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At the June shareholders meeting, 2 new directors and 2 resignations are planned. Organizational restructuring will also be implemented.","jir_summary":"### Summary of Personnel Changes\nSumitomo Corporation will implement personnel changes effective April 1, 2026, appointing 7 new executive officers, promoting 7 executive officers, and seeing 5 resignations. Additionally, at the June Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, 2 new directors will be proposed, 2 will resign, and 8 will be reappointed. Key executive role assignments will also change, and the election of representative directors is planned.\n\n### Details of Organizational Restructuring\nEffective April 1, 2026, organizational restructuring will be conducted including reorganization of the Internal Control and Internal Audit Group, strengthening of the DX and IT Group, reviewing the structure of the Finance, Accounting, and Risk Management Group, and reconfiguring the Urban Development and Media & Digital Groups. To strengthen coordination of energy and resource-related businesses, new Energy Business EVP and Resources EVP positions will be established to oversee related groups.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Newly Appointed Executive Officers: 7 (Unknown)\nNumber of Promoted Executive Officers: 7 (Unknown)\nNumber of Resigned Executive Officers: 5 (Unknown)\nNumber of Newly Appointed Directors (proposed at June Shareholders Meeting): 2 (Unknown)\nNumber of Resigned Directors (proposed at June Shareholders Meeting): 2 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SumitomoCorporation, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #OrganizationalRestructuring, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Newly Appointed Executive Officers: 7 (Effective April 1, 2026)\nNumber of Promoted Executive Officers: 7 (Effective April 1, 2026)\nNumber of Resigned Executive Officers: 5 (Effective March 31, 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Sumitomo Corporation Announces Executive Personnel Changes and Organizational Restructuring Effective April 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Sumitomo Corporation will implement appointments, promotions, and resignations of executive officers effective April 1, 2026, and announce director personnel changes planned for the June shareholders meeting. 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