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Changes in Officers9627AIN HOLDINGS INC.Retail

Notice Regarding Organizational Changes and Personnel Changes

Effective 1 May 2026, the Company will rename, integrate and reorganize organizations including DX, sales and administration, and will make numerous changes to positions and responsibilities at group companies. At subsidiary 株式会社Francfranc, Mizushima Toshihide (水島利英) of アインホールディングス will become President and Representative Director, while former Chairman Saeki Yusuke (佐伯佑介) will become Head of the Business Division.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 26 March 2026

Incoming appointee

42 items
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 1 May 2026 (except for certain personnel changes at クラフト株式会社, effective 1 April 2026)
Fujiwara Hideki (藤原秀樹)
New positionSenior Executive Officer, Head of Business Support Headquarters
Wada Toshiya (和田俊哉)
New positionSenior Executive Officer, Head of DX Strategy Headquarters and Head of Business Systems Department
Ikeda Kento (池田健人)
New positionSenior Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Information Department
Okuda Yasuhiro (奥田康弘)
New positionクラフト株式会社, Vice President and Director, Head of Pharmacy Business Division
Yoshioka Hisato (吉岡久人)
New positionExecutive Officer, Human Resources Headquarters, Head of Human Resources Department
Yagita Yusuke (八木田祐輔)
New positionBusiness Support Headquarters, Deputy Head of Headquarters
Tanaka Hirokazu (田中宏和)
New positionBusiness Support Headquarters, Head of Purchasing Department
Yan越 Akira (谷越晃)
New positionDX Strategy Headquarters, Head of Healthcare DX Department
Katsuyama Koji (勝山浩二)
New positionSustainability Promotion Headquarters, Head of Risk Management Office
Nomura Keisuke (野村啓輔)
New positionBusiness Support Headquarters, Head of Accounting Department
Konishi Shoichi (小西正一)
New positionBusiness Support Headquarters, Head of Finance Department
Ogai Yasufumi (大貝恭史)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Head of Department, West Japan Sales and Development Headquarters
Kimura Yoshiyuki (木村嘉之)
New positionExecutive Officer, Deputy Head of Pharmaceutical Business Division / クラフト株式会社, Deputy Head of Pharmacy Business Division
Takagi Shingo (高木慎悟)
New positionMerchandising Business Division, Deputy Head of Business Division
Nakamura Toshiaki (中村俊昭)
New position株式会社ホールセールスターズ, Director and Head of Distribution Promotion Department
Koinuma Ryutaro (肥沼龍太朗)
New positionFrancfranc Business Division, Head of Administration Department / 株式会社Francfranc, Director and Senior Executive Officer
Kitamura Yosuke (北村洋介)
New positionFrancfranc Business Division, Head of Sales Department / 株式会社Francfranc, Senior Executive Officer
Kinase Naoki (木名瀬直樹)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Head of Kanto Branch and Head of Administration Department
Shuma Nao (秋馬直)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Tohoku Branch, Head of Tohoku Operations Department 1
Sugiyama Shinobu (杉山忍)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Tohoku Branch, Head of Tohoku Operations Department 2
Kurimoto Izumi (栗本泉)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Kanto Branch, Head of Kanto Sales Department
Fukushima Koji (福嶋浩二)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Kansai Branch, Head of Kansai Sales Department
Ehara Masatomo (江原正朋)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Kanto Branch, Head of Kanto Operations Department 2
Sakamoto Katsushi (坂本克士)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Tokai Branch, Head of Tokai Operations Department
Taniguchi Hiroki (谷口弘樹)
New positionPharmaceutical Business Division, Kansai Branch, Head of Kansai Operations Department 2
Nozawa Koji (野澤浩司)
New position株式会社アイン北陸, President and Representative Director
Baba Yuichiro (馬場雄一郎)
New position株式会社アイン北陸, Head of Administration Department
Ishikawa Etsushi (石川悦史)
New position株式会社ファーマシィ, Executive Officer and Head of Administration Department
Tomii Naohito (富井直仁)
New position株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Sales Department
Kita Takahiro (北貴宏)
New position株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Operations Promotion Department
Ando Yoko (安藤陽子)
New position株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Operations Department 1
Yamashita Takahiro (山下貴弘)
New position株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Operations Department 2
Matsumoto Hiroya (松本寛弥)
New position株式会社メディウェル, Senior Managing Director, Administration
Katada Yuki (片田祐生)
New position株式会社メディウェル, Managing Director, Human Resources
Nouchi Satoshi (野内聡)
New position株式会社メディウェル, Director and Head of Business Support Department
Osumi Ryo (大隅亮)
New position株式会社メディウェル, Head of Human Resources Department
Tanoue Ryo (田之上亮)
New position株式会社メディウェル, Head of Medical Support Office
Mizushima Toshihide (水島利英)
New position株式会社Francfranc, President and Representative Director / アインホールディングス, Executive Vice President and Representative Director, overseeing Business Support and DX Strategy, and Head of Retail Operations Headquarters
Saeki Yusuke (佐伯佑介)
New position株式会社Francfranc, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Business Division / アインファーマシーズ, Head of Francfranc Business Division and Head of Business Development Department
Sato Hiroko (佐藤弘子)
New position株式会社Francfranc, Head of Merchandising Department
Kaneda Tomoyuki (金田智之)
New position株式会社Francfranc, Head of Purchasing Department
Yamashita Hideomi (山下英臣)
New position株式会社エーアンドエム, Head of Operations Department
Previous positionThe former position of each individual is stated in the body of the document. These are primarily internal transfers from existing positions at the Company and group companies, rather than external appointments.
Because the names and counts do not correspond, they are shown as reported without linking the counts to individual names.

