Strengthening the Management Oversight Function through Outside Directors and Outside Corporate Auditors
First written in FY2018. 4 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 14 of 103 companies on the "Worse" side.
57 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company's Board of Directors comprises 7 members: Representative Director and President Ikeura Masahiro (池浦 正裕), Directors Okumura Kyoji (奥村 恭司) and Hirashima Takashi (平島 崇嗣), and Outside Directors Hirase Mayumi (平瀬 真由美), Ota Hidemi (太田 英美), Higuchi Masato (樋口 眞人) and Uemura Junko (植村 淳子), including 3 directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. Outside directors constitute a majority of the Board.」
The structure with 4 outside directors out of 7 directors, giving outside directors a majority, continued. The Board effectiveness evaluation confirmed more active discussion and improvements. - 2026-05-13AdvancedOther Disclosures
「④ Increase in the number of female directors (increased from 1 of 7 directors to 2 from June 2025)」
The number of female directors increased from 1 of 7 to 2 of 7. Expanded disclosure of the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors was also presented. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company's Board of Directors comprises 7 members: Representative Director and President Aota Shigetoshi (青田 重利), Representative Director Uehara Tadashi (上原 正), Director Ikeura Masahiro (池浦 正裕), Outside Director Hirase Mayumi (平瀬 真由美), Outside Director Ota Hidemi (太田 英美), Outside Director Tsujikawa Masato (辻川 正人), and Outside Director Higuchi Masato (樋口 眞人), including 3 directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members. Outside directors constitute a majority of the Board.」
Following the transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, 4 of the 7 directors were outside directors, with outside directors constituting a majority of the Board. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The schematic diagram of the Company's corporate governance structure is as follows. a. Overview of the corporate governance structure: From the perspective of further enhancing corporate governance, the Company transitioned to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee on 25 June 2021.」
The Company transitioned from the previous oversight structure involving outside directors and outside audit and supervisory board members to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, representing institutional progress in its supervisory function. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「Specifically, the Board of Directors has appointed 2 outside directors to further strengthen the management structure, ensuring that it adequately performs its decision-making function and its supervisory function over business execution, including that of each group company」
The management oversight structure, including 2 outside directors and 2 outside audit and supervisory board members, remains in place. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors has appointed 2 outside directors to further strengthen the management structure. We believe this will ensure that the Board adequately performs its decision-making function and its supervisory function over business execution, including that of each group company. In addition, by appointing 2 outside audit and supervisory board members out of 3, the Company will strengthen and improve its compliance-checking function and enhance the independence and transparency of audit operations, thereby ensuring that the Board adequately performs an objective and neutral management oversight function.」
A structure was established with 2 outside directors and 2 outside audit and supervisory board members out of 3, enhancing management oversight, compliance checks, and the independence and transparency of audits.