Who is moving to which position
Resolved 28 April 2026Incoming appointee
3 itemsDeparting officer
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The Information Systems Department will be separated from the Corporate Management Headquarters to advance operations through stronger IT controls. The New Business Planning Section will be established to strengthen efforts to create new businesses and develop promising growth businesses. The Sales Promotion Section will be established to handle advertising, sales promotion materials, and the planning and operation of sales events, and to plan products in coordination with the New Business Planning Section.
The Information Systems Department will be separated from the Corporate Management Headquarters. The New Business Planning Section and Sales Promotion Section will be established within the Sales Strategy Department. The Overseas Sales Section will be divided into Overseas Sales Section 1 and Overseas Sales Section 2. The Technology Section and Development Section under the Ueda Technology Department will be consolidated into the Technology Section.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 28 April 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Effective 26 June 2026. The changes in Audit & Supervisory Board Members are scheduled to be formally decided at the 104th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the meeting of the Audit & Supervisory Board scheduled for 26 June 2026. |
| Date of departure | 26 June 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Kato Shigeharu (加藤 重治), Honbu Yoshihiro (本部 吉博), Tsukamoto Shinpei (塚本 晋平) |
| Appointee's new position | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (candidate for Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member), Executive Officer, General Manager of the Western Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Executive Officer, General Manager of the Sales Strategy Department and Eastern Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters |
| Appointee's previous position | Not disclosed, General Manager of the Eastern Japan Sales Department, Sales Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of the Sales Strategy Department, Sales Headquarters |
| Name of departing officer | Mizusawa Hirotoshi (水澤 博敏), Tsuchiya Munenori (土屋 宗典), Uehara Daiji (上原 大司), Kato Hiroko (加藤 浩子) |
| Former position of departing officer | Statutory Auditors, Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Headquarters, Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Headquarters, Executive officers |
| New position of departing officer | Retirement, Fellow, Technology Headquarters, Fellow, Technology Headquarters, General Manager of the General Affairs Department, Administration Headquarters |
| Reason for change | The Information Systems Department will be separated from the Corporate Management Headquarters to advance operations through stronger IT controls. The New Business Planning Section will be established to strengthen efforts to create new businesses and develop promising growth businesses. The Sales Promotion Section will be established to handle advertising, sales promotion materials, and the planning and operation of sales events, and to plan products in coordination with the New Business Planning Section. |
| Details of organizational changes | The Information Systems Department will be separated from the Corporate Management Headquarters. The New Business Planning Section and Sales Promotion Section will be established within the Sales Strategy Department. The Overseas Sales Section will be divided into Overseas Sales Section 1 and Overseas Sales Section 2. The Technology Section and Development Section under the Ueda Technology Department will be consolidated into the Technology Section. |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | The changes in Audit & Supervisory Board Members are scheduled to be formally decided at the 104th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the meeting of the Audit & Supervisory Board. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled to be held on 26 June 2026. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The changes in Audit & Supervisory Board Members are based on deliberations and recommendations by the Nomination Committee. The stated reasons for the organizational changes are the advancement of operations through stronger IT controls, reinforced efforts to create new businesses and develop growth businesses, the reorganization of the sales structure, and the integration of the technology divisions.