Who is moving to which position
Resolved 13 May 2026Incoming appointee
5 itemsDeparting officer
3 itemsNone of the retiring directors will remain on the Board of Directors.
Integration of the Production Engineering Department and the Engineering Department
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 13 May 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Scheduled for 19 June 2026. The appointments are expected to be formally decided following the resolutions on the election of directors at the 98th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the necessary resolutions at the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the meeting. |
| Date of departure | 19 June 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Fukuoka Satoshi (福岡 聡), Ishikawa Toshiaki (石川 利明), Iwamoto Junji (岩本 順司), Niwa Tetsuya (丹羽 哲也), Kagami Michiya (加々美 道也) |
| Appointee's new position | Director, Executive Officer; Head of Manufacturing Operations; responsible for the Shizuoka Plant and Equipment Department, Director, Executive Officer; Head of Corporate Administration; responsible for the Corporate Planning Department and Accounting Department; concurrently General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department, Director and full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Director and non-executive Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Appointee's previous position | Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Executive Officer; concurrently General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department, Director, Executive Officer; Head of Sales Operations; responsible for the Sales Headquarters, Corporate Planning Department and overseas subsidiaries; Representative Director and President of オーゼックステクノ㈱; Chairman of 富士气門(広東)有限公司, Director and full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of Daido Steel Co.,Ltd., Not disclosed |
| Appointee's date of birth | Not disclosed, 21 February 1969, Not disclosed, 31 July 1966, 11 September 1957 |
| Year the appointee joined the Company | Not disclosed, 1990, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed |
| Name of departing officer | Hamada Akihiro (浜田 章宏), Taketsuru Takaaki (竹鶴 隆昭), Yamada Tsuyoki (山田 剛己) |
| Former position of departing officer | Director, Executive Officer; Head of Engineering Operations; responsible for the Production Engineering Department, Engineering Department and Quality Assurance Department, Director and non-executive Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
| Whether the incumbent will remain in office | None of the retiring directors will remain on the Board of Directors. |
| Number of directors after the change | 12 directors (7 directors who are not Audit & Supervisory Committee Members and 5 directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) |
| Filing as an independent officer | The Company plans to register Kagami Michiya (加々美 道也) with the Tokyo Stock Exchange as an Independent Officer. |
| Details of organizational changes | Integration of the Production Engineering Department and the Engineering Department |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | Yes. A resolution on the election of directors at the 98th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held on 19 June 2026, is required. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.No individual reasons are provided for the changes in directors. As an organizational change, the Company will integrate the Production Engineering Department and the Engineering Department.