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Changes in Officers7860Avex Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding Changes in Directors and Officers at Group Companies

At Avex Group companies, directors and executive officers will retire from office, new officers will be appointed, and positions will be changed. In addition, AEI and API will dissolve their Business Management Divisions effective 1 July and transfer the functions under their oversight to the Company.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 26 June 2026

Incoming appointee

3 items
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 26 June 2026, 30 June 2026, or 1 July 2026, depending on the individual
Harada Yosuke (原田 陽介)
Previous position(Head of the ALC Business Development Office)
New positionExecutive Officer (Head of the ALC Content Business Division)
Otake Kainan (大竹 海南)
Previous positionExecutive Officer (Head of the API Content Business Division)
New positionDirector (Head of the API Content Business Division)
Sasaki Shiro (佐々木 史朗)
Previous positionDirector and General Manager, Avex China Inc.
New positionCo-Representative Director and President (Director and General Manager, Avex China Inc.)

Departing officer

6 items
Date of departureEffective 26 June 2026 or 30 June 2026, depending on the individual
Yoshimura Katsunori (吉村 克則)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector (Head of the AEI Business Management Division)
New positionRetirement
Morita Makoto (森田 誠)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer (Deputy Head of the AEI Business Management Division)
New positionHead of the Group Internal Audit Office, the Company
Higuchi Shintaro (樋口 慎太郎)Next role stated
Former PositionChairman of the Board
New positionRetirement
Arisaka Satoshi (有坂 吏司)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer (Head of the ALC MD Business Division)
New positionGeneral Manager, MD Sales Group, ALC Content Business Division
Urushibata Mitsuhiro (漆畑 光裕)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer (Head of the ALC Ticket Business Division)
New positionGeneral Manager, Ticket Group, ALC Content Business Division
Nishizawa Chikara (西澤 力)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer (Head of the API Business Management Division)
New positionDeputy Head of the Accounting and Legal Affairs Division, the Company

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Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)

Of the departing officers, Morita Makoto (森田 誠) and Nishizawa Chikara (西澤 力) will assume positions at the Company. The others will retire from office.

Reason for change

The AEI Business Management Division and API Business Management Division will be dissolved effective 1 July, and the functions under their oversight will be transferred to the Company.

Details of organizational changes

The AEI Business Management Division will be dissolved effective 1 July, and the functions under its oversight will be transferred to the Company. The API Business Management Division will also be dissolved effective 1 July, and the functions under its oversight will be transferred to the Company.

Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date26 June 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 26 June 2026, 30 June 2026, or 1 July 2026, depending on the individual
Date of departureEffective 26 June 2026 or 30 June 2026, depending on the individual
Name of appointeeHarada Yosuke (原田 陽介), Otake Kainan (大竹 海南), Sasaki Shiro (佐々木 史朗)
Appointee's new positionExecutive Officer (Head of the ALC Content Business Division), Director (Head of the API Content Business Division), Co-Representative Director and President (Director and General Manager, Avex China Inc.)
Appointee's previous position(Head of the ALC Business Development Office), Executive Officer (Head of the API Content Business Division), Director and General Manager, Avex China Inc.
Name of departing officerYoshimura Katsunori (吉村 克則), Morita Makoto (森田 誠), Higuchi Shintaro (樋口 慎太郎), Arisaka Satoshi (有坂 吏司), Urushibata Mitsuhiro (漆畑 光裕), Nishizawa Chikara (西澤 力)
Former position of departing officerDirector (Head of the AEI Business Management Division), Executive Officer (Deputy Head of the AEI Business Management Division), Chairman of the Board, Executive Officer (Head of the ALC MD Business Division), Executive Officer (Head of the ALC Ticket Business Division), Executive Officer (Head of the API Business Management Division)
New position of departing officerRetirement, Head of the Group Internal Audit Office, the Company, Retirement, General Manager, MD Sales Group, ALC Content Business Division, General Manager, Ticket Group, ALC Content Business Division, Deputy Head of the Accounting and Legal Affairs Division, the Company
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeOf the departing officers, Morita Makoto (森田 誠) and Nishizawa Chikara (西澤 力) will assume positions at the Company. The others will retire from office.
Reason for changeThe AEI Business Management Division and API Business Management Division will be dissolved effective 1 July, and the functions under their oversight will be transferred to the Company.
Details of organizational changesThe AEI Business Management Division will be dissolved effective 1 July, and the functions under its oversight will be transferred to the Company. The API Business Management Division will also be dissolved effective 1 July, and the functions under its oversight will be transferred to the Company.
Items this document does not state (9)
Appointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReasons for appointmentNumber of directors after the changeFiling 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

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AEI and API will dissolve their Business Management Divisions effective 1 July 2026 and transfer the functions under their oversight to the Company. No individual reasons are provided for the other changes.

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