Announcement Regarding Executive Personnel Changes
At today's Board of Directors meeting, executive personnel changes to be proposed at the 75th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 26, 2026, were resolved. Mr. Tatsuya Niwa and Ms. Mieko Okita have been selected as director candidates, while two Audit & Supervisory Committee members, Mr. Hiroshi Takeuchi and Mr. Takao Fujikawa, are scheduled to retire.
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We hereby announce that at today's Board of Directors meeting, resolutions were passed regarding executive personnel changes to be proposed at the 75th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 26, 2026. These executive appointments are planned to be formally decided upon approval at the said General Meeting of Shareholders.
We also announce that, upon the conclusion of the said General Meeting of Shareholders, two directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee members will retire due to the expiration of their terms.
1. Changes in Directors
(1) Names and Brief Biographies of Director Candidates
Name (Date of Birth)
Biography
Tatsuya Niwa (Born January 20, 1974)
April 1996: Joined Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
April 2004: Joined Niwa Trust Co., Ltd.
April 2006: Appointed Representative Director and President of Niwa Trust Co., Ltd.
April 2013: Registered as a Certified Public Tax Accountant
March 2018: Registered as a Real Estate Appraiser
December 2022: Appointed Representative Director and President of Niwa Holdings Co., Ltd. (present position)
Present
Mieko Okita (Born August 7, 1975)
April 2000: Appointed Prosecutor
April 2013: Registered as an Attorney, joined Shimada Law Office (present position)
June 2019: Outside Director of Chimney Co., Ltd.
June 2023: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Gijutsu Shokei Kiko Co., Ltd. (present position)
Present
*1. There are no special interests between Mr. Niwa, Ms. Okita, and our company.
*2. Mr. Niwa and Ms. Okita are candidates for outside directors as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Companies Act.
Furthermore, both individuals meet the requirements for independent officers based on the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., and are scheduled to be reported to the said exchange as independent officers.
(2) Scheduled Appointment Date
June 26, 2026
2. Retirement of Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
(1) Names of Retiring Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Takao Fujikawa
(2) Scheduled Retirement Date
June 26, 2026
We also announce that, upon the conclusion of the said General Meeting of Shareholders, two directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee members will retire due to the expiration of their terms.
1. Changes in Directors
(1) Names and Brief Biographies of Director Candidates
Name (Date of Birth)
Biography
Tatsuya Niwa (Born January 20, 1974)
April 1996: Joined Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
April 2004: Joined Niwa Trust Co., Ltd.
April 2006: Appointed Representative Director and President of Niwa Trust Co., Ltd.
April 2013: Registered as a Certified Public Tax Accountant
March 2018: Registered as a Real Estate Appraiser
December 2022: Appointed Representative Director and President of Niwa Holdings Co., Ltd. (present position)
Present
Mieko Okita (Born August 7, 1975)
April 2000: Appointed Prosecutor
April 2013: Registered as an Attorney, joined Shimada Law Office (present position)
June 2019: Outside Director of Chimney Co., Ltd.
June 2023: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Gijutsu Shokei Kiko Co., Ltd. (present position)
Present
*1. There are no special interests between Mr. Niwa, Ms. Okita, and our company.
*2. Mr. Niwa and Ms. Okita are candidates for outside directors as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 15 of the Companies Act.
Furthermore, both individuals meet the requirements for independent officers based on the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., and are scheduled to be reported to the said exchange as independent officers.
(2) Scheduled Appointment Date
June 26, 2026
2. Retirement of Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
(1) Names of Retiring Directors Who Are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Takao Fujikawa
(2) Scheduled Retirement Date
June 26, 2026