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Kazuhiko Aoki and Takahisa Matsumoto were selected as new director candidates, and multiple executive officers were newly appointed, reappointed, or had their responsibilities changed. Formal decisions will be made after the Annual General Meeting on June 23, 2026.","jir_summary":"### Details of Proposed Executive Personnel Changes\nAt the board meeting held on March 30, 2026, current directors up for reappointment were nominated as director candidates, along with Kazuhiko Aoki (current executive officer) and Takahisa Matsumoto (former Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism official) as new candidates. Additionally, the scheduled resignations of Masashi Sakai and Kaoru Aizawa were announced. Audit & supervisory board member candidates and substitute candidates were also appointed, with Yukio Kiiha selected as a new substitute audit & supervisory board member candidate.\n\n### Executive Officer Appointments and Changes in Responsibilities\nRegarding executive officers, in addition to multiple reappointments including President Kenji Yamaguchi, Jun Nakano, Takeshi Kuroda, Shinichi Nagano, Daisuke Ochiai, and Masaaki Takahashi were newly appointed as executive officers. Changes in assigned duties were also made, such as Izumio Fujii assuming the role of General Manager of the Corporate Planning Headquarters, aiming to strengthen the organizational structure. These personnel changes will be formally decided at the Annual General Meeting on June 23, 2026, and the subsequent board meeting.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of New Director Candidates: 2 (Unknown)\nNumber of Directors Scheduled to Resign: 2 (Unknown)\nNumber of Newly Appointed Executive Officers: 5 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#METAWATER_Co_Ltd, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of New Director Candidates: 2 (Kazuhiko Aoki, Takahisa Matsumoto)\nNumber of Directors Scheduled to Resign: 2 (Masashi Sakai, Kaoru Aizawa)\nNumber of Newly Appointed Executive Officers: 5 (Jun Nakano, Takeshi Kuroda, Shinichi Nagano, Daisuke Ochiai, Masaaki Takahashi)","jir_meta_title":"METAWATER Co., Ltd. Announces Tentative Executive Personnel and Executive Officer Appointments for 2026","jir_meta_description":"METAWATER Co., Ltd. tentatively approved executive personnel changes at the board meeting on March 30, 2026. Two new director candidates, two scheduled resignations, and five new executive officer appointments were resolved. Final approval is scheduled for June 23.","jir_og_title":"METAWATER Co., Ltd. Notice of Tentative Executive Personnel Changes for 2026","jir_og_description":"Tentative approval of executive personnel changes on March 30, 2026. Important appointments including two new directors and five executive officers announced.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":9228,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-37814","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n