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Resolved 15 May 2026Incoming appointee
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 15 May 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Effective 24 June 2026. The appointment of the director and Audit & Supervisory Board member candidates is conditional on approval at the 57th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The selection of directors with titles, the selection of representative directors and the assignment of positions to directors are scheduled to be formally decided at a Board of Directors meeting following the conclusion of the same Annual General Meeting. |
| Date of departure | 24 June 2026, upon the conclusion of the 57th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders |
| Name of appointee | Udagawa Norihiko (宇田川 德彦), Hiraizumi Hiroshi (平泉 博史), Inoue Yoshinori (井上 義典), Kanauchi Satoru (金内 悟) |
| Appointee's new position | Udagawa Norihiko (宇田川 德彦): Director and Executive Officer, Head of Production Division (also Director (part-time) of ジオファクト株式会社); Hiraizumi Hiroshi (平泉 博史): Director and Executive Officer, Head of Administration Division; Inoue Yoshinori (井上 義典): Director (part-time) (General Manager, Section Steel and Spiral Steel Pipe Technology Department, Plate and Construction Materials Business Division, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION); Kanauchi Satoru (金内 悟): Audit & Supervisory Board Member (part-time) (General Manager, Plate and Construction Materials Sales Department, Plate and Construction Materials Business Division, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION) |
| Appointee's previous position | Udagawa Norihiko (宇田川 德彦): Executive Officer, Head of Production Division (also Director (part-time) of ジオファクト株式会社); Hiraizumi Hiroshi (平泉 博史): Executive Officer, Head of Administration Division; Inoue Yoshinori (井上 義典): General Manager, Section Steel and Spiral Steel Pipe Technology Department, Plate and Construction Materials Business Division, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION; Kanauchi Satoru (金内 悟): General Manager, Plate and Construction Materials Sales Department, Plate and Construction Materials Business Division, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| Appointee's date of birth | Udagawa Norihiko (宇田川 德彦): born 15 December 1965; Hiraizumi Hiroshi (平泉 博史): born 24 November 1970; Inoue Yoshinori (井上 義典): born 24 May 1969; Kanauchi Satoru (金内 悟): born 16 May 1975 |
| Year the appointee joined the Company | Udagawa Norihiko (宇田川 德彦): 1989; Hiraizumi Hiroshi (平泉 博史): 1993 (新日本製鐵株式會社); Inoue Yoshinori (井上 義典): 1993 (新日本製鐵株式會社); Kanauchi Satoru (金内 悟): 1998 (新日本製鐵株式會社) |
| Name of departing officer | Takamatsu Yoshinori (髙松 芳徳), Sakuma Yasushi (佐久間 靖), Nakanishi Kensuke (中西 謙介) |
| Former position of departing officer | Takamatsu Yoshinori (髙松 芳徳): Director; Sakuma Yasushi (佐久間 靖): Director; Nakanishi Kensuke (中西 謙介): Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
| New position of departing officer | Takamatsu Yoshinori (髙松 芳徳): Not disclosed; Sakuma Yasushi (佐久間 靖): Not disclosed; Nakanishi Kensuke (中西 謙介): Not disclosed |
| Number of directors after the change | 7 (including 3 outside directors) |
| Filing as an independent officer | Atsushi Toki (土岐 敦司), Shoji Kuwayama (桒山 章司) and Kaoruko Ogasawara (小笠原 薫子) are candidates to be notified as independent officers. |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | Yes. Approval is required for the election proposals concerning the director and Audit & Supervisory Board member candidates at the 57th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 24 June 2026. |
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