Directors
Responsibilities of Directors
| Director | Title | Outside Director (notification to the stock exchange) |
Nominating and Compensation Committee (optional committee) |
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| Akio Nitori | Representative Director & Chairperson | ○ | |
| Toshiyuki Shirai | Representative Director & President | ○ | |
| Fumihiro Sudo | Director, Executive Officer & Vice President |
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| Fumiaki Matsumoto | Director, Executive Officer & Vice President |
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| Masanori Takeda | Director, General Manager of Global Merchandising Division General Manager of Global Sales Promotion Office in charge of Overseas Sales Business |
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| Hiromi Abiko | Director, General Manager of HR Education Division |
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| Takaaki Okano | Director | ||
| Sadayuki Sakakibara | Outside Director | ○ | |
| Yoshihiko Miyauchi | Outside Director | ○ | |
| Naoko Yoshizawa | Outside Director | ○ | ○ |
| Takao Kubo | Director Full-time Member of Audit& Supervisory Committee |
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| Yoshiyuki Izawa | Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member （Chairperson） |
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| Hisayoshi Ando | Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
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(As of May 19, 2022)
Akio Nitori
Representative Director & Chairperson
Born on March 5, 1944
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| Mar. 1972 | Founded the Company, Senior Managing Director |
| May 1978 | Representative Director & President of the Company |
| Feb. 2003 |
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| Nov. 2009 | Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. |
| May 2010 | Chairperson of DECOHOME CHINA Co., Ltd. |
| Aug. 2010 |
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| Aug. 2011 | Representative Director & President of Nitori Facility Co., Ltd. |
| May 2012 | Director & Chairperson of Nitori USA, Inc. |
| May 2014 |
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| Feb. 2016 | Representative Director & Chairperson (CEO) of the Company (current position) |
| May 2016 | Outside Director of KOHNAN SHOJI CO., LTD. (current position) |
| June 2016 | Chairperson of NITORI (CHINA) HOLDING Co., Ltd. |
| Mar. 2017 | Director & Senior Advisor of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. |
| May 2017 | Director & Senior Advisor of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. (current position) Outside Director of IZUMI Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Apr. 2018 | Director & Senior Advisor of HOME DECO CO., LTD. (current position) |
| Dec. 2018 | Director & Founder of N Plus Co., Ltd. |
| Feb. 2020 | Representative Director & Chairperson of N Plus Co., Ltd. (current position) Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Furniture Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Mar. 2020 | Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Apr. 2020 | Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Digital Base Co., Ltd. (current position)Reason for appointment |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr. Nitori founded the Company in 1972, and since then, aiming to achieve the Company’s Roman (vision), “to provide the foundation of prosperous home living to the global community,” and while always making the most of his excellent foresight and strong leadership, has led Nitori to grow from being one furniture store to one of the largest home furnishing chains in Japan. He is qualified as a director responsible for making decisions on management policies, corporate strategy and supervisory functions regarding business execution. |
Toshiyuki Shirai
Representative Director & President
Born on December 21, 1955
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| Apr. 1979 | Joined the Company |
| May 2001 | Director of the Company |
| May 2004 | Managing Director of the Company |
| May 2008 | Senior Managing Director of the Company |
| May 2010 | Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company |
| Aug. 2010 |
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| Dec. 2010 | Director & General Manager of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| May 2012 | Director of Nitori USA, Inc. |
| May 2014 |
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| Mar. 2015 | Representative Director & President of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. |
| May 2015 | Representative Director & Chairperson of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. |
| Feb. 2016 | Representative Director & President of the Company (current position) |
| Mar. 2017 |
Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. Chairperson of NITORI (CHINA) HOLDING Co., Ltd. Representative Director & Chairperson of HOME DECO CO., LTD. |
| Apr. 2017 | Chairperson of Nitori Taicang Trading & Logistics Co. Ltd. |
| June 2017 | External Director of KATITAS Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Dec. 2018 | Director of N Plus Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Mar. 2019 | Director of NITORI FURNITURE Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Feb. 2020 | Director of Nitori Co., Ltd. (current position) Chairperson of SIAM NITORI CO., LTD. (Thailand) |
