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Changes in Officers2678ASKUL CorporationRetail

Notice Concerning Changes in Representative Directors and the Nomination of Candidates for Directors

Representative Director, President and CEO Yoshioka Akira (吉岡 晃) will leave office, and Executive Officer Narimatsu Takeshi (成松 岳志) is scheduled to assume the position of Representative Director, President and CEO. Following the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the number of directors will be reduced from 13 to 10, and 1 outside director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member will be newly appointed.

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Scored from 4 of 5 sections
Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
3
Decrease in the number of directors (from 13 to 10)
Wording
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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 3 June 2026

Incoming appointee

2 items
Scheduled Appointment Date6 August 2026 (to be formally decided at the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting to be held on the same day)
Narimatsu Takeshi (成松 岳志)
Previous positionExecutive Officer, Head of Business Strategy Division
New positionRepresentative Director, President and CEO
生年月日 14 February 1979入社年 2007所有株式数 3,500 shares (as of 20 May 2026)
Tochio Masaya (栃尾 雅也)
Previous positionIndependent Non-Executive Director of Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康師傅控股有限公司), Statutory Auditor of Norinchukin Bank (農林中央金庫)
New positionOutside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (candidate for Independent Outside Director)
生年月日 8 August 1959入社年 Not disclosed所有株式数 Not disclosed

Departing officer

5 items
Date of departureAt the conclusion of the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 6 August 2026
Yoshioka Akira (吉岡 晃)Next role stated
Former PositionRepresentative Director, President and CEO
New positionRetirement
Kawamura Katsuhiro (川村 勝宏)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector and COO (Chief Operating Officer)
New positionRetirement
Ichige Yumiko (市毛 由美子)Next role stated
Former PositionOutside Director (Independent Officer)
New positionRetirement
Aoyama Naomi (青山 直美)Next role stated
Former PositionOutside Director (Independent Officer)
New positionRetirement
Imamura Toshiro (今村 俊郎)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector and Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
New positionResignation

“Next role stated” means the document names the position the person holds after stepping down. It does not necessarily mean they are leaving the company.

Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)

None of the directors leaving office or resigning will remain on the Board of Directors

Directors after the change10Number
Filing as an independent officerAkimoto Rina (秋元里奈), Ishizaka Shinya (石坂信也), Tsukahara Kazuo (塚原一男), Asaeda Yoshitaka (浅枝芳隆), Nakagawa Miyuki (中川深雪) and Tochio Masaya (栃尾 雅也) are listed as Independent Officers or Independent Outside Directors. Whether notification is scheduled to be filed: Not disclosed
Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. Proposal for the election of director candidates at the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 6 August 2026
Reason for change

The Company has been promoting the development of next-generation management talent and strengthening its management structure under its succession plan through ongoing discussions by the Nomination and Compensation Committee. In addition, next-generation talent played an active role during the recovery stage from system disruptions caused by a ransomware attack that occurred in October 2025. Against this backdrop, the Company views the new stage of e-commerce development brought about by advances in AI as an opportunity, and will transition management to next-generation leaders and seek to move to a new growth stage by renewing its management structure.

Independent officers are outside officers registered with the exchange as having no conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Who is moving to which position
ItemDetails
Resolution date3 June 2026
Scheduled Appointment Date6 August 2026 (to be formally decided at the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting to be held on the same day)
Date of departureAt the conclusion of the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 6 August 2026
Name of appointeeNarimatsu Takeshi (成松 岳志), Tochio Masaya (栃尾 雅也)
Appointee's new positionRepresentative Director, President and CEO, Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (candidate for Independent Outside Director)
Appointee's previous positionExecutive Officer, Head of Business Strategy Division, Independent Non-Executive Director of Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (康師傅控股有限公司), Statutory Auditor of Norinchukin Bank (農林中央金庫)
Appointee's date of birth14 February 1979, 8 August 1959
Year the appointee joined the Company2007, Not disclosed
Number of shares held by the appointee3,500 shares (as of 20 May 2026), Not disclosed
Name of departing officerYoshioka Akira (吉岡 晃), Kawamura Katsuhiro (川村 勝宏), Ichige Yumiko (市毛 由美子), Aoyama Naomi (青山 直美), Imamura Toshiro (今村 俊郎)
Former position of departing officerRepresentative Director, President and CEO, Director and COO (Chief Operating Officer), Outside Director (Independent Officer), Outside Director (Independent Officer), Director and Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
New position of departing officerRetirement, Retirement, Retirement, Retirement, Resignation
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeNone of the directors leaving office or resigning will remain on the Board of Directors
Reason for changeThe Company has been promoting the development of next-generation management talent and strengthening its management structure under its succession plan through ongoing discussions by the Nomination and Compensation Committee. In addition, next-generation talent played an active role during the recovery stage from system disruptions caused by a ransomware attack that occurred in October 2025. Against this backdrop, the Company views the new stage of e-commerce development brought about by advances in AI as an opportunity, and will transition management to next-generation leaders and seek to move to a new growth stage by renewing its management structure.
Number of directors after the change10 (including 7 outside directors)
Filing as an independent officerAkimoto Rina (秋元里奈), Ishizaka Shinya (石坂信也), Tsukahara Kazuo (塚原一男), Asaeda Yoshitaka (浅枝芳隆), Nakagawa Miyuki (中川深雪) and Tochio Masaya (栃尾 雅也) are listed as Independent Officers or Independent Outside Directors. Whether notification is scheduled to be filed: Not disclosed
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersRequired. Proposal for the election of director candidates at the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 6 August 2026
Items this document does not state (4)
Reason for departureReasons for appointmentDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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The reasons the company gives

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The development of next-generation management talent and strengthening of the management structure based on ongoing discussions by the Nomination and Compensation Committee, the active role played by next-generation talent during the recovery from system disruptions caused by a ransomware attack, and the transition of management to next-generation leaders and renewal of the management structure, viewing the new stage of e-commerce development brought about by advances in AI as an opportunity.

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