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Executive Managing Director Hiroyuki Hikizuma transferred from Sales to oversight of the Piping Materials Division and Environmental Systems Division.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Changes in Responsibilities of Directors and Executive Officers\nAt the Board of Directors meeting held on March 30, 2026, changes in responsibilities of directors and executive officers effective April 1, 2026 were resolved. Major changes include Executive Managing Director Hiroyuki Hikizuma transferring from Sales to oversight of the Piping Materials Division and Environmental Systems Division; Director Susumu Yasuno changing from Head of Administration Headquarters to Management; and Director Shinji Matsuo changing from Head of Environmental Systems Division to oversight of both Environmental Systems Division and Piping Materials Division. Among executive officers, Hiroshi Taneda was promoted from Deputy Head of Administration Headquarters and General Affairs Manager to Head of Administration Headquarters, and Takashi Murase assumed the position of Head of Environmental Systems Division from Deputy General Manager of the same division.\n\n### Details of Personnel Changes and Future Impact\nAs a personnel change, Toshihiro Aizawa assumed the role of Deputy General Manager of Environmental Systems Division. These changes in responsibilities aim to improve organizational efficiency and strengthen division oversight, contributing to the reinforcement of the management structure. Specific impacts on business performance and numerical details have not been disclosed and remain unclear.","jir_financial_highlights":"Changes in Directors' Responsibilities: 3 persons (Effective April 1, 2026)\nChanges in Executive Officers' Responsibilities: 3 persons (Effective April 1, 2026)\nPersonnel Changes: 1 person (Effective April 1, 2026)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#AutechCorporation, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Directors with Changed Responsibilities: 3 persons (Effective April 1, 2026)\nNumber of Executive Officers with Changed Responsibilities: 3 persons (Effective April 1, 2026)\nNumber of Personnel Changes: 1 person (Effective April 1, 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Autech Corporation Announces Changes in Directors and Executive Officers\u2019 Responsibilities Effective April 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Autech Corporation has resolved changes in responsibilities of directors and executive officers effective April 1, 2026, including the transfer of Executive Managing Director Hikizuma, aiming to strengthen the organizational structure.","jir_og_title":"Autech Corporation Announces Changes in Directors and Executive Officers\u2019 Responsibilities","jir_og_description":"Effective April 1, 2026, changes in responsibilities of directors and executive officers were decided, aiming to improve organizational efficiency and strengthen business oversight.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":17560,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-37764","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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