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Changes in Officers9022Central Japan Railway CompanyTransportation and Logistics

Changes in Representative Directors and Executive Officers

Upon expiration of their terms, 2 representative directors and executive vice presidents will retire, and 2 new representative directors and executive vice presidents are scheduled to be appointed from among the senior managing and managing executive officers. In addition, 1 outside director will be appointed and 1 director will retire, along with substantial changes to the executive officer lineup and areas of responsibility.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 18 May 2026

Incoming appointee

12 items
Scheduled Appointment DateScheduled for 23 June 2026. The appointment of directors is subject to approval at the 39th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, while the appointments of representative directors and others will be formally decided at a meeting of the Board of Directors after that shareholders’ meeting.
Kimura Ataru (木村 中)
Previous positionSenior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Corporate Planning Division and responsible for special assignments
New positionRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President; Head of Corporate Planning Division; responsible for Finance Department and special assignments
生年月日 24 January 1970入社年 1992所有株式数 5,087 shares (record date Not disclosed)
Tsujimura Atsushi (辻村 厚)
Previous positionManaging Executive Officer; Head of Shinkansen Railway Operations Division and responsible for overall transport operations
New positionRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President; responsible for Railway Operations Division, overall safety operations, and overall transport operations
生年月日 15 June 1965入社年 1989所有株式数 7,094 shares (record date Not disclosed)
Ii Masako (井伊 雅子)
Previous positionSpecially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University; Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
New positionOutside Director
生年月日 8 February 1963入社年 Not disclosed所有株式数 0 shares (record date Not disclosed)
Yatsu Takeya (谷津 剛也)
Previous positionRepresentative Director and President of JR東海不動産㈱
New positionSenior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Business Promotion Division
生年月日 10 May 1967入社年 1990所有株式数 Not disclosed
Okuyama Hiroshi (奥山 浩志)
Previous positionDeputy Head of Sales Division
New positionExecutive Officer; General Manager of Secretarial Department
生年月日 13 March 1972入社年 1994所有株式数 Not disclosed
Kawada Yutaka (川田 豊)
Previous positionDeputy General Manager, Management Administration Department, Corporate Planning Division
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of Management Administration Department
生年月日 4 January 1974入社年 1996所有株式数 Not disclosed
Nagai Hidetada (永井 秀忠)
Previous positionDeputy General Manager of Shizuoka Branch
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of Planning and Development Department
生年月日 26 September 1968入社年 1994所有株式数 Not disclosed
Yatsu Hiroaki (谷津 浩章)
Previous positionGeneral Manager responsible for Planning and Promotion Department, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division and General Manager responsible for Planning and Promotion Department
生年月日 2 April 1965入社年 1991所有株式数 Not disclosed
Nakanishi Toshikatsu (中西 俊勝)
Previous positionDeputy Head of Maglev Development Division, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division and Deputy Head of Maglev Development Division
生年月日 10 May 1967入社年 1992所有株式数 Not disclosed
Fuwa Takahiro (不破 崇博)
Previous positionGeneral Manager responsible for Nagoya Construction Department, Chuo Shinkansen Construction Department, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division and General Manager responsible for Nagoya Construction Department, Chuo Shinkansen Construction Department
生年月日 13 April 1967入社年 1990所有株式数 Not disclosed
Nishiwaki Shin (西脇 伸)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Electrical Department, Shizuoka Branch
New positionExecutive Officer; Deputy Head of Shinkansen Railway Operations Division and General Manager of Electrical Department
生年月日 10 January 1968入社年 1992所有株式数 Not disclosed
Yamamoto Shigeyuki (山本 茂之)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of Transport Sales Department, Tokai Railway Operations Division
New positionExecutive Officer; General Manager of Shizuoka Branch
生年月日 11 August 1967入社年 1992所有株式数 Not disclosed

Departing officer

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Date of departureScheduled for 23 June 2026
Nakamura Akihiko (中村 明彦)Next role stated
Former PositionRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President; Head of Business Promotion Division and responsible for special assignments
New positionRepresentative Director and President of ジェイアールセントラルビル㈱
Suzuki Hiroshi (鈴木 広士)Next role stated
Former PositionRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President; responsible for Railway Operations Division and overall safety operations
New positionRetirement
Kasama Haruo (笠間 治雄)Next role stated
Former PositionDirectors
New positionRetirement
Terai Motoaki (寺井 元昭)Next role stated
Former PositionSenior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Maglev Development Division, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division
New positionSpecial Adviser to the Company
Hayakawa Naoki (早川 直樹)Next role stated
Former PositionManaging Executive Officer; General Manager of General Affairs Department and responsible for Secretarial, Legal Affairs and Property Management departments
New positionRepresentative Director and President of JR東海不動産㈱
Aoki Mitsuhiro (青木 光弘)Next role stated
Former PositionManaging Executive Officer; responsible for Electrical Construction Department and Deputy General Manager of Construction Department
New positionManaging Executive Officer of 新生テクノス㈱
Sugiyama Naoyuki (杉山 尚之)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer; Director of Central Training Center
New positionManaging Director of JR東海テクノクリエイト㈱

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Reason for departure

Expiration of term

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

Nakamura Akihiko (中村 明彦), Suzuki Hiroshi (鈴木 広士) and Kasama Haruo (笠間 治雄) will not remain on the Company's Board of Directors. Officers retiring from their executive officer positions will also retire as executive officers.

