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The purpose is to establish a new group structure following the business integration.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Change in Representative Director\nHino Motors, Ltd. resolved at its Board of Directors meeting on January 29, 2026, to change the Representative Director and President effective April 1, 2026. This decision aims to renew the Group management structure and drive corporate transformation in view of the business integration with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation scheduled for April 2026, resulting in becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the newly established holding company ARCHION Corporation. Current Representative Director and President Akira Ogiso will retire on the same date, and Naoki Sato is scheduled to assume the position.\n\n### Background and Outlook for the New Representative Director\nNaoki Sato, born on January 26, 1967, joined Hino Motors in April 1989. Since then, he has held positions including General Manager of the Mid- to Long-term Product Strategy Department, Executive Officer, Head of Strategy and Planning, and COO of Japan Business. Since June 2023, he has served as Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer. With his appointment as Representative Director, he is expected to lead global business promotion and corporate transformation under the new group structure.","jir_financial_highlights":"Scheduled Date of Assumption as Representative Director: 2026\u5e744\u67081\u65e5 (Unknown)\nName of New Representative Director: Naoki Sato (Unknown)\nNumber of Shares Owned by New Representative Director: 0.8 thousand shares (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HinoMotorsLtd, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled Date of Assumption as Representative Director: 2026\u5e744\u67081\u65e5\nNew Representative Director: Naoki Sato\nNumber of Shares Owned by New Representative Director: 0.8 thousand shares","jir_meta_title":"Hino Motors Announces Change of Representative Director and President Effective April 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Hino Motors is scheduled to change its Representative Director and President from Akira Ogiso to Naoki Sato effective April 1, 2026, aiming to establish a new group structure following a business integration.","jir_og_title":"Hino Motors Announces Change of Representative Director and President (Effective April 1, 2026)","jir_og_description":"Hino Motors plans to appoint Naoki Sato as Representative Director and President effective April 1, 2026, targeting global business promotion under the new structure.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":8892,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-21631","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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