Released Group Executive Profiles Page

Yuichiro Wakatsuki bagan his career at The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) and Schroders Japan Limited, and in 2000 joined Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (currently BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.). For a number of years, he led the company's M&A advisory services, including M&A strategy and fund procurement of clients, as the Head of Japan Mergers and Acquisitions, Head of Japan Investment Banking, Director, and Vice Chairman. In 2019, he joined Nippon Paint Holdings and in 2020 was appointed Senior Managing Corporate Officer and CFO, overseeing corporate planning, finance & accounting, public relations, investor relations, and M&A. He was appointed Representative Executive Officer & Co-President in April 2021 and Director, Representative Executive Officer & Co-President on March 29, 2022.

Wee Siew Kim is the Group Chie Executive Officer of NIPSEA Group, a paints and coatings company with 95 manufacturing facilities and operations spanning 22 countries and regions. He is concurrently Director, Representative Executive Officer & Co-President of Nippon Paint Holdings. Prior to his current position, he was Deputy CEO and President (Defense Business) of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. He started his career with Singapore Technologies in 1984 as an engineer at Sngapore Aircraft Industries Pte. Ltd., the predecessor company of Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. He was educated at Raffles Institution followed by the Imperial COllege of Science and Technology in London Bachelor of Science (Aeronautical Engineering) (Hons), followed by an MBA at Stanford University. He was a Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2001 to 2011.

Eric Chung is the CEO of Nippon Paint China, currently heading all its business units in Greater China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He held managerial roles in two subsidiary companies of Master Kong Holdings Co. Ltd. before joining Nippon Paint China in 2007. Armed with a clear business vision, he has spearheaded company-wide transformation in areas of corporate strategy, image, branding and product technology. He has also expanded Nippon Paint's scope, overseeing its evolution from paint manufacturer to a provider of overall coating solutions. Under his leadership, Nippon Paint China has achieved more than double digit growth for the past 10 consecutive years.

Budi Fianto Buna joined PT Nipsea Paint and Chemicals Indonesia in 1970 and has been the President Director since 1990. Prior to that, Budi, who began his career as an HR & Payroll Executive, rose through a succession of leadership roles across areas including sales, marketing and general management. He was one of the pioneering team members who spearheaded the company's growth in the Indonesian market. Under his leadership, both Trade Use and Industrial Use divisions secured the number 1 position in market share for Decorative, Industrial OEM and Motorcycle coatings businesses. Budi obtained his degree in 1976 from a private university in Indonesia.

Wang Chyang is the Managing Director of the Nippon Paint Singapore Group, which comprises Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. In his 35 years with the company, Wang has successfully integrated new businesses and markets into the Group, expanding the footprint of Nippon Paint Singapore in the region. Wang is also concurrently the head of Group Protective Coatings (PC) and is responsible to grow the protective coatings business in Asia. Wang' s inquisitive leadership style allows him to strategize effectively and keep the team motivated to achieve united goals, driven strongly by NIPSEA values.

Yaw Seng Heng has been a part of the Nippon Paint Group for close to three decades and is known for being a visionary leader who embodies the company's spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. He has led Nippon Paint Malaysia Group to achieve multiple successes from overseas expansion to moving into new locations including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkey and managing the operations of the Decorative Segments for Thailand and Indonesia. Under his astute leadership, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group was also able to expand beyond paint & coatings segment such as SAF through integration with Selleys and the latest acquisition of Vital Technical.

Patrick Houlihan joined DuluxGroup in 1989 and has been CEO since 2007 and also Chairman since 2019. Prior to becoming CEO, Patrick progressed through a succession of senior leadership roles across areas including R&D, sales, marketing and general management. Patrick is also the Chairman of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, on the Board of the Australian Government's Industry Innovation and Science Australia, on the Advisory Council of St Mary's College at The University of Melbourne and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also represents DuluxGroup on the Business Council of Australia and Manufacturing Australia. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) and an MBA.

Tayfun Kucukoglu has held various roles within the Betek Boya Group, where he was a founding member in 1988. Kucukoglu has also been operating as Betek Boya's CEO and is a member of the Board of Directors since 1995. He is also one of the founding members of the Paint Manufacturers Association (BOSAD) founded in 2003 and continues to be a part of its Board of Directors. Between 2015 and 2017, Kucukoglu served as the Chairman of the Board of Heat, Water, Sound and Fire Insulators Association (iZODER). He has also been the Chairman of the Board of Directors at IMSAD (Construction Materials Industry Association) since 2020.

Karl Altergott has been the President and CEO at Dunn-Edwards for the past 12 years. After joining the company, he immediately focused on projects to achieve operational efficiency and provide superior customer service. Under his guidance and support, the company constructed a fully-automated manufacturing plant to expand production capabilities, modernized its retail outlets, and launched a Color Advisor program to assist customers with color selection. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Management.

Shinji Takedagawa joined the former Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. after graduating from Rikkyo University College of Economics in 1984. He built his career for nearly 37 years in sales, planning, and management in the automotive coatings business. He became Executive in 2016 and Managing Director in 2018, and was appointed Deputy President and Executive Corporate Officer of Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Co., Ltd. (NPAC) in January 2021. He was appointed President, Representative Director of the Board in August 2021 and has since been leading the automotive coatings business of the Nippon Paint Group. As the President of NPAC, he will drive growth of the company to become the leading player in the automotive coatings industry as the most trusted partner for its customers.

Masuo Kida joined the former Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPTU) after graduating from the Graduate School of Meiji University in 1988. He was an engineer in broad range of areas in the automotive coatings business, including engineering services for customers and the development and design of paint, as an engineering manager and in other roles for 25 years until 2013. He was subsequently transferred to the Decorative Paints Division and appointed Division Director, Decorative Paints in 2014. Following the shift to a holding company structure in 2015, he was appointed Managing Director of the Board of the new Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., which is the decorative paints business unit of the Nippon Paint Group. Since his appointment as President, Representative Director of the Board in 2019, he has been committed to using products to create new value with the goal of providing solutions to various social issues.

Takeshi Shiotani joined the former Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. in 1990. After nine years each in sales in the industrial coatings business and the automotive coatings business, he moved to the Corporate Planning Department where he was involved with overseas strategies for the automotive coatings business. In 2014, he was appointed the President of Nippon Paint (USA) Inc. After he returned to Japan in 2017, he became the President, Representative Director of the Board of Nippon Paint Industrial Coatings Co., Ltd. (NPIU) and supervised a broad range of businesses. Concurrently serving as the President, Representative Director of the Board of Nippon Paint Marine Coatings Co., Ltd. (NPMC) since 2022, he is committed to creating value by mobilizing the Nippon Paint Group's comprehensive strengths, ranging from industrial coatings to marine coatings.

After joining the former Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. in 1990, Satoshi Nishimura was an engineer working on the development of a variety of paint products and surface treatment products. In 2009, he was appointed General Manager of Development in Shanghai, China, where he was responsible for the expansion of business in China and training of employees. After the establishment of Nippon Paint Surf Chemicals (NPSU) in 2015, he was appointed Division Director, Corporate Management, where he supervised the formulation of business plans. Since his appointment as the President, Representative Director of the Board of NPSU in 2018, he has been committed to the expansion of the surface treatment business on a global scale based on collaboration among the Nippon Paint Group's companies in Japan, China, and Korea.