Strengthening Governance Through the Appointment of an Outside Director
First written in FY2016. 4 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-08-24.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2023: 14 of 103 companies on the "Worse" side.
57 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-08-24AdvancedGovernance
「■Skills matrix 〇: Areas currently possessed or previously experienced」
A skills matrix for directors was newly disclosed, organizing their experience and capabilities in corporate management and management strategy, IT/DX, investment/M&A, accounting/finance, human resources development/diversity, and legal, compliance and risk management. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「To ensure objectivity and neutrality in management oversight by incorporating external perspectives, the company has made outside directors a majority of its directors.」
The company continues to describe an oversight structure that includes outside directors and a policy under which outside directors constitute a majority of the directors. - 2026-05-13AdvancedGovernance
「■Skills matrix 〇: Areas currently possessed or previously experienced Skills Name Position Gender Corporate management / management strategy IT / DX Investment / M&A Accounting / finance Human resources development / diversity Legal / compliance / risk management」
The experience and skills of each director, including outside directors, in corporate management, IT/DX, investment/M&A, accounting/finance, human resources development/diversity, and legal, compliance and risk management have been compiled in a list, expanding the specific explanation of the oversight structure. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「With the approval of the 23rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 26 June 2025, the company changed from a company with an audit & supervisory board to a company with an audit and supervisory committee. Through the delegation of authority from the Board of Directors to the executive team, this is intended to accelerate decision-making, strengthen the Board of Directors' oversight function by further enhancing deliberations centered on management policies and strategies, and improve the efficiency of group management, thereby increasing corporate value.」
The company is advancing its oversight structure involving outside directors to include the transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee, delegation of authority and enhancement of the oversight function. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「To establish the above structure and provide sufficient oversight and monitoring of the Board of Directors, the company has appointed 2 outside directors and 3 outside audit & supervisory board members, each of whom has been designated as an independent officer because there is no risk of a conflict of interest with the company's general shareholders arising from personal, capital, business or other relationships with the company.」
The company continues to maintain an independent oversight and audit structure comprising 2 outside directors and 3 outside audit & supervisory board members. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「To establish the above structure and provide sufficient oversight and monitoring of the Board of Directors, the company has appointed 2 outside directors and 3 outside audit & supervisory board members, each of whom has been designated as an independent officer because there is no risk of a conflict of interest with the company's general shareholders arising from personal, capital, business or other relationships with the company.」
The company describes the increase in outside directors from 1 to 2 and the resulting expansion of its external oversight function. - FY2017AchievedAnnual report
「Because the company considers objective and neutral external oversight and monitoring of management to be important to corporate governance, it has appointed 1 outside director and 3 outside audit & supervisory board members.」
The company describes the appointment of Fujiwara Hiroshi (藤原洋) as an outside director, following its previous plan to appoint an outside director. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To further develop and strengthen its corporate governance system, the company is proceeding with the selection of an outside director with management expertise, with the appointment planned for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for December 2017.」
The company indicated that it planned to appoint an outside director at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in December 2017.