Gakken Holdings will move to a two-representative-director structure. Jin Kobayakawa (小早川仁) has been promoted to executive vice president and is scheduled to take office effective 1 October 2026.
At its board meeting on 25 September, Gakken Holdings resolved to change its representative directors and announced that it will move to a two-person structure with President Hiroaki Miyahara (宮原博昭).
Jin Kobayakawa (小早川仁) will be promoted from senior managing executive officer and director to representative director and executive vice president, with the appointment scheduled for 1 October 2026.
Since joining the company in 1990, Kobayakawa has served as representative director of several businesses in the education and nursing-care sectors within the Gakken Group. He owned 77,003 shares as of the end of March 2026.
The personnel change is intended to strengthen the management structure and speed up decision-making. The company plans to advance management under a two-person structure comprising President Miyahara and Kobayakawa.