Governance structure
This is the number of people reported to the exchange as independent officers. Whether someone is an outside officer and whether they qualify as independent are separate determinations.
Upon the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on 23 April 2026, the outside corporate auditor will change from Tsuruta Ryuichi (鶴田龍一) to Hanada Nobuo (花田信夫), whose election as an outside corporate auditor is scheduled to be submitted as an agenda item at the same meeting. Hanada Nobuo (花田信夫) is a new appointee.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of directors | 5 outside directors listed (total number of directors: Not disclosed) |
| Number of independent officers | 8 independent officers |
| Changes this time | Upon the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on 23 April 2026, the outside corporate auditor will change from Tsuruta Ryuichi (鶴田龍一) to Hanada Nobuo (花田信夫), whose election as an outside corporate auditor is scheduled to be submitted as an agenda item at the same meeting. Hanada Nobuo (花田信夫) is a new appointee. |
Items this document does not state (5)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because a change in the outside corporate auditor is scheduled at the annual general meeting of shareholders. With respect to Hanada Nobuo (花田信夫), the company determined that he could contribute to strengthening the audit framework as an outside corporate auditor, meets the independence criteria, and presents no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.