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The outgoing director is Kazuhiko Mori. A list of director nominees and executive officer nominees who will serve or be reappointed is provided. The annual general meeting of shareholders for this term is planned for mid-December 2026.","jir_summary":"### Overview\nHamamatsu Photonics announced on September 25 that the board of directors decided on the nominees for directors and the nominees for executive officers to be submitted for approval at the 79th ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held in mid-December 2026. The outgoing director is Kazuhiko Mori. Directors nominees include Masashi Maruno (President & Representative Director, reappointed), Hisaki Kato (President & Representative Director, reappointed as Vice President), Takayuki Suzuki (Representative Director, reappointed), Takeshi Nozaki (Director, reappointed), Naoto Toriyama (Director, reappointed), Kazue Kurihara (Outside Director, reappointed), Takuo Hirose (Outside Director, reappointed), Kaoru Minoshima (Outside Director, reappointed), and Takashi Kimura (Outside Director). Several individuals are planned as executive officers, with positions and areas of responsibility listed alongside their names.\n\n### Outlook and impact\nThis personnel changes proposal is presented on the premise of shareholder approval at the 2026 December fiscal year-end, and appears aimed at reinforcing the execution framework of the corporate strategy. Specific areas of responsibility are expected to be confirmed as of October 1, 2026, as noted in the notes. Including outside directors in the governance structure aligns with strengthening governance.","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HamamatsuPhotonicss, #OfficerAppointments","jir_key_figures":"Outgoing director: Kazuhiko Mori\nDirector nominees (reappointed): Masashi Maruno, Hisaki Kato, Takayuki Suzuki, Takeshi Nozaki, Naoto Toriyama, Kazue Kurihara, Takuo Hirose, Kaoru Minoshima, Takashi Kimura\nExecutive officer nominees (to be assigned responsibilities): Masashi Maruno, Hisaki Kato, Takayuki Suzuki, Takeshi Nozaki, Naoto Toriyama, Kazuya Suzuki, Hiroyuki Okada, Tomio Iwase, Koichi Nagumo, Shuichi Nagata, Haruyoshi Toyoda, Masato Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Takeda, Ritsu Ogasawara, Kazuhiro Ueno, Tomomichi Ishizuka, Naoto Uchiyama, Hisakazu Suzuki, Yasunori Horinouchi","jir_meta_title":"Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. \u2013 Notice of Director Nominees and Executive Officer Appointments (Planned) | September 2026","jir_meta_description":"Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. resolves on director nominees and executive officer nominees to be submitted to the ordinary general meeting of shareholders. 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