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A total of 12 candidates, including 2 newly appointed outside directors, are scheduled for appointment.","jir_summary":"### Overview of the Appointment of Director Candidates\nEisai Co., Ltd. has decided on the director candidates to be submitted at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 17, 2026. The candidates total 12, including internal and outside directors, with 2 being newly appointed outside directors. Most existing directors are scheduled for reappointment, including the Chairman of the Board and chairpersons of various committees. The outside director candidates meet the requirements of the Companies Act Enforcement Regulations.\n\n### Profiles and Roles of Newly Appointed Director Candidates\nThe newly appointed outside director candidates are Koichi Kawana and Yuko Toyoda. Mr. Kawana has extensive management experience at JGC Corporation and serves as an outside director for multiple companies. Ms. Toyoda is a lawyer serving as a partner at a law firm and concurrently serves as an outside director for several companies. These appointments aim to strengthen governance and are expected to enhance the company's future management oversight system.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Director Candidates: 12 (Unknown)\nNumber of Newly Appointed Director Candidates: 2 (Unknown)\nScheduled Director Change Date: 2026-06-17 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#EisaiCoLtd, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Director Candidates: 12 (including reappointments)\nNumber of Newly Appointed Outside Director Candidates: 2\nScheduled Director Change Date: 2026-06-17","jir_meta_title":"Eisai Co., Ltd. to Appoint 12 Director Candidates at June 2026 Ordinary General Meeting","jir_meta_description":"Eisai Co., Ltd. plans to appoint 12 director candidates, including 2 newly appointed outside directors, at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 17, 2026, aiming to strengthen its management structure.","jir_og_title":"Eisai to Appoint Director Candidates at 2026 Ordinary General Meeting","jir_og_description":"Eisai Co., Ltd. will appoint 12 director candidates, including 2 newly appointed outside directors, at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 17, 2026.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":7482,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-37031","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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