Objective Management Oversight by Outside Directors and Outside Corporate Auditors
First written in FY2017. 4 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 13 of 105 companies on the "Worse" side.
41 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Increase in the number of candidates for outside directorsAnnual report
「If the resolution is approved, the company will have 7 outside directors: Takeuchi Hideaki (武内秀明氏), Ichiji Toshihito (伊知地俊人氏), Kubota Hirotake (久保田裕丈氏), Hatsuse Takashi (初瀬貴氏), Inoue Akiko (井上明子氏), Kido Sumihito (城戸澄仁氏) and the newly appointed Otashiro Mitsuhide (太田代光英氏), including 3 directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.」
If the proposals to be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 25 June 2026 are approved, the number of outside directors is expected to increase from 6 to 7. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The company has 6 outside directors, including 3 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.」
The company has maintained a composition of 6 outside directors, including 3 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. - FY2023Increase in the number of outside directorsAnnual report
「The company has 6 outside directors, including 3 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.」
The number of outside directors increased from 5 in the previous fiscal year to 6, including 3 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The company has 5 outside directors, including 2 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.」
The company has maintained a composition of 5 outside directors, including 2 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. - FY2021Change in Outside Director CompositionAnnual report
「The company has 5 outside directors, including 2 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.」
The number of outside directors increased from 3 in the previous fiscal year to 5, including 2 outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. - FY2020Change in the composition of outside corporate auditorsAnnual report
「The company has 3 outside directors and 2 outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members.」
The company has maintained 3 outside directors, while the number of outside corporate auditors is stated as 2. Of the 3 outside directors, 2, along with the 2 outside corporate auditors, have been designated as independent officers. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「To strengthen our management oversight functions, we appoint outside directors and outside corporate auditors with extensive experience and insight into corporate management, as well as specialized knowledge. We require them to properly perform their management oversight duties from a fair and impartial standpoint, including providing objective and appropriate opinions, supervision and audits to ensure the proper conduct of operations and enhance corporate value.」
The company continues to oversee management through objective opinions, supervision and audits by 3 outside directors and 3 outside corporate auditors. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「To strengthen its management oversight functions, the company appoints outside directors and outside corporate auditors with extensive experience and insight in corporate management and specialized expertise. It expects them to appropriately perform management oversight duties from a fair and neutral standpoint, including providing objective and appropriate opinions, supervision and audits to ensure the proper conduct of operations and enhance corporate value.」
The company continues to oversee management through objective opinions, supervision and audits by 3 outside directors and 3 outside corporate auditors. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「To strengthen its management oversight functions, the company appoints outside directors and outside corporate auditors with extensive experience and insight in corporate management and specialized expertise. It expects them to appropriately perform management oversight duties from a fair and neutral standpoint, including providing objective and appropriate opinions, supervision and audits to ensure the proper conduct of operations and enhance corporate value.」
The company explicitly identifies as a separate theme the appointment of 3 outside directors and 3 outside corporate auditors to oversee management, express opinions, and provide supervision and audits.