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Furthermore, the company has decided on the selection of executive officers and their delegated duties, effective April 1, 2026. The director candidates include President and Representative Director Shishihiko Katsukawa, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Naoya Eiryo, Director and Executive Officers Koichi Sakamoto, Kazuhiko Kimoto, Kazuo Iriya, among others. Candidates for outside directors and audit and supervisory committee members have also been specified.\n\n### Details of Personnel Changes and Organizational Reforms\nThe names and assigned duties of new director candidates, reappointed and newly appointed executive officers, and new fellows are detailed. Information on directors and executive officers who will retire is also included, along with new candidates for substitute audit and supervisory committee members. Additionally, personnel changes at the department head level and appointments of presidents at group companies are announced. For organizational reforms in the Machinery Division, please refer to the separately published document.","jir_financial_highlights":"","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KobeSteel, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled date of the 173rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: Late June 2026\nExecutive personnel changes effective April 1, 2026\nPresident and Representative Director: Shishihiko Katsukawa (continuing)","jir_meta_title":"Kobe Steel, Ltd. 2026 Executive Personnel Announcement | Nomination of Director Candidates and Selection of Executive Officers for 173rd Annual General Meeting","jir_meta_description":"Kobe Steel, Ltd. has nominated director candidates and designated the representative director for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled in June 2026, and decided on the selection and delegated duties of executive officers effective April 1, 2026. 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