| Mar. 2020 | Director of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| July 2020 | Director of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr. Shirai has had a broad range of business experience such as being involved in store operations, personnel, product development, logistics, and overseas business, and has abundant experience and knowledge related to overall management of the Group gained from serving positions such as Representative Director & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. from May 2014 to February 2020, and Representative Director &President of the Company from February 2016. |
Fumihiro Sudo
Director, Executive Officer & Vice President
Born on May 5, 1956
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| Mar. 1979 | Joined SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Sept. 2000 | Representative Director of KANSAI SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Apr. 2001 | Joined the Company |
| May 2005 | Executive Officer of the Company |
| May 2008 | Managing Director of the Company |
| May 2010 | Managing Executive Officer & General Manager of Store Development Division of the Company |
| May 2014 | Senior Managing Director & General Manager of Store Development Division of the Company |
| Aug. 2018 | Director & Vice President, General Manager of Store Development Division of the Company |
| Apr. 2019 | Director & Vice President, in charge of Store Development and National Sales Business of the Company |
| May 2019 | Director of Nitori Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Feb. 2020 | Director, Executive Officer & Vice President of the Company（current position)General Manager of Business System Improvement Office |
| Jan. 2021 | Chairperson, SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Mar. 2021 | Chairperson and Representative Director of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr. Sudo has abundant business experience, including store development operations, and has abundant experience and knowledge related to overall management gained from serving positions such as Vice President from August 2018. As the Chairperson and Representative Director of SHIMACHU CO., LTD., he is currently tasked with executing a smooth integration of business and creating synergies that would maximize the corporate value of both companies. |
Fumiaki Matsumoto
Director, Executive Officer & Vice President
Born on December 8, 1958
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| Apr. 1981 | Joined NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Aug. 2008 | President of Nissan Motor Ibèrica, S.A., (Spain) |
| Apr. 2010 | President of Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company(China） |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Vice President of NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. (Corporate Officer) |
| Jun. 2014 | Director of NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| Sept. 2018 | Joined the Company Executive Officer & Vice President of the Company |
| Nov. 2018 | Executive Officer & Vice President, Project Leader of Japan-China Global Business Development Project of the Company |
| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer & Vice President of the Company, in charge of Overseas Sales Business and Logistics Division |
| May 2019 | Director & Vice President, Project Leader of Japan-China Global Business Development Project of the Company, in charge of Overseas Sales Business and Logistics Division |
| Feb. 2020 | Director, Executive Officer & Vice President, General Manager of Global Sales Promotion Office of the Company, in charge of Overseas Sales Business and Logistics Division |
| July 2020 | Director, Executive Officer & Vice President of the Company (current position) Representative Director & Chairperson of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr.Matsumoto has abundant experience and knowledge in the global manufacturing/production control and sales business, as well as overall corporate management, and has been in charge of promoting logistics business of the Company on a global scale as Vice President since September 2018. |
Masanori Takeda
Director
General Manager of Global Merchandising Division
General Manager of Global Sales Promotion Office In charge of Overseas Sales Business
Born on Januery 10, 1966
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| Mar. 2004 | Joined the Company |
| May 2014 |
Executive Officer of the Company Merchandising Manager of Furniture Department of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2015 |
Executive Officer of the Company General Manager of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| May 2016 |
Senior Executive Officer of the Company General Manager of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| May 2017 |
Managing Director of the Company Managing Director & General Manager of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| Aug. 2018 | Director & General Manager of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2018 | Managing Director & General Manager of Global Merchandising Division of the Company |
| Dec. 2018 | Representative Director & President of N Plus Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Managing Director, in charge of Global Product Development, Inventory Control, Procurement Division and Deco Home Business of the Company |
