Who is moving to which position
Resolved 14 May 2026Incoming appointee
2 itemsDeparting officer
1 itemWill not remain on the Board of Directors (scheduled to retire)
To promote strategic initiatives spanning the anime business and anime production business, drawing on his extensive experience in the anime business.
Okura Koji (大倉 浩治) spent many years in the accounting division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd., where he led responses to financial liberalization and internationalization, among other matters, and has a high level of expertise in finance and accounting. He also has a record of promoting business-structure reforms based on objective business evaluations, strengthening governance and risk management systems, and implementing structural reforms and business reorganizations in the commercial aircraft and shipbuilding businesses. The Company is seeking his appointment in the expectation that he will apply this knowledge to management.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 14 May 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | 24 June 2026 (planned appointment as director subject to approval at the 12th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The planned date for changes involving Executive Officers and Corporate Officers is also 24 June 2026) |
| Date of departure | 24 June 2026 (予定) |
| Name of appointee | Okura Koji (大倉 浩治), Tanaka Sho (田中 翔) |
| Appointee's new position | Outside director candidate, Executive Officer, Chief Anime Officer (CAO) |
| Appointee's previous position | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. Director and full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Corporate Officer in charge of the Digital Business Group |
| Appointee's date of birth | 9 October 1957 |
| Name of departing officer | Uzawa Ayumi (宇澤 亜弓) |
| Former position of departing officer | Outside Directors |
| Whether the incumbent will remain in office | Will not remain on the Board of Directors (scheduled to retire) |
| Reason for change | To promote strategic initiatives spanning the anime business and anime production business, drawing on his extensive experience in the anime business. |
| Reasons for appointment | Okura Koji (大倉 浩治) spent many years in the accounting division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd., where he led responses to financial liberalization and internationalization, among other matters, and has a high level of expertise in finance and accounting. He also has a record of promoting business-structure reforms based on objective business evaluations, strengthening governance and risk management systems, and implementing structural reforms and business reorganizations in the commercial aircraft and shipbuilding businesses. The Company is seeking his appointment in the expectation that he will apply this knowledge to management. |
| Number of directors after the change | 12, including 7 outside directors |
| Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders | Required. A proposal for the election of director candidates will be submitted to the 12th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 24 June 2026. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Okura Koji (大倉 浩治) was nominated as a candidate for outside director because the Company expects him to apply his knowledge of finance and accounting, corporate governance and business restructuring to management. Tanaka Sho (田中 翔) is being appointed to promote strategic initiatives spanning the anime business and anime production business, drawing on his extensive experience in the anime business.