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The purpose of these changes is to strengthen internal control and governance as well as enhance the management structure aimed at sustainable growth.\n\n### Changes in Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members\nRegarding directors, Mr. Hirokazu Nishimura and newly appointed outside directors Mr. Mikihiko Kato, Mr. Mitsutoshi Matsushita, and Mr. Shinichi Kawasaki are scheduled to assume office. Ms. Yuko Haga and Ms. Rochelle Kopp will be reappointed. Meanwhile, Mr. Shigeki Otsuka, Mr. Hidetoshi Onoe, Mr. Kikuo Inoue, and Mr. Takao Matsui are scheduled to resign. In the audit & supervisory board, Mr. Atsushi Iwasaki will be newly appointed and Mr. Yuji Ando will resign. The new appointees will be registered as independent directors, thereby strengthening the governance framework.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Representative Directors: 2 persons (New system (after June 29, 2026))\nShares Owned by Yoshihiro Chitose: 13,083 shares (As of the end of March 2026)\nShares Owned by Aru Karato: 65,737 shares (As of the end of March 2026)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#AirWater, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Representative Directors: 2 persons (after June 29, 2026)\nShares Owned by Yoshihiro Chitose: 13,083 shares (As of the end of March 2026)\nShares Owned by Aru Karato: 65,737 shares (As of the end of March 2026)","jir_meta_title":"[Air Water] Renewal to Two Representative Directors\uff5cJune 2026","jir_meta_description":"Air Water Inc. will change its representative director structure to two persons, Yoshihiro Chitose and Aru Karato, after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 29, 2026, along with new appointments, reappointments, and resignations of directors and audit & supervisory board members to strengthen governance.","jir_og_title":"[Air Water] Renewal to Two Representative Directors\uff5cJune 2026","jir_og_description":"Air Water announced changes in representative directors following the June 2026 Annual General Meeting, establishing a two-person system with Yoshihiro Chitose and Aru Karato, alongside personnel changes among directors and audit & supervisory board members.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":7860,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-41185","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n