| Feb. 2020 | Director & General Manager of Global Merchandising Division of the Company Representative Director & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| July 2020 | Director & General Manager of Global Merchandising Division, General Manager of Global Sales Promotion Office of the Company (current position) In charge of Overseas Sales Business (current position) Representative Director & Chairperson of HOME DECO CO., LTD. (current position) Chairperson of NITORI (CHINA) HOLDING Co., Ltd. (current position) Chairperson of Nitori Taicang Trading & Logistics Co. Ltd. (current position) Chairperson of SIAM NITORI CO., LTD. (Thailand) (current position) |
| Reasons for the appointment for Director: |
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| Mr. Takeda has abundant business experience and keen business insight owing to his broad experience in major operations of the Store Operations Division, Recruitment Division, and Merchandising Division, etc. and contributes to the promotion of product development and the expansion of overseas product procurement and sales channels as Director & General Manager of Global Merchandising Division of the Company. In addition, he assumed the position as Representative Director & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. from February 2020. |
Hiromi Abiko
Director
General Manager of HR Education Division
Born on February 13,1961
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| Nov. 1984 | Joined the Company |
| May 2007 | Seasonal Buyer Manager of Merchandising Division of the Company |
| July 2015 | Executive Officer of the Company Manager of Coordinated Merchandise Planning Section, Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| May 2017 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company Manager of Coordinated Merchandise Planning Section, Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| Nov. 2018 | Senior Executive Officer, in charge of Global Coordinated Merchandise Planning, Global Merchandising Division of the Company Acting General Manager of Merchandising Division and Manager of Coordinated Merchandise Planning Section,Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| Feb. 2019 | Senior Executive Officer, in charge of Coordinated Merchandise Planning, Global Merchandising Division of the Company Manager of Planning Group, Merchandising Division, and Manager of Coordinated Product Planning Section,Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| May 2020 | Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Coordinated Merchandise Planning, Global Merchandising Division of the Company Manager of Planning Group, Merchandising Division, and Manager of Coordinated Product Planning Section, Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd. |
| Mar. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer & General Manager of HR Education Division of the Company |
| May 2021 | Director & General Manager of HR Education Division of the Company (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Ms.Abiko has abundant business experience and insight gained from her extensive work experience in the planning, development and coordination of products as well as her engagement in the activities of the Diversity Promotion Committee. The candidate is also currently responsible for promoting HR education and cultivating corporate culture towards achieving the medium- to long-term plan of the Company. |
Takaaki Okano
Director
Born on December 25, 1972
| Career summary | |
|---|---|
| July 2003 | Joined SHIMACHU HOME’S CO., LTD. |
| Sept. 2007 | Joined SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Aug. 2009 | General Manager of Furniture Sales Department of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Mar. 2010 | General Manager of Furniture Product Department of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| July 2012 | General Manager of Human Resources Department of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Sept. 2013 | Executive Officer & General Manager of Human Resources Department of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Nov. 2014 | Director & General Manager of Human Resources Department of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Sept. 2015 | Director & General Manager of General Affairs Department of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Aug. 2017 | Director & General Manager of President’s Office of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. |
| Nov. 2017 | President and Representative Director of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. (current position) |
| May 2021 | Director of the Company (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr.Okano has abundant experience and deep insight gained from his engagement in sales and administrative divisions at SHIMACHU CO., LTD., and has also displayed his capability for overall management as its President and Representative Director since November 2017. Believing that he will continue to be needed to achieve a smooth integration of the management of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. and the Company. |
Sadayuki Sakakibara
Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Born on March 22, 1943
| Career summary | |
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| Apr. 1967 | Joined Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd.（currently Toray Industries, Inc.） |
| June 2002 | President and Representative Member of the Board of Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd. |
