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The effective date is scheduled for October 1, 2026. The appointees are Koichi Nakamura and Yuji Kusunoki, with concurrent positions at Rakuten Card and Rakuten Securities Holdings noted.","jir_summary":"### IR Highlights\nRakuten Bank, Ltd. resolved at its Board of Directors meeting to appoint executive officers. This personnel decision is positioned as part of the approval conditions related to the stock transfer subsidiary arrangement dated May 20, 2026, and the effective date is scheduled for October 1, 2026. The newly appointed executive officers are Koichi Nakamura (concurrently serving as President and CEO of Rakuten Card, Inc. and Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Rakuten Bank, Ltd., among other roles) and Yuji Kusunoki (concurrently serving as President and CEO of Rakuten Securities Holdings, Inc. and Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of Rakuten Bank, Ltd., among other roles).\n\n### Impact and Background\nThis personnel change is likely aligned with the group\u2019s Fintech strategy reorganization and subsidiary restructuring announced on the same day. The continuation of concurrent position arrangements appears intended to strengthen oversight in the fintech domain. Specific financial impacts are not stated in the document and remain Unknown, but the primary points concern operational management and execution of strategy.","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#RakutenBank, #ExecutivePersonnel, #FintechStrategy","jir_key_figures":"Names of newly appointed executive officers: Koichi Nakamura \/ Yuji Kusunoki\nScheduled effective date: 2026-10-01\nApproval conditions related to stock transfer: Published (this appointment is under those conditions)","jir_meta_title":"Rakuten Bank, Ltd. Confirms Executive Officer Appointments | Effective October 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Rakuten Bank, Ltd. resolved the appointment of executive officers at its Board meeting. The appointments of Koichi Nakamura and Yuji Kusunoki are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2026, supporting organizational alignment with the group's Fintech business reorganization.","jir_og_title":"Rakuten Bank, Ltd. 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