Daisuke Hamada

Daisuke Hamada currently serves as Senior Executive Officer and President of the Chemical Business at Kao Corporation since January 2024, after holding previous roles including Executive Officer and Senior Vice President in the same division. Prior to this, Daisuke led Kao Chemicals Europe as President/CEO from January 2019 to December 2023 and was Executive Vice President at Kao Collins from September 2016 to December 2018, focusing on global R&D for inkjet technologies. Daisuke's background in R&D spans various positions at Kao Corporation and Kao Chemicals GmbH, specializing in imaging materials and construction chemicals from March 2008 to December 2018. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Applied Chemistry from Waseda University, earned from 1990 to 1996, complemented by studies at UCLA Extension in 1994.