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Appointment of three new directors (including two outside directors), one new auditor, one substitute auditor, and the resignation of three directors.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Executive Changes\nKintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. plans changes in directors and auditors effective May 26, 2026. The new director candidates are Noriaki Wazuka, Tomoyasu Ito (outside director), and Miyuki Hirayama (outside director). The directors scheduled to resign are Hiroshi Kitamura, Toshiaki Mukai, and Kazumi Yoshikawa. For auditors, Masaaki Shirakawa is appointed as a new candidate, with Hiroshi Nagata scheduled to resign. Shin Nakakita will be appointed as a substitute auditor.\n\n### Independence and Terms of Outside Officers\nMr. Tomoyasu Ito and Ms. Miyuki Hirayama meet the Tokyo Stock Exchange\u2019s requirements for independent officers and will be registered as independent officers. Mr. Masaaki Shirakawa is an outside auditor candidate with a term that corresponds to the remaining term of his predecessor (until the conclusion of the general shareholders\u2019 meeting scheduled for May 2028). The appointment of Mr. Shin Nakakita as substitute auditor is to ensure the legally required number of outside auditors is maintained.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of New Director Candidates: 3 persons (Unknown)\nNumber of Directors Scheduled to Resign: 3 persons (Unknown)\nNumber of New Auditor Candidates: 1 person (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KintetsuDepartmentStoreCoLtd, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of New Director Candidates: 3 persons (including 2 outside directors)\nNumber of Directors Scheduled to Resign: 3 persons\nNumber of New Auditor Candidates: 1 person (outside auditor)","jir_meta_title":"Kintetsu Department Store Co., Ltd. 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