Dependence on the Representative Director
First written in FY2022. 2 of 5 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 10 of 77 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「The company believes that the establishment of a management structure aimed at sustainable growth has advanced with the entrenchment of business development and rapid decision-making centered on President Nakazato Shinobu (中里 忍).」
2 years have passed since the transition to a Chairman CEO and President COO structure, and progress toward reducing dependence on specific individuals is described as business development centered on the President has become established. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「The company's founder, Representative Director and Chairman Fukuhara Masahiro (福原 正大) plays an important role in its management. At the June 2024 Board meeting, the Representative Director and Chairman position changed to Fukuhara Masahiro (福原 正大), while the Representative Director and President position changed to Nakazato Shinobu (中里 忍), who had served as a director for many years.」
The description has changed from the previous focus on dependence on the Representative Director and President to a management structure led by the Representative Director and Chairman CEO and the Representative Director and President COO, together with the risk of dependence on both. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「The company's founder, Representative Director and Chairman Fukuhara Masahiro (福原 正大), is its chief executive officer and plays an extremely important role in management. The company is focusing on developing and strengthening its personnel to establish a business structure that does not depend excessively on him.」
The description has changed from dependence on the Representative Director and President to dependence on the Representative Director and Chairman CEO, within a management structure that includes the Representative Director and President COO. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The company's founder, Representative Director and President Fukuhara Masahiro (福原 正大), is its chief executive officer and plays an extremely important role in advancing the business.」
The company's dependence on the Representative Director, together with efforts to develop and strengthen its personnel in order to reduce that dependence, continues to be described. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「The company's founder, Representative Director and President Fukuhara Masahiro (福原 正大), is its chief executive officer and plays an extremely important role in advancing the business.」
The company's dependence on the Representative Director in advancing the business, including the STAR project, and in building relationships with universities and students is described. It also mentions that he holds concurrent professorships at 4 universities.