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At the same meeting, it is planned to reappoint Tsuyoshi Idezawa as Representative Director and CEO, and to appoint Ryosuke Sakagami, Senior Executive Officer and CFO, and Motokazu Tamatsuka as new director candidates. Mr. Tamatsuka will be registered as an independent officer as an outside director candidate.\n\n### Appointment of Audit & Supervisory Committee Members and Substitute Members\nRegarding director candidates for the Audit & Supervisory Committee, it is planned to reappoint outside director Yuko Takahashi and newly appoint Aki Shimizu. Ms. Shimizu has experience as a judge and prosecutor and has served as an outside director at multiple listed companies. Hiroshi Tobita is planned to be newly appointed as a substitute Audit & Supervisory Committee member candidate and will also be registered as an independent officer. These appointments aim to strengthen the governance structure.","jir_financial_highlights":"Date of Chairman and Representative Director Retirement: 2026-06-19 (Retirement due to term expiration)\nNumber of Director Candidates: 5 (2 reappointments, 3 new appointments) (Unknown)\nNumber of Outside Director Candidates: 3 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#LINEYahooCorporation, #ExecutivePersonnelChange, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled Retirement Date of Chairman and Representative Director: 2026-06-19\nNumber of Director Candidates: 5 (2 reappointments, 3 new appointments)\nNumber of Outside Director Candidates: 3 (Motokazu Tamatsuka, Aki Shimizu, Hiroshi Tobita)","jir_meta_title":"LINE Yahoo Announces Chairman and Representative Director Retirement and New Director Appointments at June 2026 Shareholders Meeting","jir_meta_description":"At the shareholders meeting on June 19, 2026, LINE Yahoo Corporation plans the retirement of Chairman and Representative Director Kentaro Kawabe and the appointment of new director candidates including Ryosuke Sakagami. 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