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Resolved 29 May 2026Incoming appointee
1 itemTo formulate and implement medium- to long-term strategies that are difficult for individual business locations to address on their own amid changes in the business environment. Also, to eliminate duplicated management functions arising from the organization’s multilayered structure and ensure that business and sales strategies are communicated directly to the front lines.
A Business Strategy Office will be established within the Business Division, and the divisional oversight structure will be abolished.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 29 May 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | 24 June 2026 (appointment of Kinoshita Noriaki (木下典昭) as executive officer and change of Matsuo Manabu (松尾学) to executive officer and Head of the Business Division). The organizational and related personnel changes will take effect on 1 July 2026. |
| Name of appointee | Kinoshita Noriaki (木下典昭) |
| Appointee's new position | Executive Officer, Deputy Head of the Business Division, Head of the Solutions Division, and Head of the Packaging Technology Department |
| Appointee's previous position | Head of the Solutions Division and Head of the Packaging Technology Department, Business Division |
| Reason for change | To formulate and implement medium- to long-term strategies that are difficult for individual business locations to address on their own amid changes in the business environment. Also, to eliminate duplicated management functions arising from the organization’s multilayered structure and ensure that business and sales strategies are communicated directly to the front lines. |
| Details of organizational changes | A Business Strategy Office will be established within the Business Division, and the divisional oversight structure will be abolished. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Business Strategy Office will be established to formulate and implement medium- to long-term strategies that are difficult for individual business locations to address on their own amid changes in the business environment. The divisional oversight structure will also be abolished to eliminate duplicated management functions arising from the organization’s multilayered structure and to ensure that business and sales strategies are communicated directly to the front lines.