Departing officer

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Saeki Yusuke (佐伯佑介)Next role stated
Former Position株式会社Francfranc, Chairman and Representative Director
New position株式会社Francfranc, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Business Division / アインファーマシーズ, Head of Francfranc Business Division and Head of Business Development Department

“Next role stated” means the document names the position the person holds after stepping down. It does not necessarily mean they are leaving the company.

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

Remains as a director

Reason for change

To assume a role leading the execution of DX based on the management strategy, beyond merely promoting the introduction of digital technologies

Details of organizational changes

The Digital Promotion Headquarters will be renamed the DX Strategy Headquarters, the DX Strategy Department will be renamed the Healthcare DX Department, and the Francfranc Logistics Systems Department will be integrated into the Logistics Systems Department. At アインファーマシーズ, the Shikoku Branch will be integrated into the Kansai Branch and the organization will be restructured into 6 branches; Kanto Sales Departments 1 and 2 will be integrated into the Kanto Sales Department; Kansai Sales Departments 1 and 2 will be integrated into the Kansai Sales Department; and the 3 headquarters of the Francfranc Business Division will be renamed the Administration Department, Sales Department and Business Development Department, with their subordinate organizations reorganized.

Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date26 March 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 1 May 2026 (except for certain personnel changes at クラフト株式会社, effective 1 April 2026)
Name of appointeeFujiwara Hideki (藤原秀樹), Wada Toshiya (和田俊哉), Ikeda Kento (池田健人), Okuda Yasuhiro (奥田康弘), Yoshioka Hisato (吉岡久人), Yagita Yusuke (八木田祐輔), Tanaka Hirokazu (田中宏和), Yan越 Akira (谷越晃), Katsuyama Koji (勝山浩二), Nomura Keisuke (野村啓輔), Konishi Shoichi (小西正一), Ogai Yasufumi (大貝恭史), Kimura Yoshiyuki (木村嘉之), Takagi Shingo (高木慎悟), Nakamura Toshiaki (中村俊昭), Koinuma Ryutaro (肥沼龍太朗), Kitamura Yosuke (北村洋介), Kinase Naoki (木名瀬直樹), Shuma Nao (秋馬直), Sugiyama Shinobu (杉山忍), Kurimoto Izumi (栗本泉), Fukushima Koji (福嶋浩二), Ehara Masatomo (江原正朋), Sakamoto Katsushi (坂本克士), Taniguchi Hiroki (谷口弘樹), Nozawa Koji (野澤浩司), Baba Yuichiro (馬場雄一郎), Ishikawa Etsushi (石川悦史), Tomii Naohito (富井直仁), Kita Takahiro (北貴宏), Ando Yoko (安藤陽子), Yamashita Takahiro (山下貴弘), Matsumoto Hiroya (松本寛弥), Katada Yuki (片田祐生), Nouchi Satoshi (野内聡), Osumi Ryo (大隅亮), Tanoue Ryo (田之上亮), Mizushima Toshihide (水島利英), Saeki Yusuke (佐伯佑介), Sato Hiroko (佐藤弘子), Kaneda Tomoyuki (金田智之), Yamashita Hideomi (山下英臣)
Appointee's new positionSenior Executive Officer, Head of Business Support Headquarters, Senior Executive Officer, Head of DX Strategy Headquarters and Head of Business Systems Department, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Information Department, クラフト株式会社, Vice President and Director, Head of Pharmacy Business Division, Executive Officer, Human Resources Headquarters, Head of Human Resources Department, Business Support Headquarters, Deputy Head of Headquarters, Business Support Headquarters, Head of Purchasing Department, DX Strategy Headquarters, Head of Healthcare DX Department, Sustainability Promotion Headquarters, Head of Risk Management Office, Business Support Headquarters, Head of Accounting Department, Business Support Headquarters, Head of Finance Department, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Head of Department, West Japan Sales and Development Headquarters, Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Pharmaceutical Business Division / クラフト株式会社, Deputy Head of Pharmacy Business Division, Merchandising Business Division, Deputy Head of Business Division, 株式会社ホールセールスターズ, Director and Head of Distribution Promotion Department, Francfranc Business Division, Head of Administration Department / 株式会社Francfranc, Director and Senior Executive Officer, Francfranc Business Division, Head of Sales Department / 株式会社Francfranc, Senior Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Head of Kanto Branch and Head of Administration Department, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Tohoku Branch, Head