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Chairman Yasuyuki Imai will be appointed Special Advisor to the Board and plans to retire as a director upon the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2026. Jun Hariba, currently Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and COO, will move to the position of Chairman of the Board and jointly lead management with Junichi Miyagawa, Representative Director, President and CEO. Concurrently, an organizational restructuring will be carried out integrating and renaming the Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, and Technology divisions to establish a next-generation management framework.\n\n### Background and Outlook of the Personnel Changes\nThese personnel changes are part of a strategic effort to strengthen and establish a next-generation management system, which has been underway since 2024. The new executive officer structure clearly defines responsibility areas for each business division to enhance management efficiency and accelerate strategic initiatives. The directors scheduled for resignation will retire upon the expiration of their terms at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2026. Through these changes, SoftBank aims to reinforce its management foundation to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term.","jir_financial_highlights":"Change in Representative Director and Chairman: Effective April 1, 2026 (Mr. Yasuyuki Imai to become Special Advisor to the Board; Mr. Jun Hariba to assume position of Chairman of the Board)\nExecutive Officer Structure Changes: Effective April 1, 2026 (Integration and renaming of the Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, and Technology divisions)\nScheduled Director Resignations: At conclusion of the 40th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled in June 2026 (Mr. Yasuyuki Imai and Mr. Kazuhiko Fujiwara to resign upon expiration of term)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SoftBankCorp, #ExecutivePersonnel, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Date of Representative Director Change: April 1, 2026\nScheduled Director Resignation Date: June 2026 (at conclusion of the 40th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)\nDate of Organizational Restructuring: April 1, 2026","jir_meta_title":"SoftBank Corp. 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