| June 2010 | Chairman and Representative Member of the Board of Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd. Outside Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| June 2012 | Outside Director of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation(current position) |
| June 2013 | Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd. |
| June 2014 | Chairman of Japan Business Federation(Keidanren) Chairman of the Board of Toray Industries, Inc. |
| June 2018 | Honorary Chairman of Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)(current position) |
| Mar. 2019 | Outside Director of SHIMANO INC.（current position) |
| May 2019 | Outside Director of the Company (current position) |
| Dec. 2019 | Outside Director of Japan Investment Corporation (current position) |
| June 2020 | Outside Director and Chairman of the Board of The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr.Sakakibara has abundant experience and deep insight gained from his extensive years of engaging in management of Toray Industries, Inc. and has served in important positions such as Chairman of Japan Business Federation (Keidanren). He has been actively expressing his opinions as to the strengthening of overall management at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and playing his proper role as an Outside Director in the supervision of business execution. For these reasons, We believing that he will contribute to further enhancement of our corporate governance by providing appropriate supervision and useful advice for the Company’s overall management. Tenure as Outside Director ：3 years (at the conclusion of the 50th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders) |
Yoshihiko Miyauchi
Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Born on September 13,1935
| Career summary | |
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| Aug. 1960 | Joined Nichimen & Co., Ltd. (currently Sojitz Corporation) |
| Apr. 1964 | Joined Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently ORIX Corporation) |
| Mar. 1970 | Director of Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 1980 | Representative Executive Officer,President and Chief Executive Officer of Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., Group CEO |
| Apr. 2000 | Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ORIX Corporation, Group CEO |
| June 2003 | Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Corporation, Group CEO |
| Apr. 2006 | Outside Director of ACCESS CO., Ltd. (current position) |
| June 2014 | Senior Chairman of ORIX Corporation (current position) |
| June 2017 | Outside Director of Calbee, Inc. (current position) |
| Oct. 2019 | Outside Director of RAKSUL INC. (current position) |
| May 2020 | Outside Director of the Company (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr.Miyauchi has abundant experience and deep insight in corporate management gained from his extensive years of engaging in management of ORIX Corporation. He has been actively expressing his opinions on our medium- to long-term plan, management strategy, and other matters, at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and playing his proper role as an Outside Director in the supervision of business execution. For these reasons, We believing that he will continue to provide appropriate supervision for the business execution of the Company and useful advice from a broader perspective for the Company’s overall management. Tenure as Outside Director: 2 year (at the conclusion of the 50th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders) |
Naoko Yoshizawa
Outside Director*Independent Outside Director
Born on May 29, 1964
| Career summary | |
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| Aug. 1988 | Joined Fujitsu Limited |
| Sept. 2009 | Vice President of Mobile Phones Unit of Fujitsu Limited |
| Oct. 2011 | Head of Global Research & Development Center of Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. |
| Apr. 2016 | Deputy Head of Advanced System Research & Development Unit and Head of AI Promotion Office of Fujitsu Limited |
| Apr. 2017 | Corporate Executive Officer and Head of AI Platform Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited |
| Apr. 2018 | Corporate Executive Officer, EVP and Vice Head of Digital Services Business of Fujitsu Limited |
| Sept. 2018 | Corporate Executive Officer, EVP of Fujitsu Limited, CEO of FUJITSU Intelligence Technology Ltd. |
| Nov. 2019 | Corporate Executive Officer, EVP and Evangelist of Digital Software & Solutions Business Group of Fujitsu Limited |
| May 2021 | Outside Director of the Company (current position) |
| June 2021 | Outside Director of Yamaha Corporation (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Ms.Yoshizawa has extensive insight and experience in corporate management gained from her years of holding key positions in a range of business fields at Fujitsu Limited, including driving the company’s DX (digital transformation). We believing that she will make use of her insight and experience to contribute to improving the Company’s IT readiness for promoting DX as well as to provide appropriate supervision and useful advice for the Company’s overall management, and thereby appropriately exercise her duties as an Outside Director. Tenure as Outside Director: 1 year (at the conclusion of the 50th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders) |
Takao Kubo
Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (full-time)
Born on January 14, 1946
| Career summary | |
