Who is moving to which position
Resolved 27 April 2026Incoming appointee
2 itemsDeparting officer
2 items“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.
Hamada Toshihiko (濱田 敏彦): No statement that he will remain on the Board of Directors. Yabe Naoto (矢部 尚登): Will retire as a director.
Under its newly formulated medium-term management plan, “Next Innovation 2030 – Evolving for the Future –,” the Group is seeking to transition to its next stage of growth, with its key strategies being to strengthen the profitability of its industrial gas business, expand its electronics business and create future growth drivers. Based on the growth platform it has built to date, the Group believes it is important to steadily and swiftly implement each initiative set out in the medium-term management plan on a global basis. Accordingly, the representative director position will change from Hamada Toshihiko (濱田 敏彦) to Watanabe Chuji (渡邉 忠治) to transition to a structure that will further strengthen management execution.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 27 April 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Effective 17 June 2026. The appointment will be formally decided following the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for the same day and the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. |
| Date of departure | 17 June 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Watanabe Chuji (渡邉 忠治), Alan David Draper |
| Appointee's new position | Representative Director, President and CEO, Director, Chairman & CEO, Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc. |
| Appointee's previous position | Executive Vice President, Executive Officer; Assistant to the President, Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc. Chairman & CEO |
| Appointee's date of birth | Watanabe Chuji (渡邉 忠治): 22 March 1968. Alan David Draper: Not disclosed |
| Year the appointee joined the Company | Watanabe Chuji (渡邉 忠治): 1992. Alan David Draper: Not disclosed |
| Number of shares held by the appointee | Watanabe Chuji (渡邉 忠治): 4,100 shares (record date: Not disclosed). Alan David Draper: Not disclosed |
| Name of departing officer | Hamada Toshihiko (濱田 敏彦), Yabe Naoto (矢部 尚登) |
| Former position of departing officer | Representative Director, President and CEO, Director (part-time) |
| New position of departing officer | Adviser, Retirement |
| Whether the incumbent will remain in office | Hamada Toshihiko (濱田 敏彦): No statement that he will remain on the Board of Directors. Yabe Naoto (矢部 尚登): Will retire as a director. |
| Reason for change | Under its newly formulated medium-term management plan, “Next Innovation 2030 – Evolving for the Future –,” the Group is seeking to transition to its next stage of growth, with its key strategies being to strengthen the profitability of its industrial gas business, expand its electronics business and create future growth drivers. Based on the growth platform it has built to date, the Group believes it is important to steadily and swiftly implement each initiative set out in the medium-term management plan on a global basis. Accordingly, the representative director position will change from Hamada Toshihiko (濱田 敏彦) to Watanabe Chuji (渡邉 忠治) to transition to a structure that will further strengthen management execution. |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | Required. Formal approval will be given following the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 17 June 2026 and the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To transition to a structure that will further strengthen management execution by implementing each initiative under the medium-term management plan, “Next Innovation 2030 – Evolving for the Future –,” steadily and swiftly on a global basis.