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The Board will maintain its current structure of ten directors, including President and CEO Nobuteru Suzuki, Executive Vice President Keiichi Nakabayashi, and five outside directors. The outside directors will be registered as independent officers as defined by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nThis personnel change indicates the continuation of the existing management structure aimed at maintaining management stability. In particular, the ongoing appointment of independent outside directors is expected to continue strengthening corporate governance. Investors are not expected to face significant changes, and business promotion under the current management team is anticipated.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Directors: 10 (All Reappointed)\nPresident and CEO: Nobuteru Suzuki (Reappointed)\nOutside Directors (Independent Officers): 5 (All Reappointed)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#WorldCoLtd, #BoardOfDirectorsChange, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Directors: 10 (All Reappointed)\nOutside Directors (Independent Officers): 5 (All Reappointed)\nScheduled Date of Annual General Meeting: 2026-05-28","jir_meta_title":"World Co., Ltd. Confirms Reappointment of All Directors in 2026, Maintaining Management Structure","jir_meta_description":"World Co., Ltd. has confirmed the reappointment of all directors, including President and CEO Nobuteru Suzuki, at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for May 28, 2026, continuing a stable management structure.","jir_og_title":"World Co., Ltd. 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