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| Dec. 1977 | Joined the Company |
| Feb. 1989 | General Manager of Management Policy Office of the Company |
| May 1993 | Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company |
| May 2001 | Director & General Manager of Management Planning Office of the Company |
| Apr. 2003 | Director & General Manager of President’s Office of the Company |
| May 2004 | Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company |
| Aug. 2010 |
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| May 2016 | Director (Full-time Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee) of the Company (current position) |
| Apr. 2021 | Corporate Auditor of SHIMACHU Co., LTD (current position) |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr. Kubo has considerable knowledge regarding finance and accounting and has abundant experience covering the overall management gained form serving positions of Director & Corporate Auditor as the Company. |
Yoshiyuki Izawa
Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Chairperson)
Born on February 10, 1948
| Career summary | |
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| Apr. 1970 | Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| Sept. 1997 | President of MITSUI & CO. DEUTSCHLAND GMBH |
| June 2000 | Director and General Manager of Informative Industry Division of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| June 2004 | Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Osaka Office of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2007 | Senior Executive Managing Officer of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| June 2007 | Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2008 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 2009 | President and Representative Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| May 2015 | Representative Director & Chairperson of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2021 | Chairperson of the Board of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr. Izawa has abundant experience and deep insight in management gained from his extensive years of engaging in management of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. In addition, based on the knowledge gained while leading the management of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., we believe that he will provide useful advice on our corporate governance system and compliance system not only from the perspective of a manager but also from the perspective of an investor. |
Hisayoshi Ando
Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Born on April 24, 1960
| Career summary | |
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| Apr. 1983 | Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| July 2005 | Head of Iron and Steel Division of Manufacturing Industries Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| July 2007 | Head of Secretariat General Policy Division, Commissioner of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| July 2008 | Head of Economic and Industrial Policy Division of Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Dec. 2008 | Head of Policy Planning and Coordination Division of Minister's Secretariat of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Sept. 2009 | Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| July 2010 | Head of Natural Resources and Fuel Department of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| June 2013 | Head of Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| July 2015 | Director-General of Commerce and Information Policy Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| July 2017 | Commissioner of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| July 2019 | Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| July 2021 | Retired from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Reason for appointment |
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| Mr. Ando has held important positions including Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and we believe that his abundant experience and professional insight will be utilized to strengthen our corporate governance and compliance system. Although he has never directly taken part in corporate management, he is expected to fulfill his duties as Outside Director appropriately for the reason above. |
- Note1：The Company has introduced an executive officer system to clearly separate management’s decision-making function and business execution function for more efficient and expedited management and to respond to changes in the business environment promptly and appropriately. The Company has the following 27 executive officers:
| Executive Vice President: | Fumihiro Sudo, Fumiaki Matsumoto |
| Managing Executive Officers: | Mitsuru Oki,Manabu Nakamura,Hiroshi Nagai,Kazuyuki Hashimoto, Junichi Yoshima |
| Senior Executive Officers: | Isao Arai,Tsuyoshi Okamura,Hiroki Murabayashi,Yoshihisa Sato,Kenichiro Aoya |
| Executive Officers: | Tadashi Kudo,Soichi Oda,Akio Igarashi,Eri Ablet,Toshinao Matsushima,Ei Sugiura, Harumi Sawai,Akihiro Kushida,Koichiro Oshima,Tadahiro Hosokawa,Kazuya Orimoto, Toshinori Arai,Masaomi Zenji,Kazuya Tsukada |
| As of May 21,2022 |
The forecasts and projected operating results contained in this report are based on information available at the time of preparation, and thus involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of a variety of factors.
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