Governance structure
When one company holds most of the voting rights, its wishes are more likely to prevail in management. How the interests of minority shareholders are protected is a key issue.
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.
Independent officer Ikemura Kazuaki (池村和朗) is retiring, and Watanabe Nobuhiko (渡部宣彦) is being newly designated as an independent officer. Watanabe is newly appointed.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of independent officers | 4 |
| Controlling shareholder | No controlling shareholder or parent company is listed. However, KANEKA CORPORATION is listed as a major shareholder. Voting rights ratio: Not disclosed |
| Changes this time | Independent officer Ikemura Kazuaki (池村和朗) is retiring, and Watanabe Nobuhiko (渡部宣彦) is being newly designated as an independent officer. Watanabe is newly appointed. |
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.As Ikemura Kazuaki (池村和朗) is retiring, Watanabe Nobuhiko (渡部宣彦) will be newly designated as an independent officer. The company states that it determined Watanabe has a high degree of independence and no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders because he has no special interest in the company.