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Resolved 17 March 2026Incoming appointee
23 itemsScheduled Appointment Date1 April 2026
Arai Yoshikatsu (荒井 好勝)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Production Engineering Department, Technology Headquarters
New positionDeputy General Manager, Technology Headquarters, and General Manager, Production Engineering Department, Technology Headquarters
Mihara Yutaka (三原 豊)
Previous positionDeputy Head of Sales Division
New positionDeputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters, and General Manager, International Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Sato Shigeki (佐藤 成樹)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Sales Department 3, Sales Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager of Business Strategy Department
Nomura Kentaro (野村 健太郎)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, and General Manager, Omiya Sales Office, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, and General Manager, Omiya Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Takami Yuko (高見 裕子)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, and General Manager, Quality Control Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters
Amemiya Masaki (雨宮 正樹)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Finance Department, Administration Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters
Nishimura Takayuki (西村 貴敬)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Sales Department 2, Sales Headquarters
New positionDeputy General Manager, Business Strategy Department
Goto Koji (後藤 幸嗣)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Osaka Sales Office, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Osaka Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Ichikawa Akihiro (市川 晃広)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Nagoya Sales Office, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Nagoya Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Kanahira Takashi (金平 隆史)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Sales Planning and Administration Group, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Sales Planning and Administration Group, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters
Tsukahara Hajime (塚原 始)
Previous positionProduct Development Department, Technology Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Device Design Group, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters
Watanabe Nobuyoshi (渡辺 延由)
Previous positionProduct Development Department, Technology Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Advanced Technologies Group, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters
Yamaguchi Kazuaki (山口 和明)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Intellectual Property Group, Business Planning Department, Technology Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Intellectual Property Group, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters
Omokawa Masayuki (面川 正之)
Previous positionManufacturing Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Manufacturing Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters
Sudo Takuya (須藤 拓也)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Manufacturing Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Quality Control Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters
Yokota Naoya (横田 直哉)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Quality Control Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Manufacturing Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters
Shimoyamada Masaki (下山田 雅樹)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Manufacturing Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Quality Control Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters
Shiota Hitomi (塩田 瞳)
Previous positionQuality Control Group, Second Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Quality Control Group, Second Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters
Sato Sachiko (佐藤 幸子)
Previous positionPurchasing Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Procurement Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters
Takahashi Shigekatsu (高橋 重勝)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Purchasing Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Quality Control Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters
Sato Naomi (佐藤 奈緒美)
Previous positionGeneral Affairs Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters
Sato Hisaya (佐藤 久也)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Recruitment and Human Resources Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Recruitment and Development Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters
Nishimoto Seia (西本 成亜)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Finance Group, Finance Department, Administration Headquarters
New positionGeneral Manager, Finance and Accounting Group, Finance and Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters
Details of organizational changes
The Business Strategy Department will be established under the direct oversight of the President. Sales Departments 2 and 3 will be abolished, Sales Department 1 will be renamed the Sales Department, and the International Sales Department will be established. Within the Technology Headquarters, the Business Planning Department will be abolished, its Intellectual Property Group will be transferred to the Product Development Department, and the Device Design Group and Advanced Technologies Group will be established. Within the Production Headquarters, the Purchasing Group will be abolished, and the Procurement Group and Quality Control Group will be established. Within the Administration Headquarters, the relevant groups and departments will be renamed.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 17 March 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | 1 April 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Arai Yoshikatsu (荒井 好勝), Mihara Yutaka (三原 豊), Sato Shigeki (佐藤 成樹), Nomura Kentaro (野村 健太郎), Takami Yuko (高見 裕子), Amemiya Masaki (雨宮 正樹), Nishimura Takayuki (西村 貴敬), Goto Koji (後藤 幸嗣), Ichikawa Akihiro (市川 晃広), Kanahira Takashi (金平 隆史), Tsukahara Hajime (塚原 始), Watanabe Nobuyoshi (渡辺 延由), Yamaguchi Kazuaki (山口 和明), Omokawa Masayuki (面川 正之), Sudo Takuya (須藤 拓也), Yokota Naoya (横田 直哉), Shimoyamada Masaki (下山田 雅樹), Shiota Hitomi (塩田 瞳), Sato Sachiko (佐藤 幸子), Takahashi Shigekatsu (高橋 重勝), Sato Naomi (佐藤 奈緒美), Sato Hisaya (佐藤 久也), Nishimoto Seia (西本 成亜) |
| Appointee's new position | Deputy General Manager, Technology Headquarters, and General Manager, Production Engineering Department, Technology Headquarters, Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters, and General Manager, International Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager of Business Strategy Department, General Manager, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, and General Manager, Omiya Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters, Deputy General Manager, Business Strategy Department, General Manager, Osaka Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Nagoya Sales Office, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Sales Planning and Administration Group, Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Device Design Group, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters, General Manager, Advanced Technologies Group, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters, General Manager, Intellectual Property Group, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters, General Manager, Manufacturing Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Control Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Manufacturing Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Control Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Control Group, Second Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Procurement Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Control Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters, General Manager, Recruitment and Development Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Group, Finance and Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters |
| Appointee's previous position | General Manager, Production Engineering Department, Technology Headquarters, Deputy Head of Sales Division, General Manager, Sales Department 3, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, and General Manager, Omiya Sales Office, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, and General Manager, Quality Control Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Finance Department, Administration Headquarters, General Manager, Sales Department 2, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Osaka Sales Office, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Nagoya Sales Office, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, General Manager, Sales Planning and Administration Group, Sales Department 1, Sales Headquarters, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters, Product Development Department, Technology Headquarters, General Manager, Intellectual Property Group, Business Planning Department, Technology Headquarters, Manufacturing Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Manufacturing Group, Second Fukushima Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Control Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Manufacturing Group, Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters, Quality Control Group, Second Shirakawa Plant, Production Headquarters, Purchasing Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters, General Manager, Purchasing Group, Purchasing Department, Production Headquarters, General Affairs Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters, General Manager, Recruitment and Human Resources Group, Administration Department, Administration Headquarters, General Manager, Finance Group, Finance Department, Administration Headquarters |
| Details of organizational changes | The Business Strategy Department will be established under the direct oversight of the President. Sales Departments 2 and 3 will be abolished, Sales Department 1 will be renamed the Sales Department, and the International Sales Department will be established. Within the Technology Headquarters, the Business Planning Department will be abolished, its Intellectual Property Group will be transferred to the Product Development Department, and the Device Design Group and Advanced Technologies Group will be established. Within the Production Headquarters, the Purchasing Group will be abolished, and the Procurement Group and Quality Control Group will be established. Within the Administration Headquarters, the relevant groups and departments will be renamed. |
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Date of departureAppointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeName of departing officerFormer position of departing officerNew position of departing officerReason for departureWhether the incumbent will remain in officeReason for changeReasons 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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