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Concurrently, Mr. Horie will lead internal activities with responsibility and authority for business execution.\n\n### Impact and Future Policy\nTo accelerate the development of business areas and discovery of new products outside the home-delivery pizza business, Mr. Horie will also be involved in transferring knowledge and know-how to employees and in education and human resource development. The withdrawal from IH Corporation will allow management resources to be reallocated to other areas, aiming to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term.","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#TaiyoBussanKaishaLtd, #ExecutivePersonnelChange","jir_key_figures":"Change in Mr. Takafumi Horie's responsibilities (Outside Director \u2192 Executive Director responsible for business execution)\nDecision to transfer all shares of IH Corporation (Share exchange basic agreement execution date: on or after 2026-04-24; completion date of transfer: Unknown)\nBackground: Re-evaluation of IH Corporation's future business strategy and investment return profile","jir_meta_title":"Taiyo Bussan Kaisha,Ltd. 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