irregular results due to change in settlement period
[Ref.]
Overseas sales composition ratio 57.7%
(60.9% excluding exchange effects)
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26.9% 31.4%33.9%
38.2%42.8%
49.3%48.0% 42.9%
38.5%42.4%
46.9%
52.6%57.7%
64.4%61.4%
57.7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
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Japan sales (left scale Asia overseas sales (left scale) Other overseas sales (left scale) Asia sales ratio (right scale) Overseas sales ratio (right scale)
Japan / overseas sales
*
(Billions of yen)
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Operating profit ratio by location
10.5%
13.3%
11.6%
12.8%
13.0%
13.8% 13.7%
15.5%
16.7%
18.4%
12.4%
14.0%
15.5% 15.1%
13.6%
12.3% 12.0%
9.4%
7.3%
12.0%
3.2%
5.9%
7.4%
1.5%
4.1%
0.5%
1.9%
3.2%4.6%
5.9%
10.0%
12.6%
12.4%
12.1% 12.0%11.2% 11.1%
10.8% 11.0%
13.3%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
'09/3 '10/3 '11/3 '12/3 '13/3 '14/3 '14/12 '15/12 '16/12 '17/12E
日本 アジア その他 連結
[Ref.] In Japan, improvement of product mix with high
value-added products
In Asia, active marketing investment ahead of the market
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*2
*1 Others: Main regions are U.S.A., Saudi Arabia, Brazil, the Netherlands
*2 Irregular results due to change in settlement period
*3 IFRS based for ’17/12E
*3
Japan Asia Other Consolidated*1
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[Ref.] Foreign exchange rate sensitivity to 1% depreciation of the yen
vis-à-vis local currencies increases net sales and operating
income approx. 3.8 billion JPY and 0.4 billion JPY, respectively
CurrencyAssumed rate for FY
ending Dec 31, 2017
Impact of a 1% change (depreciation of yen)
(million yen)
Net sales Operating income
Consolidated Total 3,800 400
Taiwan (TWD) 3.53
Thailand (THB) 3.17
South Korea (KRW) 0.1000
Indonesia (IDR) 0.0083
Netherlands (EUR) 124.71
China (CNY) 16.30
Saudi Arabia (SAR) 29.20
India (INR) 1.61
USA (USD) 110.00
Australia (AUD) 83.93
Vietnam (VND) 0.0048
Brazil(BRL) 32.25* Cost of imported raw materials: 1% depreciation of the yen vis-à-vis U.S. dollar increases costs by about 0.1 – 0.2 billion JPY.
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[Ref.] Improve profitability focused on sales growth to achieve
sustainable growth and aim for the improvement of corporate value
by improving efficiency
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Management index
FY 2020
Indicator
FY 2017
Fiscal Period Plan
FY 2016
Actual
Sales growth rateGrowing at twice the
market growth
rate4.2%
-3.8%
(+4.1%)
Operating profit rate
(IFRS) 15% 13.3% 13.1%
ROE
(IFRS)15% 13.7% 13.6%
Equity Spread * 5.5% 4.2% 4.1%
* Equity Spread (Whether return exceeding shareholder expectations has been earned) = ROE - shareholder's equity cost estimated at 9.5%
* Sales growth rate of +4.1% excludes exchange rate
Growth
More
improvements
Profitability
Efficiency
*
Reference materials:Increasing Corporate Value
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World first!
“Recycle technology for used disposable diapers”
Start verification test with Shibushi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Segregation and collection of used paper
diapers
Verification test for recycling
Full scale commercialization
Environment
(E)
Content of implementation
We treat low-quality pulp with our unique ozone process
after extracting it from used disposable diapers.
This has made it possible to break down SAP into water and
carbon dioxide by oxidization and recycling it as high-grade
pulp that is as sanitary and safe as virgin pulp.
Unicharm developed recycle technology
Verification testing
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*Created for the “Support of Disaster-Affected Areas”. Original polo shirts, jumpers, and goods are sold to employees. Through this system, we double the money collected and donate it to charity.
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Support activities unique to unicharm
Similar to India and Indonesia, we have coproduced a
government-approved first-wave education program in
Myanmar together with NGOs.
