Mr. Kinya Seto is the CEO of LIXIL Corporation.

LIXIL makes pioneering water and housing products that touch the lives of over a billion people every day. The company’s corporate purpose is to make better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. It does this through brands such as SATO, which offers affordable, easy-to-use, and innovative sanitation and hygiene solutions, including the SATO Tap and SATO Toilet, that help people from all walks of life have a better life.

Prime Minister Han had a distinguished political, diplomatic and administrative career serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (1996-97), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-02) and Minister of Industry and Trade (1988-90) before serving as Prime Minister. In his various roles, he promoted peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula and oversaw negotiations for the Republic of Korea to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 1996.