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Formal decisions are expected after the 26th Ordinary General Meeting scheduled for mid-December 2026.\n\n### Section 2 Heading\nThis document describes the planned changes to the Representative Director position around mid-December 2026, including the appointment of Naaki Oikawa as new director and the departure of Masaaki Suzuki with advisory duties. For reference, the post-AGM director structure outline indicates internal and external positions, signaling a policy to strengthen the organization and governance.","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#no_share_buyback, #notice_of_officer_appointments","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled appointment date: mid-December 2026 (planned)\nScheduled departure date: mid-December 2026 (planned)\nNames and new\/old titles of new and departing directors will be listed in the appendix","jir_meta_title":"[CRi Middleware Co., Ltd.] Change of Representative Director and Officer Appointments | Mid-December 2026","jir_meta_description":"Notification of changes to the representative director and officer appointments. The timing for new and departing appointments is planned for mid-December 2026. 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