Strengthening the Supervisory Function Through Outside Directors
First written in FY2016. 2 of 11 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: 2026-07-14.
- FY2026Change in board compositionAnnual report
「As the decision-making and oversight body for important matters such as management policies and strategies, our Board of Directors comprises 9 members: 5 outside directors, Nakayama Tsunehiro (中山 恒博) (Chair of the Board), Miyazawa Kazumasa (宮沢 和正), Yamazaki Joichi (山崎 穣一) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Ikeda Ayako (池田 綾子) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), and Ota Katsuhiko (太田 克彦) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member); and 4 inside directors, Ishida Tatsuaki (石田 建昭), Kasugai Hiroshi (春日井 博), Kitagawa Naoko (北川 尚子), and Ohno Tetsuji (大野 哲嗣) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member). The Chair of the Board is an outside director.」
The board has maintained a 9-member structure comprising 5 outside directors and 4 internal directors, with an outside director serving as chair, while the composition of the internal directors changed with the addition of Hiroshi Kasugai as Representative Director and President. - FY2024Change in board compositionAnnual report
「As the decision-making and oversight body for important matters such as management policies and strategies, our Board of Directors comprises 9 members: 5 outside directors, Nakayama Tsunehiro (中山 恒博) (Chair of the Board), Miyazawa Kazumasa (宮沢 和正), Yamazaki Joichi (山崎 穣一) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Ikeda Ayako (池田 綾子) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), and Ota Katsuhiko (太田 克彦) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member); and 4 inside directors, Ishida Tatsuaki (石田 建昭), Sato Masataka (佐藤 昌孝), Kitagawa Naoko (北川 尚子), and Ohno Tetsuji (大野 哲嗣) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member). The Chair of the Board is an outside director.」
The Board maintained a 9-member structure comprising 5 outside and 4 inside directors, with an outside director as chair, while the composition of the directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members changed. - FY2021Changes to Board Composition and ChairAnnual report
「As the decision-making and oversight body for important matters such as management policies and strategies, our Board of Directors comprises 9 members: 5 outside directors, Nakayama Tsunehiro (中山 恒博) (Chair of the Board), Fujiwara Hiroshi (藤原 洋), Inoue Keisuke (井上 恵介) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Yamazaki Joichi (山崎 穣一) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), and Ikeda Ayako (池田 綾子) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member); and 4 inside directors, Ishida Tatsuaki (石田 建昭), Goda Ichiro (合田 一朗), Yamane Hideaki (山根 秀昭), and Ohno Tetsuji (大野 哲嗣) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member). The Chair of the Board is an outside director.」
The Board maintained a 9-member structure comprising 5 outside and 4 inside directors, while Nakayama Tsunehiro (中山 恒博) became Chair and Ikeda Ayako (池田 綾子) joined the outside directors serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee. - FY2020Change in board compositionAnnual report
「As the decision-making and oversight body for important matters such as management policies and strategies, our Board of Directors comprises 9 members: 5 outside directors, Mizuno Ichiro (水野 一郎) (Chair of the Board), Fujiwara Hiroshi (藤原 洋), Inoue Keisuke (井上 恵介) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Nakayama Tsunehiro (中山 恒博) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), and Yamazaki Joichi (山崎 穣一) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member); and 4 inside directors, Ishida Tatsuaki (石田 建昭), Kawamoto Kimihide (川本 公英), Sato Masataka (佐藤 昌孝), and Ohno Tetsuji (大野 哲嗣) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member). The Chair of the Board is an outside director.」
The Board comprises 9 members: 5 outside directors and 4 inside directors, with the chair continuing to be an outside director. The numbers of outside and inside directors changed from the previously disclosed structure. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As the decision-making and oversight body for important matters such as management policies and strategies, our Board of Directors comprises 9 members: 6 outside directors, Mizuno Ichiro (水野 一郎) (Chair of the Board), Nakayama Tsunehiro (中山 恒博), Fujiwara Hiroshi (藤原 洋), Yasuda Mitsuhiro (安田 三洋) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), Inoue Keisuke (井上 恵介) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member), and Inui Fumio (乾 文男) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member); and 3 inside directors, Ishida Tatsuaki (石田 建昭), Kawamoto Kimihide (川本 公英), and Okajima Masato (岡島 眞人) (Audit and Supervisory Committee member). The Chair of the Board is an outside director.」
The company specified a Board structure including 6 outside directors and a framework chaired by an outside director, clarifying the structure of its oversight function. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To enhance management transparency and soundness, we have appointed a substantial number of outside directors with extensive experience and high levels of expertise, thereby strengthening the checking function of the Board of Directors and the Audit and Supervisory Committee.」
An oversight structure involving outside directors, the Audit and Supervisory Committee, independence standards and coordination with internal audit.