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Michio Ueguri and Akihiko Fukai are expected to assume roles as the new representative directors. Approval of the share exchange agreement at an extraordinary shareholders meeting and obtaining required regulatory approvals are set as conditions precedent.","jir_summary":"### Design of the Business Integration Framework\nThe Gunma Bank, Ltd. and Dai-yon Hokuetsu Financial Group Co., Ltd. plan a business integration by means of a share exchange effective April 1, 2027. This is conditional on approval of the share exchange agreement at an extraordinary shareholders meeting and obtaining the necessary permits and approvals from relevant authorities. The holding company is expected to change its trade name to Gunma Niigata Financial Group.\n\n### Change of Representative Directors and Future Governance\nA change of representative directors is scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2027. Assuming the appointment of Michio Ueguri and Akihiko Fukai as representative directors of Gunma Niigata Financial Group, current executives will transition from their existing positions at each company into the new governance structure. Upon approval at the extraordinary shareholders meeting, the share exchange will become effective.","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#NoShareBuyback, #ExecutivePersonnel","jir_key_figures":"New representative director candidates: Michio Ueguri, Akihiko Fukai\nPlanned effective date of new governance: 2027-04-01\nExtraordinary shareholders meeting: Scheduled for 2026-12-23 (condition precedent to these appointments)","jir_meta_title":"The Gunma Bank: New Representative Directors and Appointments Ahead of Business Integration\uff5cEffective April 1, 2027","jir_meta_description":"Overview of the board appointments and changes to representative directors at the holding company formed through the business integration of The Gunma Bank and Dai-yon Hokuetsu Financial Group, including conditions for approval at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, expected timeline, and next steps.","jir_og_title":"Executive Appointments and New Governance at The Gunma Bank Related to Business Integration\uff5cApril 2027","jir_og_description":"Summary of the post-merger governance structure and scheduled changes to representative directors, including shareholders' meeting approval conditions and timeline.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":7716,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-151500","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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