Directors after the change11Number
Shareholders’ meeting approvalThe election of directors will be submitted for approval at the 39th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 23 June 2026. The appointments of representative directors and others will be formally decided at a meeting of the Board of Directors after that shareholders’ meeting.
Reason for change

Change in the management structure upon expiration of the term of office

Details of organizational changes

Organizational changes relating to the Chuo Shinkansen effective 1 July 2026. Responsibilities and organizational structures will be changed in areas including the Planning and Strategy Department, Maglev Development Department, Civil Engineering Construction Department, and Environmental Preservation Coordination Department of the Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division.

Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date18 May 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateScheduled for 23 June 2026. The appointment of directors is subject to approval at the 39th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, while the appointments of representative directors and others will be formally decided at a meeting of the Board of Directors after that shareholders’ meeting.
Date of departureScheduled for 23 June 2026
Name of appointeeKimura Ataru (木村 中), Tsujimura Atsushi (辻村 厚), Ii Masako (井伊 雅子), Yatsu Takeya (谷津 剛也), Okuyama Hiroshi (奥山 浩志), Kawada Yutaka (川田 豊), Nagai Hidetada (永井 秀忠), Yatsu Hiroaki (谷津 浩章), Nakanishi Toshikatsu (中西 俊勝), Fuwa Takahiro (不破 崇博), Nishiwaki Shin (西脇 伸), Yamamoto Shigeyuki (山本 茂之)
Appointee's new positionRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President; Head of Corporate Planning Division; responsible for Finance Department and special assignments, Representative Director and Executive Vice President; responsible for Railway Operations Division, overall safety operations, and overall transport operations, Outside Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Business Promotion Division, Executive Officer; General Manager of Secretarial Department, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of Management Administration Department, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of Planning and Development Department, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division and General Manager responsible for Planning and Promotion Department, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division and Deputy Head of Maglev Development Division, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division and General Manager responsible for Nagoya Construction Department, Chuo Shinkansen Construction Department, Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Shinkansen Railway Operations Division and General Manager of Electrical Department, Executive Officer; General Manager of Shizuoka Branch
Appointee's previous positionSenior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Corporate Planning Division and responsible for special assignments, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Shinkansen Railway Operations Division and responsible for overall transport operations, Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University; Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Representative Director and President of JR東海不動産㈱, Deputy Head of Sales Division, Deputy General Manager, Management Administration Department, Corporate Planning Division, Deputy General Manager of Shizuoka Branch, General Manager responsible for Planning and Promotion Department, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division, Deputy Head of Maglev Development Division, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division, General Manager responsible for Nagoya Construction Department, Chuo Shinkansen Construction Department, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division, General Manager of Electrical Department, Shizuoka Branch, General Manager of Transport Sales Department, Tokai Railway Operations Division
Appointee's date of birth24 January 1970, 15 June 1965, 8 February 1963, 10 May 1967, 13 March 1972, 4 January 1974, 26 September 1968, 2 April 1965, 10 May 1967, 13 April 1967, 10 January 1968, 11 August 1967
Year the appointee joined the Company1992, 1989, Not disclosed, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1994, 1991, 1992, 1990, 1992, 1992
Number of shares held by the appointee5,087 shares (record date Not disclosed), 7,094 shares (record date Not disclosed), 0 shares (record date Not disclosed), Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed, Not disclosed
Name of departing officerNakamura Akihiko (中村 明彦), Suzuki Hiroshi (鈴木 広士), Kasama Haruo (笠間 治雄), Terai Motoaki (寺井 元昭), Hayakawa Naoki (早川 直樹), Aoki Mitsuhiro (青木 光弘), Sugiyama Naoyuki (杉山 尚之)
Former position of departing officerRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President; Head of Business Promotion Division and responsible for special assignments, Representative Director and Executive Vice President; responsible for Railway Operations Division and overall safety operations, Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Maglev Development Division, Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager of General Affairs Department and responsible for Secretarial, Legal Affairs and Property Management departments, Managing Executive Officer; responsible for Electrical Construction Department and Deputy General Manager of Construction Department, Executive Officer; Director of Central Training Center
New position of departing officerRepresentative Director and President of ジェイアールセントラルビル㈱, Retirement, Retirement, Special Adviser to the Company, Representative Director and President of JR東海不動産㈱, Managing Executive Officer of 新生テクノス㈱, Managing Director of JR東海テクノクリエイト㈱
Reason for departureExpiration of term
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeNakamura Akihiko (中村 明彦), Suzuki Hiroshi (鈴木 広士) and Kasama Haruo (笠間 治雄) will not remain on the Company's Board of Directors. Officers retiring from their executive officer positions will also retire as executive officers.
Reason for changeChange in the management structure upon expiration of the term of office
Number of directors after the change11 directors (including 5 outside directors)
Details of organizational changesOrganizational changes relating to the Chuo Shinkansen effective 1 July 2026. Responsibilities and organizational structures will be changed in areas including the Planning and Strategy Department, Maglev Development Department, Civil Engineering Construction Department, and Environmental Preservation Coordination Department of the Chuo Shinkansen Promotion Division.
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersThe election of directors will be submitted for approval at the 39th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 23 June 2026. The appointments of representative directors and others will be formally decided at a meeting of the Board of Directors after that shareholders’ meeting.
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Reasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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Change in the management structure upon expiration of the term of office

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