of Tohoku Operations Department 1, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Tohoku Branch, Head of Tohoku Operations Department 2, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Kanto Branch, Head of Kanto Sales Department, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Kansai Branch, Head of Kansai Sales Department, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Kanto Branch, Head of Kanto Operations Department 2, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Tokai Branch, Head of Tokai Operations Department, Pharmaceutical Business Division, Kansai Branch, Head of Kansai Operations Department 2, 株式会社アイン北陸, President and Representative Director, 株式会社アイン北陸, Head of Administration Department, 株式会社ファーマシィ, Executive Officer and Head of Administration Department, 株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Sales Department, 株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Operations Promotion Department, 株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Operations Department 1, 株式会社ファーマシィ, Head of Operations Department 2, 株式会社メディウェル, Senior Managing Director, Administration, 株式会社メディウェル, Managing Director, Human Resources, 株式会社メディウェル, Director and Head of Business Support Department, 株式会社メディウェル, Head of Human Resources Department, 株式会社メディウェル, Head of Medical Support Office, 株式会社Francfranc, President and Representative Director / アインホールディングス, Executive Vice President and Representative Director, overseeing Business Support and DX Strategy, and Head of Retail Operations Headquarters, 株式会社Francfranc, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Business Division / アインファーマシーズ, Head of Francfranc Business Division and Head of Business Development Department, 株式会社Francfranc, Head of Merchandising Department, 株式会社Francfranc, Head of Purchasing Department, 株式会社エーアンドエム, Head of Operations Department
Appointee's previous positionThe former position of each individual is stated in the body of the document. These are primarily internal transfers from existing positions at the Company and group companies, rather than external appointments.
Name of departing officerSaeki Yusuke (佐伯佑介)
Former position of departing officer株式会社Francfranc, Chairman and Representative Director
New position of departing officer株式会社Francfranc, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Head of Business Division / アインファーマシーズ, Head of Francfranc Business Division and Head of Business Development Department
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeRemains as a director
Reason for changeTo assume a role leading the execution of DX based on the management strategy, beyond merely promoting the introduction of digital technologies
Details of organizational changesThe Digital Promotion Headquarters will be renamed the DX Strategy Headquarters, the DX Strategy Department will be renamed the Healthcare DX Department, and the Francfranc Logistics Systems Department will be integrated into the Logistics Systems Department. At アインファーマシーズ, the Shikoku Branch will be integrated into the Kansai Branch and the organization will be restructured into 6 branches; Kanto Sales Departments 1 and 2 will be integrated into the Kanto Sales Department; Kansai Sales Departments 1 and 2 will be integrated into the Kansai Sales Department; and the 3 headquarters of the Francfranc Business Division will be renamed the Administration Department, Sales Department and Business Development Department, with their subordinate organizations reorganized.
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Date of departureAppointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReasons for appointmentNumber of directors after the changeFiling as an independent officerChange in Corporate Governance StructureSubject to Approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders

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The Digital Promotion Headquarters will be renamed the DX Strategy Headquarters to lead the execution of DX based on the management strategy. Other organizational changes include the integration of branches and sales divisions, the elimination of headquarters, and the reorganization of divisions, but no specific reasons are stated for these individual changes.

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