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Current Representative Director and President Ryotaro Nakayama will remain a representative director; the board resolved to optimize executive roles while maintaining a co-CEO structure, with the change effective December 17, 2026. The biography lists extensive experience including Recruit Staffing, Innovation, and CyberAgent.","jir_summary":"### Key Personnel Points\nThe Company has resolved to implement a personnel change to optimize the representative director roles while continuing a co-CEO structure, aiming for sustainable growth and enhancement of corporate value. Fumiaki Kiuchi is scheduled to become the new Representative Director and President, while current Representative Director and President Ryotaro Nakayama will retain his status as a representative director. The new structure is planned to be formally decided and take effect on December 17, 2026. Kiuchi has extensive experience at Recruit Staffing, Innovation, and CyberAgent, and joined the Company as a representative director in December 2024.\n\n### Future Structure and Schedule\nThe biography of the incoming Representative Director and President demonstrates diverse management experience. By maintaining the co-CEO framework and optimizing role allocation, the Company seeks to enhance corporate value. The change is scheduled for December 17, 2026, and will be formally decided following the election resolution of directors at the 14th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Makuake, #ExecutivePersonnel","jir_key_figures":"Incoming Representative Director and President: Fumiaki Kiuchi (Date of Birth: February 19, 1979)\nCurrent Representative Director and President: Ryotaro Nakayama (No new information on post-change position)\nScheduled date of change: 2026-12-17","jir_meta_title":"Makuake: Incoming Representative Director and President Scheduled\uff5cDecember 17, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Makuake announces a change in its representative director roles. Fumiaki Kiuchi is scheduled to become Representative Director and President, while current Ryotaro Nakayama will continue. 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