Officer structure
- List of officers
- Matrix of Directors’ Skills
- Matrix of Audit & Supervisory Board Members’ Skills
- Thoughts on the appointment of Member of the Board
- Policy regarding independence of Member of the Board(Outside Director) and Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member
- Policy for appointment and dismissal of Representative Member of the Board, President Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO
- Succession plan
List of officers
Our company has adopted an Executive Officer system to clarify management and executive functions within the governance framework of a company with Audit and Supervisory Board Member.
Please see below for the status of officers.
Matrix of Directors’ Skills
| full name | post | attribute |
Term of office |
Expertise and experience *1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
corporate management |
Financial accounting/ |
sales/ |
Research and development/production |
global |
Legal/Compliance/ |
human capital/ |
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Tatsuya Sato | Chairman of the Board | 4 years | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Yuichiro Haruyama ※2 | Representatve Member of the Board, Representative Director, President and CEO |
― | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Kazuya Kondo ※2 | Member of the Board, Representative Director, Executive Vice President and CTO |
― | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Tatsuya Sasaki | Member of the Board, Outside Director | 3 years | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Kaku Yoshisato | Member of the Board, Outside Director | 1 year | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Yugo Ishida | Member of the Board, Outside Director |
independence | 6 years | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
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Akiko Ikeda | Member of the Board, Outside Director |
independence | 1 year | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
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Mifuyu Maki | Member of the Board, Outside Director |
independence | 1 year | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
*1 The matrix indicates up to three skills for each of the Directors (candidates). It does not show all skills possessed by each.
*2 Appointed as Member of the Board in June 2025
Matrix of Audit & Supervisory Board Members’ Skills
| full name | post | attribute |
Term of office |
Expertise and experience *1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finance / accounting |
Legal affairs/ |
Cooperate management |
Risk Management/ |
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Masami Kashiwakura | Audit and Supervisory Board Member(Standing) | 1 year | ○ | ○ | |||
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Masaki Ueno | Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member | independence | 1 year | ○ | ○ | ||
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Mariko Sugawara *2 | Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member | independence | ― | ○ | ○ | ||
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Masafumi Tanabe ※2 | Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member | independence | ― | ○ | ○ | ||
*1 The matrix indicates up to two skills for each of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members (including candidates). It does not show all skills possessed by each.
*2 Appointed Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member in June 2025
Thoughts on the appointment of Member of the Board
We believe that Board of Directors must be composed of members with diverse knowledge, experience and diverse, highly skilled capabilities in order to Supervise business execution and make important decisions. Therefore, we appoint Member of the Board after discussing the balance of knowledge, experience and ability, diversity, and the appropriate number of directors.
Member of the Board consists of eight members, including five Member of the Board(Outside Director) with expertise (three of whom are independent Member of the Board(Outside Director)). We strive to ensure diversity by appointing two female independent Member of the Board(Outside Director). In addition, the four Audit and Supervisory Board Member members consist of one Audit and Supervisory Board Member(Standing), one Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member with a high level of expertise in accounting, and two Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member with a high level of expertise in law. Each member utilizes their experience, knowledge, and abilities to make multifaceted decisions and Supervise the execution of business.
Policy regarding independence of Member of the Board(Outside Director) and Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Please refer to the Corporate Governance Report for the independence standards of the Company's Member of the Board(Outside Director) and Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member.
Corporate Governance Report (620KB) (Updated July 2025)
Policy for appointment and dismissal of Representative Member of the Board, President Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO
In selecting and dismissing Representative Member of the Board Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO, a voluntary Nominating Advisory Committee chaired by an independent Member of the Board(Outside Director) will be established based on appropriate evaluations of the CEO's succession plan and company performance, etc., to ensure objectivity and transparency. After deliberation, Board of Directors will make a resolution.
Succession planning
Nominating Advisory Committee, chaired by Board of Directors of Directors and an independent Member of the Board(Outside Director), is a part of succession planning for the next generation of executives, including the Representative Member of the Board, Member of the Board Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO. Actively involved in the formulation and operation of management training programs.
In addition, we will appropriately Supervise the content of the program and the training of program participants through placement and appointment, based on management philosophy and business strategy.