Governance structure
This is the number of people reported to the exchange as independent officers. Whether someone is an outside officer and whether they qualify as independent are separate determinations.
行本閑人氏 (Yukimoto Kanto (行本閑人)) has been newly appointed as an outside director, and 野口昌邦氏 (Noguchi Masakuni (野口昌邦)) has been newly appointed as an outside corporate auditor. 平野博文氏 (Hirano Hirofumi (平野博文)) and 谷田川英治氏 (Yatagawa Eiji (谷田川英治)) are outside directors but have not been designated as independent officers.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of directors | 5 outside directors (total number of directors: Not disclosed) |
| Number of independent officers | 5 |
| Changes this time | 行本閑人氏 (Yukimoto Kanto (行本閑人)) has been newly appointed as an outside director, and 野口昌邦氏 (Noguchi Masakuni (野口昌邦)) has been newly appointed as an outside corporate auditor. 平野博文氏 (Hirano Hirofumi (平野博文)) and 谷田川英治氏 (Yatagawa Eiji (谷田川英治)) are outside directors but have not been designated as independent officers. |
Items this document does not state (5)
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because a proposal to elect outside officers will be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on 24 June 2026. 平野博文氏 (Hirano Hirofumi (平野博文)) and 谷田川英治氏 (Yatagawa Eiji (谷田川英治)) have not been designated as independent officers because they are affiliated with the largest shareholder, KKR PHC Investment L.P., and it cannot be said that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.