Kao News and Activities

Presence

Kao makes consumer and chemical products for daily living and industrial use. Its main products include skin care, hair care, hygiene items, laundry products, and specialty chemicals for consumers and business customers.

Kao products and services overview:

Skin care
Hair care
Personal hygiene
Laundry care
Home cleaning
Baby care
Specialty chemicals

Revenue: ~$11 billion

Employees: 33,500

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Kao is one of the...

Kao is a company listed under the stock ticker 4452 (JP).

Kao has a direct presence in 2 countries.

Executives

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Popular executive movements at Kao

Tomoko Uchiyama who is Executive Officer and President of Global Consumer Care, Cosmetics Business, Global,Vice President, Global Consumer Care, Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa Cosmetics; Representative Director, President, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., will be promoted to Senior Executive Officer, President of Global Consumer Care, Cosmetics Business, Representative Director, President of Kanebo Cosmetics on Jan. 1, 2026 (posted on December 2 2025).
Osamu Shinobe, Independent Director, has left the company (posted on December 2 2025).
Kotaro Nuriya, Senior Executive Officer, President of Consumer Products - Health and Beauty Care Business, will leave the company on Jan. 1, 2026 (posted on December 2 2025).

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