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Resolved 26 August 2026Incoming appointee
1 itemKanda Tomoko (神田智子) has specialized expertise in AI, as well as extensive experience in founding and managing startup companies. The Company determined that she is well suited to strengthen management oversight and advisory functions aimed at enhancing the Company's customer services, promoting greater internal operating efficiency and creating new business value, by drawing on this experience and other qualifications.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 26 August 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Friday, 25 September 2026. To be formally determined subject to approval at the 34th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 25 September 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Kanda Tomoko (神田智子) |
| Appointee's new position | Outside director candidate |
| Appointee's previous position | Visiting Professor, Department of Information Media, Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science, Osaka Institute of Technology (currently serving) |
| Appointee's date of birth | 3 December 1962 |
| Reasons for appointment | Kanda Tomoko (神田智子) has specialized expertise in AI, as well as extensive experience in founding and managing startup companies. The Company determined that she is well suited to strengthen management oversight and advisory functions aimed at enhancing the Company's customer services, promoting greater internal operating efficiency and creating new business value, by drawing on this experience and other qualifications. |
| Filing as an independent officer | The Company plans to register him with the exchange as an independent officer. |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | Required. Proposal: Appointment of a new outside director (as stated in the body of the document). Scheduled date: 25 September 2026 |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company determined that Kanda Tomoko (神田智子) is well suited to strengthen management oversight and advisory functions aimed at enhancing customer services, improving internal operating efficiency and creating new business value, based on her specialized expertise in AI and her experience founding and managing a startup company.