First-wave education in Myanmar Furthering support for dementia
9th year of Pink Ribbon support “Matching Fund*” from employees to support disaster-
affected areas
A percentage of all applicable product sales are
donated to charity
Pink Ribbon Twitter account for donation collection
created
Special Pink Ribbon website created
Participation in the Pink Ribbon Festival “Smile Walk
Tokyo Meet”
Together with supporting worry-free outings by
providing urinary products, we have devised a “Social
Walking” program with the objective of promoting
social interaction.
Continuous monetary support for areas affected by
the Great East Japan Earthquake
Monetary support for the Kumamoto Earthquake
Material support for areas affected by the Iwate
Typhoon
Society
(S)
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By catering to a variety of work-styles
greater independence and autonomy can be
achieved, increasing productivity and
fostering creativity
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We aim for a company where each employee
can work healthily and with purpose
Promoting work-style reforms themed
around improving productivity and
greater female participation in the
workplace.
Newly established “work-style reform
development office” Implementation of a “Interval Work System”
Maintain employee health
and increase productivity
Installation of a new “Work-From-Home
System”
Brand-name incorporated child-rearing and nursing
care system amendments
Working past 22:00 has been prohibited, with a
compulsory 8 hours of rest required before the start of
the next shift. 10 hours of rest is being encouraged
to prevent employee overwork and
exhaustion and maintain increased productivity.
Increasing brand appreciation
“Realizing a more symbiotic society”
Payroll system amendments
To simultaneously raise employee
motivation, and provide an environment that
allows for employee growth and
consequently corporate growth, base
remuneration has been increased
Society
(S)
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Participation
/ advice
Report
Audit
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Corporate governance organizational chart
Board of
Directors
Audit and
Supervisory
CommitteeCompensation committee
代表取締役
社長執行役員
各担当執行役員
各部門 各子会社
General Meeting of Shareholders
Business Execution Council
諮問会議
Nominating committee
Audit
*Some details omitted. For more information, please refer to the corporate governance report on our website.
Report
Monitoring
Continuous strengthening of operations while increasing transparency
in decision-making standards for Board of Director meetings, Corporate
Auditor Committee, Nominating Committee, and Compensation Committee
Governance
(G)
Representative Director
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Executive officers
Depts. Subsidiaries
Advisory board
Audit
of fina-
ncial
repo-
rting
Manage
-ment
Audit
Depart-
ment
Accounting
auditor
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Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Candidates (Appointed during March 30th General Shareholder Meetings)
Board of Auditors
Position Name
【Current appointee】Corporate Audit Committee Member (Outside)
Kimisuke Fujimoto
Mr. Fujimoto has a diverse background and advanced knowledge in finance, accounting, and banking
informed by his prior experience as Executive Managing Director of Sanwa Bank, CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, among other
high-level positions in a variety of global enterprises. He started operating as an Outside Auditor at Unicharm in 2010, and since 2015
has also been operating as an Outside Board Member, proving himself to be an invaluable asset with his sound advice regarding
important topics of operation that has continuously improved auditory functions.
【Newly appointed】Corporate Audit Committee Member (Outside)
Takashi Mitachi
Mr. Mitachi currently operates as the Japanese representative of the Boston Consulting Group, a major foreign capital consulting
group, where he has attained a deep understanding of corporate operation strategy informed by his thorough analysis of the evolution
of social, market, and consumer trends. Here at Unicharm he assists in further developing the global outreach of the company, where
his sage advice regarding operation strategy and governance lead to his being nominated as candidate for new Outside Member of the
Corporate Audit Committee.
【Newly appointed】Corporate Audit Committee Member
Shigeru Asada
While a consistent member of the Accounting Department of Panasonic Corp., Mr. Asada has also operated as Foreign Legal
Accountant to 3 countries, and is a master of finance in the global operations industry for manufacturers, and has advanced technical
knowledge. Here at Unicharm, he has been Executive Director of Finance since 2013, and practices his abilities in operations
administration. As a result of his dazzling record, and due to his wealth of experience and expertise, Mr. Asada has been selected as a
candidate for the Corporate Audit Committee here at Unicharm.
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