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Resolved 24 March 2026Incoming appointee
3 itemsScheduled Appointment DateEffective 1 April 2026 (introduction of the CxO structure and changes in Representative Directors, Directors, Executive Officers and other officers)
Takamiya Kenji (高宮 憲児)
Previous positionManaging Director, President, IKO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
New positionExecutive Officer, President, IKO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
生年月日 Takamiya Kenji (高宮 憲児): born 12 June 1966入社年 Takamiya Kenji (高宮 憲児): 1989
Katagiri Satoru (片桐 悟)
Previous positionManaging Director, General Manager, Production Innovation Division, Production Headquarters; General Manager, Production Procurement Department
New positionExecutive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Headquarters; General Manager, Production Innovation Division; President, 新三重精工株式会社; President, 極楽寺興産株式会社
生年月日 Katagiri Satoru (片桐 悟): born 18 October 1966入社年 Katagiri Satoru (片桐 悟): 1990
Kojima Takanori (小島 孝則)
Previous positionManaging Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Accounting Department
New positionExecutive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Accounting Department
生年月日 Kojima Takanori (小島 孝則): born 17 February 1968入社年 Kojima Takanori (小島 孝則): 2013
Departing officer
6 itemsDate of departureEffective 31 March 2026 (retiring Executive Officers); effective 25 June 2026 (retiring Senior Advisors and others)
Tezuka Shuichi (手塚 修一)Next role stated
Former PositionSenior Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Headquarters and Sales Operations Division
New positionSenior Advisor (retiring effective 25 June 2026)
Yokoyama Kenji (横山 健司)Next role stated
Former PositionSenior Executive Officer, Special Assignment General Manager, Production Headquarters; responsible for IKO manufacturing personnel development and strengthening cost management
New positionSenior Advisor (retiring effective 25 June 2026)
Ariga Masamasa (有賀 正昌)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer, Special Assignment General Manager, Production Headquarters; responsible for Unit Business Promotion Department
New positionRetirement
Hattori Akihiko (服部 暁彦)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters; responsible for Central Japan
New positionRetirement
Kimura Toshinao (木村 利直)Next role stated
Former PositionAdviser
New positionRetirement
Shimomura Koji (下村 康司)Next role stated
Former PositionAdviser
New positionRetirement
“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.
Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)
Although Tezuka Shuichi (手塚 修一) and Yokoyama Kenji (横山 健司) will retire as Executive Officers and Senior Advisors, they will remain as Senior Advisors through 25 June 2026. No retiring officer will remain on the Board of Directors.
Directors after the change11Number
Details of organizational changes
The Company will introduce a CxO structure and establish the positions of CEO and CFO. Responsibility and authority for each function and area will be clarified.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 24 March 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Effective 1 April 2026 (introduction of the CxO structure and changes in Representative Directors, Directors, Executive Officers and other officers) |
| Date of departure | Effective 31 March 2026 (retiring Executive Officers); effective 25 June 2026 (retiring Senior Advisors and others) |
| Name of appointee | Takamiya Kenji (高宮 憲児), Katagiri Satoru (片桐 悟), Kojima Takanori (小島 孝則) |
| Appointee's new position | Executive Officer, President, IKO INTERNATIONAL, INC., Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Headquarters; General Manager, Production Innovation Division; President, 新三重精工株式会社; President, 極楽寺興産株式会社, Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Accounting Department |
| Appointee's previous position | Managing Director, President, IKO INTERNATIONAL, INC., Managing Director, General Manager, Production Innovation Division, Production Headquarters; General Manager, Production Procurement Department, Managing Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Accounting Department |
| Appointee's date of birth | Takamiya Kenji (高宮 憲児): born 12 June 1966, Katagiri Satoru (片桐 悟): born 18 October 1966, Kojima Takanori (小島 孝則): born 17 February 1968 |
| Year the appointee joined the Company | Takamiya Kenji (高宮 憲児): 1989, Katagiri Satoru (片桐 悟): 1990, Kojima Takanori (小島 孝則): 2013 |
| Name of departing officer | Tezuka Shuichi (手塚 修一), Yokoyama Kenji (横山 健司), Ariga Masamasa (有賀 正昌), Hattori Akihiko (服部 暁彦), Kimura Toshinao (木村 利直), Shimomura Koji (下村 康司) |
| Former position of departing officer | Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Headquarters and Sales Operations Division, Senior Executive Officer, Special Assignment General Manager, Production Headquarters; responsible for IKO manufacturing personnel development and strengthening cost management, Executive Officer, Special Assignment General Manager, Production Headquarters; responsible for Unit Business Promotion Department, Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters; responsible for Central Japan, Adviser, Adviser |
| New position of departing officer | Senior Advisor (retiring effective 25 June 2026), Senior Advisor (retiring effective 25 June 2026), Retirement, Retirement, Retirement, Retirement |
| Whether the incumbent will remain in office | Although Tezuka Shuichi (手塚 修一) and Yokoyama Kenji (横山 健司) will retire as Executive Officers and Senior Advisors, they will remain as Senior Advisors through 25 June 2026. No retiring officer will remain on the Board of Directors. |
| Number of directors after the change | 11 (including 7 outside directors) |
| Details of organizational changes | The Company will introduce a CxO structure and establish the positions of CEO and CFO. Responsibility and authority for each function and area will be clarified. |
Items this document does not state (7)
Number of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReason for changeReasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerChange in Corporate Governance StructureSubject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company aims to strengthen its management structure and further enhance corporate governance in pursuit of sustainable growth and increased corporate value over the medium to long term. It intends to clarify responsibility and authority across each function and area, enhance supervisory and executive functions, accelerate decision-making, improve management transparency, upgrade investment decision-making, optimize the allocation of management resources, and strengthen the execution of its growth strategy.
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