Corporate Governance Reason for Appointment as Directors
Reason for Appointment as Directors
Director
| Hiroshi Horikoshi | Having long supervised the overall sales business and served as a person in charge of sales of the domestic businesses and CEO at an overseas group company, Mr. Hiroshi Horikoshi has promoted the reinforcement and expansion of its business foundation at domestic and overseas. In addition, he currently serves as President and Representative Director, making decisions on important matters, managing and supervising management, and leading overall Group management at the head of the organization. The Company deems that he is well-suited to the role of promoting the business strategy of the Company and the Group, with the aim of improving profitability and expanding the business, and therefore nominates him as a Director. |
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| Satoshi Fujino | Having long engaged in the Devices business of the Company, Mr. Satoshi Fujino has served as a person in charge of sales of the Devices business and CEO at overseas group companies. As Director of the Company, he has ample experience and achievements, including his leadership of the Entrepreneur Business and his initiatives for developing new products and building new business models. The Company deems that he is well-suited to the role of driving the expansion of its business areas and of promoting the Electronic Solutions Business, and therefore nominates him as a Director. |
| Takehiko Akiyama | Having long engaged in the Devices business of the Company, Mr. Takehiko Akiyama has served as a person in charge of sales of the Devices business. As Executive Officer of the Company, he has ample experience and achievements, including his leadership of the Devices business, his development and promotion of new offerings and new business rights, and his initiatives for the maintenance and improvement of profitability in existing businesses. The Company deems that he is well-suited to the role of promote the expansion of our customer base in the Devices business and strengthen our partnerships with suppliers, thereby further strengthening our foundation, and therefore nominates him as a Director. |
| Hiroshi Imamura | Having long engaged in the Systems business of the Company, Mr. Hiroshi Imamura has served as a person in charge of sales of the Systems business. In addition to pursuing the enhancement of new products and expansion of business areas as Vice President of the Company, supervising the Systems business of the Group, he has ample experience and achievements. The Company deems that he is well-suited to the role of promoting the expansion of the Systems business and the reinforcement of relationships with group companies, and therefore nominates him as a Director. |
| Yuzo Nakada | Mr. Yuzo Nakada has leveraged his extensive experience in and insight into financial institutions to provide direction as the person in charge of the Business Administration Group, and to drive the strengthening of the corporate planning functions. As Director of the Company, he has ample experience and achievements, such as formulating and executing our financial strategy, and implementing initiatives to put in place and strengthen corporate governance and risk management systems. The Company deems that he is well-suited to the role of strengthening the business management system of the Company and the Group and promoting measures to enhance corporate value, and therefore nominates him as a Director. |
Outside Director
| Koji Kakinuma | Mr. Koji Kakinuma has provided beneficial opinions and statements especially on the management of the Company and enhancement of the supervisory function of the Board of Directors and of corporate governance from a fair and objective standpoint as an expert, in view of his high level of expertise and extensive experience as a certified public accountant. Going forward, the Company deems that he will contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of transparency in management. Therefore, the Company nominates him as a Outside Director. |
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| Eiko Kisogawa | Ms. Eiko Kisogawa has provided beneficial opinions and statements especially on the management of the Company and the enhancement of the functions of the Board of Directors from fair, objective and diverse standpoints, in view of her extensive experience and insights as a departmental manager at financial institutions and as a management executive at business entities. Going forward, the Company deems that she will contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of transparency in management. Therefore, the Company nominates her as a Outside Director. |
| Yoshisaburo Mogi | Mr. Yoshisaburo Mogi has provided beneficial opinions and statements especially on the management of the Company and the enhancement of the functions of the Board of Directors from fair, objective and diverse standpoints, in view of his extensive experience and insights as a management executive at financial institutions and business entities, among other experiences. Going forward, the Company deems that he will contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of transparency in management. Therefore, the Company nominates him as a Outside Director. |
| Katsuma Yagi | The Company expects that Mr. Katsuma Yagi will provide beneficial opinions and statements especially on decision-making in management of the Company and the supervisory function of management from fair, objective and diverse standpoints, in view of his extensive experience and insights as a technical officer at a listed company. Going forward, the Company deems that he will contribute to the maintenance and enhancement of transparency in management. Therefore, the Company nominates him as a Outside Director. |