Succession Plan for the Representative Executive Officer and Senior Management
First written in FY2023. 4 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year under review, the Nomination Committee met 8 times and deliberated and considered proposals for director candidates and the selection and development of candidates to succeed the representative executive president.」
Succession planning progressed beyond consideration of candidate selection and development to examination of continuity and diversity, including the future composition of outside directors, the internal director and executive structure, the appointment of women and the skills matrix. The representative executive president changed in June 2025, and a CEO and COO structure was indicated for April 2026. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The selection process for candidates to succeed the next representative executive was advanced, taking into account discussions with the Board of Directors, and a candidate for representative executive was submitted to the Board.」
Succession planning for the representative executive and senior management progressed from considering the selection and development of candidates to submitting a candidate for representative executive to the Board of Directors and considering succession plans for outside and internal directors. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The Nomination Committee exchanged views with the representative executive and the Board of Directors on the selection and development of candidates to succeed the representative executive. Through these discussions, it has become a shared understanding that developing succession plans not only for the representative executive but also for future senior management is critical to the Company's growth, and the Nomination Committee will continue to actively oversee and advise on these matters.」
The Nomination Committee independently disclosed for the first time its policy of treating the selection and development of candidates to succeed the representative executive and succession planning for future senior management as important matters requiring oversight and advice.