Directors and Executive Members
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
| Name | Position |
Attribute |
Term of Office |
Expertise and experience *1 | |||||||
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Corporate management / sustainability |
Financial accounting / finance |
Sales / marketing |
R&D / production / DX |
Global |
Internal control / |
human capital/ |
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Yuichiro Haruyama | Representatve Director, President and CEO |
1 year | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
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Kazuya Kondo | Director, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President |
1 year | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Tatsuya Sasaki | Outside Director | 4 years | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Kaku Yoshisato | Outside Director | 2 years | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
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Akiko Ikeda | Outside Director |
Independence | 2 years | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
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Eiji Ogawa*2 | Outside Director |
Independence | ー | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
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Noriya Yokota*2 | Outside Director |
Independence | ー | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
*1 The matrix indicates up to three skills (except for Representative Director, President & CEO) for each of the Directors (candidates). It does not show all skills possessed by each.
*2 Appointed as Outside Director in June 2026.
Matrix of Audit & Supervisory Board Members’ Skills
| Name | Position |
Attribute |
Term of Office |
Expertise and experience *1 | ||||
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Finance / accounting |
Legal affairs / compliance |
Cooperate management |
Risk Management/ |
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Masami Kashiwakura | Audit and Supervisory Board Member(Standing) | 2 years | ○ | ○ | |||
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Masaki Ueno | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Independence | 2 years | ○ | ○ | ||
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Mariko Sugawara | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Independence | 1 year | ○ | ○ | ||
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Masafumi Tanabu | Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Independence | 1 year | ○ | ○ | ||
*1 The matrix indicates up to two skills for each of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members. It does not show all skills possessed by each.
Thoughts on the appointment of Member of the Board
Board of Directors believes that in order to Supervise business operations and make important decisions, it is necessary to have members with diverse knowledge, diverse experience, and diverse and advanced capabilities. Therefore, we select Member of the Board after discussing the balance of knowledge, experience, and capabilities, as well as diversity and the appropriate number of members.
Member of the Board consists of seven members, including five Member of the Board(Outside Director) with specialized expertise (three of whom are independent Member of the Board(Outside Director)). Audit and Supervisory Board Member consists of four members: one Audit and Supervisory Board Member(Standing), one Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member with high expertise in accounting, and two Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member with high expertise in law. They leverage their respective experience, knowledge, and abilities to make multifaceted decisions and Supervise business operations.
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 (604KB) (Updated July 2026)
Policy on the Appointment and Dismissal of the Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
In selecting and dismissing Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer (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.