VALQUA was founded in 1927, so named from a combination of the words "Value" (create value) and "Quality" (improve quality), which also constitutes our Core Principle. In accordance with this principle, we seek to fulfill our social obligations by providing our customers with impressive seal products and seal engineering services, and striving to remain a company that enjoys the trust of our various stakeholders.

In anticipation of 2027 and the 100th anniversary of our founding, in 2020 the VALQUA Group asserted the following as the Corporate Image we aim to become in the coming 100th anniversary: "A Challenging Company that Challenges the Future and the Unknown".
This Corporate Image also clarified our assertive commitment to "environment, society, and corporate governance" as global citizens, realized through various sustainability initiatives.
In order to realize the Corporate Image we aim to become in the coming 100th anniversary and the years beyond, it is crucial that we pursue visionary management centered around our Group's core Corporate Philosophy of "THE VALQUA WAY", and furnish it with even more depth. "THE VALQUA WAY" is a unique concept that combines the characteristics of "Value & Quality", our Core Principle, with more practical aspects such as employee guidelines, decision-making criteria, and communication tools. We believe that visionary management has been effective in helping us to achieve our business goals despite adverse circumstances within our business activities to date, and it will continue to serve as a crucial foundation that our Group and employees will continue to share in the future. In this fiscal year, we will add the concept of "well-being management", and indirectly strengthen our visionary management through support for our employees.

As social values become more complex and diverse, and are exposed to greater uncertainty, we have launched our new Medium-term Business Plan (NF2026) in FY 2024 as part of our effort to continue achieving the highest level of stakeholder satisfaction and sustainability.
To begin, we will always need to ask ourselves if we are in conformity with our Corporate Philosophy of "THE VALQUA WAY", and maintain a perspective that compels us to examine the ideal state and direction of the Group, and identify how best we can create value.
Furthermore, although we have been working to reconstruct a supply chain that is capable of addressing growing geopolitical risks, we will need to redouble our efforts this fiscal year to reform the supply chain and strengthen our presence in the Japanese market in order to respond to further changes in the environment.
DX initiatives are being seen as a critical element in resolving various social issues and realizing a sustainable society. Based on DX results that have already been realized both internally and externally, we will treat the current year as the baseline year for digital innovations and promptly and firmly establish a new business model.
In light of the auspicious status of this year as the starting year of NF2026 as well as the upcoming 100th anniversary of our founding, we have ushered in a new generation of executives to our management, starting with a new President & COO, in order to achieve sustainable growth and increased corporate value in the future.

In addition, we have established the new position of CHIEF WELL-BEING OFFICER (CWO) to promote "Well-Being Management" more strongly.
While concurrently serving as CWO, the new President and COO will expand the circle of Well-Being with all internal and external stakeholders in our new corporate image of Well-Being.
With the new organization and NF2026, we believe that the VALQUA Group's goals and activities will lead to the resolution of social issues and sustainability.

We expect that, thanks to the new structures and NF2026, the VALQUA Group's ideal state and activities will lead to the solution of social issues and to sustainability. We hope for your unwavering support and guidance of the VALQUA Group in the future.

REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN & CEO
Toshikazu Takisawa

REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & COO & CWO
Toshiharu Takisawa