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PR TIMES Announces Organizational Changes and Personnel Changes Effective 13 April 2026

Effective 13 April 2026, the Company will reorganize its corporate, sales and development functions and implement personnel changes involving department heads, group managers and managers. The First Development Department and Second Development Department will be consolidated into the Development Department, while the Corporate Communications Department and Finance and Accounting Department will be newly established or reorganized.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 13 April 2026

Incoming appointee

15 items
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 13 April 2026
Mishima Eitaku (三島映拓)
Previous positionDirector; Head of PR Division; Manager, PR and IR Team; Acting Head of Labor Relations Group
New positionDirector; Head of Corporate Communications Department; Manager, PR and IR Team; Acting Manager, General Affairs, Legal and IT Team
Yanagihara Hitomi (柳原仁美)
Previous positionActing Head of Corporate Administration Division; Manager, Finance and Accounting Team
New positionHead of Finance and Accounting Department; Manager, Finance and Accounting Team
Sakurai Shinya (櫻井慎也)
Previous positionVPoE, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of Second Development Department
New positionVPoE, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of Development Department
Kaneko Tatsuya (金子達哉)
Previous positionCTO, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of First Development Department; Manager, Corporate Team
New positionCTO, PR TIMES Business Unit
Tahara Kanta (田原寛大)
Previous positionJoined the Company on 16 January 2026
New positionHead of PR TIMES TV Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Takagi Kenji (髙木健志)
Previous positionHead of PR Partner Services A Group, PR TIMES Business Unit; Manager, Second Team
New positionHead of PR Partner Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit; Manager, Second Team
Watanabe Rikako (渡邉梨夏子)
Previous positionHead of Media Relations Group, PR TIMES Business Unit
New positionHead of Media Relations Group, PR Partner Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Yoshida Yu (吉田優)
Previous positionManager, Sales Team, Tayori Business Department
New positionManager, Sales Team, Tayori Business Department; Manager, New Graduate Recruitment and Development Team, Recruitment and Development Group
Kanemitsu Honoka (金光穂夏)
Previous positionRecruitment and Development Group
New positionManager, Experienced-Hire Recruitment and Development Team, Recruitment and Development Group
Nagoshi Satomi (名越里美)
Previous positionHead of Recruitment and Development Group
New positionManager, Development Recruitment and Development Team, Recruitment and Development Group
Iguchi Kyoko (井口京子)
Previous positionLabor Relations Group
New positionManager, Labor Relations Team
Kashiwagi Takuto (柏木択斗)
Previous positionHead of Kansai Branch, Second Sales Department, PR TIMES Business Unit (effective 16 January)
New positionManager, New Business Sales Team, Second Sales Department, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of Kansai Branch
Miyazaki Yuya (宮崎雄也)
Previous positionActing Engineering Manager, Second Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
New positionEngineering Manager, Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Kawase Shogo (河瀨翔吾)
Previous positionActing Engineering Manager, First Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
New positionEngineering Manager, Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Maki Takahiro (牧嵩洋)
Previous positionHead of PR TIMES TV Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
New positionManager, Production Team, PR TIMES TV Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Year joined the companyTahara Kanta (田原寛大): 2026
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Reason for change

The Company will establish a new structure, pursuing the optimal arrangement at this time in order to clarify each department’s objectives and scope of responsibility and work toward business growth and the achievement of performance targets.

Details of organizational changes

The corporate functions will be reorganized around three core functions: corporate communications, finance and accounting, and human resources. The Corporate Communications Department will be newly established, and the PR and IR Team, General Affairs and Legal Team, and Corporate Team will be transferred and consolidated to establish the General Affairs, Legal and IT Team. The Finance and Accounting Department will be placed directly under the Representative Director. The human resources functions will be reorganized directly under the Representative Director, with the New Graduate Recruitment and Development Team, Experienced-Hire Recruitment and Development Team, Development Recruitment and Development Team, and Labor Relations Team established. The Partner Business Development Office will be consolidated into the First Sales Department. PR TIMES MAGAZINE will be placed under the Second Sales Department. The First Development Department and Second Development Department will be consolidated into the Development Department. The corporate IT functions will be transferred to the Corporate Communications Department. The PR Partner Services Department and PR TIMES TV Services Department will be established and reorganized.

Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date13 April 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 13 April 2026
Name of appointeeMishima Eitaku (三島映拓), Yanagihara Hitomi (柳原仁美), Sakurai Shinya (櫻井慎也), Kaneko Tatsuya (金子達哉), Tahara Kanta (田原寛大), Takagi Kenji (髙木健志), Watanabe Rikako (渡邉梨夏子), Yoshida Yu (吉田優), Kanemitsu Honoka (金光穂夏), Nagoshi Satomi (名越里美), Iguchi Kyoko (井口京子), Kashiwagi Takuto (柏木択斗), Miyazaki Yuya (宮崎雄也), Kawase Shogo (河瀨翔吾), Maki Takahiro (牧嵩洋)
Appointee's new positionDirector; Head of Corporate Communications Department; Manager, PR and IR Team; Acting Manager, General Affairs, Legal and IT Team, Head of Finance and Accounting Department; Manager, Finance and Accounting Team, VPoE, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of Development Department, CTO, PR TIMES Business Unit, Head of PR TIMES TV Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit, Head of PR Partner Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit; Manager, Second Team, Head of Media Relations Group, PR Partner Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit, Manager, Sales Team, Tayori Business Department; Manager, New Graduate Recruitment and Development Team, Recruitment and Development Group, Manager, Experienced-Hire Recruitment and Development Team, Recruitment and Development Group, Manager, Development Recruitment and Development Team, Recruitment and Development Group, Manager, Labor Relations Team, Manager, New Business Sales Team, Second Sales Department, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of Kansai Branch, Engineering Manager, Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit, Engineering Manager, Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit, Manager, Production Team, PR TIMES TV Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Appointee's previous positionDirector; Head of PR Division; Manager, PR and IR Team; Acting Head of Labor Relations Group, Acting Head of Corporate Administration Division; Manager, Finance and Accounting Team, VPoE, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of Second Development Department, CTO, PR TIMES Business Unit; Head of First Development Department; Manager, Corporate Team, Joined the Company on 16 January 2026, Head of PR Partner Services A Group, PR TIMES Business Unit; Manager, Second Team, Head of Media Relations Group, PR TIMES Business Unit, Manager, Sales Team, Tayori Business Department, Recruitment and Development Group, Head of Recruitment and Development Group, Labor Relations Group, Head of Kansai Branch, Second Sales Department, PR TIMES Business Unit (effective 16 January), Acting Engineering Manager, Second Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit, Acting Engineering Manager, First Development Department, PR TIMES Business Unit, Head of PR TIMES TV Services Department, PR TIMES Business Unit
Year the appointee joined the CompanyTahara Kanta (田原寛大): 2026
Reason for changeThe Company will establish a new structure, pursuing the optimal arrangement at this time in order to clarify each department’s objectives and scope of responsibility and work toward business growth and the achievement of performance targets.
Details of organizational changesThe corporate functions will be reorganized around three core functions: corporate communications, finance and accounting, and human resources. The Corporate Communications Department will be newly established, and the PR and IR Team, General Affairs and Legal Team, and Corporate Team will be transferred and consolidated to establish the General Affairs, Legal and IT Team. The Finance and Accounting Department will be placed directly under the Representative Director. The human resources functions will be reorganized directly under the Representative Director, with the New Graduate Recruitment and Development Team, Experienced-Hire Recruitment and Development Team, Development Recruitment and Development Team, and Labor Relations Team established. The Partner Business Development Office will be consolidated into the First Sales Department. PR TIMES MAGAZINE will be placed under the Second Sales Department. The First Development Department and Second Development Department will be consolidated into the Development Department. The corporate IT functions will be transferred to the Corporate Communications Department. The PR Partner Services Department and PR TIMES TV Services Department will be established and reorganized.
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Date of departureAppointee's date of birthNumber of shares held by the appointeeName of departing officerFormer position of departing officerNew position of departing officerReason for departureWhether the incumbent will remain in officeReasons for appointmentNumber of directors after the changeFiling as an independent officerChange in Corporate Governance StructureSubject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders

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The changes are intended to clarify each department’s objectives and scope of responsibility and achieve business growth and performance targets. The Company will also establish an organizational structure considered optimal at this time to achieve its medium-term management targets for fiscal 2030 and fulfill its mission beyond that point.

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