Strengthening Oversight and Monitoring Functions through the Executive Officer System and Outside Officers
First written in FY2017. 6 of 8 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In February 2026, the company commissioned an external organization to conduct a questionnaire survey of all directors and corporate auditors. … In March 2026, it revised the standards for matters submitted to the Board of Directors.」
After conducting an annual evaluation of the Board of Directors’ effectiveness through an external organization and confirming the direction of shifting the Board’s focus toward management oversight, the company revised the standards for matters submitted to the Board. - 2026-05-30AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「取締役候補者の選定にあたっては、過半数を独立社外取締役で構成される指名・報酬委員会への諮問を経て取締役会で決定しております。」
取締役9名の選任議案において、独立社外取締役を含む候補者構成と指名・報酬委員会を経る選定手続を示した。新任の独立社外取締役2名も候補に含まれている。 - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In March 2025, the company commissioned an external organization to conduct a questionnaire survey of all directors and corporate auditors.」
The company continues to conduct annual evaluations through an external organization and has progressed toward a structure in which an independent outside director chairs the Nomination and Compensation Committee and succession planning is also considered. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In January 2024, the company commissioned an external organization to conduct a questionnaire survey of all directors and corporate auditors. In March of the same year, the external organization also conducted interviews with the independent outside directors, individually confirming their evaluations of the questionnaire items.」
Regarding the evaluation of the Board of Directors’ effectiveness, the company conducted an external questionnaire survey in January 2024 and interviews with independent outside directors in March, and evaluated and discussed the results at a management discussion meeting. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「To improve the functioning of the Board of Directors, the company analyzes and evaluates the Board’s effectiveness once a year. In January 2023, it commissioned an external organization to conduct a questionnaire survey of all directors and corporate auditors.」
The company continues to conduct annual evaluations of the Board of Directors’ effectiveness through an external organization and to evaluate whether sufficient effectiveness has been secured. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「To improve the functioning of the Board of Directors, the company analyzes and evaluates the Board’s effectiveness once a year. In February 2021, it commissioned an external organization to conduct a questionnaire survey of all directors and corporate auditors. … At the same time, increasing the number of independent outside directors and ensuring diversity on the Board were identified as issues. The company addressed these as important issues and conducted a change of officers in June 2021.」
An external organization conducted an evaluation of the Board of Directors’ effectiveness in February 2021, identifying the need to increase the number of independent outside directors and ensure diversity. Following the subsequent change of officers, the Board comprised 9 directors, including 5 outside directors. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「To improve the functioning of the Board of Directors, the company analyzes and evaluates the Board’s effectiveness once a year. In February 2019, it commissioned an external party to conduct a questionnaire survey of all directors and corporate auditors.」
The company conducts an annual analysis and evaluation of the Board of Directors’ effectiveness and commissioned an external questionnaire survey in February 2019. It evaluated the Board as having secured sufficient effectiveness for the fiscal year ended March 2019. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「In addition to the General Meeting of Shareholders, the company has established a Board of Directors, Board of Corporate Auditors, and accounting auditor as statutory corporate bodies. It has also introduced an executive officer system, under which the Board of Directors and corporate auditors supervise and monitor management, in an effort to accelerate decision-making further and strengthen the Board of Directors’ supervisory and monitoring functions.」
The company is using its executive officer system to accelerate decision-making and strengthen the Board of Directors’ supervisory and monitoring functions. The company states that 4 of its 8 directors are outside directors and 3 of its 4 corporate auditors are outside corporate auditors.