Yutaka Nishi is the Asia Pacific Regional Product Line Sale Leader for Viton™ Fluoroelastomer at Chemours Company, with almost 18 years of experience as sales, marketing and new business development in DuPont and Chemours. Specializing in automotive industry and applications, he was responsible for Viton™ sales as the sales manager in Japan between 2015 and 2018. Since 2018, he was the business development manager in automotive in fluoropolymer business, then took a role as the global marketing manager for xEV (electrified vehicles) between 2020 and 2023, focusing on identifying new opportunities in electric vehicle applications including lithium-ion battery, next generation batteries and electric powertrain systems. He is now responsible for Viton™ as the sales leader in Asia Pacific since Aug 2023. Nishi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Kyoto University in Japan.