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Mr. Kawahara is scheduled to assume the position on April 1, 2026, and has experience serving as Executive Managing Director and General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and Export Department.\n\n### Background and Career of the Representative Director Candidate\nKoji Kawahara, born on February 3, 1961, has experience as an executive officer at Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd., and has served as an outside auditor and outside director at NTN Corporation. Since June 2023, he has served as an outside auditor of the company, became Managing Director and General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and Export Department in June 2024, and was appointed Executive Managing Director and General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and Export Department in May 2025.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Shares Owned: 300 shares (Unknown)\nScheduled Appointment Date: 2026-04-01 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#MatsumotoYushiSeiyakuCoLtd, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled Appointment Date as Representative Director: 2026-04-01\nNumber of Shares Owned by Koji Kawahara: 300 shares\nDate of Birth of Koji Kawahara: 1961-02-03","jir_meta_title":"Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co., Ltd.: Executive Managing Director Koji Kawahara Appointed Representative Director as of April 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of Koji Kawahara, Executive Managing Director and General Manager of the Sales Headquarters and Export Department, as Representative Director effective April 1, 2026, to strengthen its management structure. 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