Japan chemicals company JSR announces CFO to take CEO role

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese chemicals company JSR said on Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Tetsuro Hori would become CEO on April 1.

Hori previously worked at semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron and joined JSR in January.

JSR, a major maker of photoresists used in chipmaking, was taken private by state-backed Japan Investment Corp (JIC) last year.

(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Tom Hogue)