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Multiple promotions, new appointments, and retirements of executive officers are also planned.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Changes in Directors and Executive Officers\nDaido Steel Co., Ltd. resolved at the Board of Directors meeting on February 24, 2026, to change its directors and executive officers effective from the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in late June 2026. Noriko Kawakami will be newly appointed as an Outside Director, while Director Satoshi Kajita will retire and assume the position of President at Daido DM Solutions Co., Ltd. For executive officers, Kunio Matsuo will be promoted to Senior Executive Officer, and Hiroshi Endo, Tomonori Yamaguchi, Mikio Saito, and Kenichiro Saito will be newly appointed. Meanwhile, Shin Takamiya is scheduled to retire in late June 2026 and assume the presidency of Shimomura Special Steel Co., Ltd.\n\n### Post-Change Executive Structure and Future Outlook\nFollowing these changes, the director structure will have Takeshi Ishiguro as Chairman and Tetsuya Shimizu as President, along with a new executive team that includes Vice Presidents, Senior Directors, and Outside Directors. Executive officers will also be refreshed with new and promoted members, including heads of critical divisions such as Corporate Planning and ESG promotion. These changes aim to strengthen management and accelerate business initiatives.","jir_financial_highlights":"New Director Candidate: Noriko Kawakami (scheduled to be appointed as Outside Director) (New Appointment)\nDirector Resignation: Satoshi Kajita (scheduled to retire in late June 2026) (Resignation)\nExecutive Officer Promotion: Kunio Matsuo (scheduled promotion to Senior Executive Officer) (Promotion)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#DaidoSteel, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"New Outside Director Candidate: Noriko Kawakami (scheduled to assume office in late June 2026)\nDirector Resignation: Satoshi Kajita (scheduled to retire in late June 2026)\nExecutive Officer Promotion: Kunio Matsuo (scheduled promotion to Senior Executive Officer on 2026-04-01)","jir_meta_title":"Daido Steel Announces Director and Executive Officer Changes for June 2026","jir_meta_description":"Daido Steel Co., Ltd. has decided on changes to directors and executive officers effective from the Annual General Meeting in late June 2026, including the appointment of a new Outside Director and several executive officer promotions and new appointments.","jir_og_title":"Daido Steel Announces Changes in Directors and Executive Officers","jir_og_description":"Director and executive officer changes to be implemented in June 2026, including appointing a new Outside Director and refreshing the executive team through promotions and appointments.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":8070,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-30842","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n