LY Corporation
Notice Regarding Change of Representative Director and Appointment of Director Candidates and Substitute Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Director Candidates
At the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 19, 2026, Chairman and Representative Director Kentaro Kawabe will retire, and new director candidates including Ryosuke Sakagami and Motokazu Tamatsuka are scheduled to be appointed.
Key Figures
- Scheduled Retirement Date of Chairman and Representative Director: 2026-06-19
- Number of Director Candidates: 5 (2 reappointments, 3 new appointments)
- Number of Outside Director Candidates: 3 (Motokazu Tamatsuka, Aki Shimizu, Hiroshi Tobita)
AI要約
Overview of Executive Changes
LINE Yahoo Corporation has decided that Kentaro Kawabe, Chairman and Representative Director, will retire upon the expiration of his term at the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 19, 2026. At the same meeting, it is planned to reappoint Tsuyoshi Idezawa as Representative Director and CEO, and to appoint Ryosuke Sakagami, Senior Executive Officer and CFO, and Motokazu Tamatsuka as new director candidates. Mr. Tamatsuka will be registered as an independent officer as an outside director candidate.
Appointment of Audit & Supervisory Committee Members and Substitute Members
Regarding director candidates for the Audit & Supervisory Committee, it is planned to reappoint outside director Yuko Takahashi and newly appoint Aki Shimizu. Ms. Shimizu has experience as a judge and prosecutor and has served as an outside director at multiple listed companies. Hiroshi Tobita is planned to be newly appointed as a substitute Audit & Supervisory Committee member candidate and will also be registered as an independent officer. These appointments aim to strengthen the governance structure.
