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The number of directors will increase to 13.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Executive Changes\nSkylark Holdings Co., Ltd. plans to resolve the change of representative director and president at the 15th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled on March 27, 2026. The current representative director and president COO, Mr. Minoru Kanaya, will retire, and Mr. Takuo Sato, Chairman of Hibari International Co., Ltd., is scheduled to be appointed as the new representative director and president COO. Mr. Kanaya is expected to become an advisor to the company.\n\n### New Director Candidates and Executive Structure\nAs new director candidates, external director Mr. Hideki Soeda and external audit and supervisory committee member candidate Mr. Iwao Hirano have been decided. The number of directors is planned to increase by one from the current 12 to 13. The new structure is scheduled to be established after March 27, 2026, and Mr. Makoto Tani will continue as representative director and chairman CEO.","jir_financial_highlights":"Representative Director and President Replacement: Scheduled appointment of Mr. Takuo Sato (Management structure change due to term expiration)\nNumber of Directors: 13 (scheduled) (Increase of 1 from current 12)\nNumber of New Director Candidates: 2 (Mr. Hideki Soeda, Mr. Iwao Hirano) (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SkylarkHoldings, #ExecutivePersonnel, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled Date of Representative Director and President Replacement: 2026-03-27\nNumber of Directors: 13 (Increase of 1)\nNumber of New Director Candidates: 2 (Mr. Hideki Soeda, Mr. Iwao Hirano)","jir_meta_title":"Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. 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