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Mr. Hideo Ishikuri will continue to serve as Representative Director and President. Regarding director changes, Mr. Masataka Ito will newly assume the position of director, and Ms. Yuko Asami will be newly appointed as an outside director. Along with this, multiple position changes among directors and executive officers were made.\n\n### Future Structure and Impact\nOfficial decisions are scheduled to be made at the 128th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the subsequent Board of Directors meeting. Under the new structure, officers responsible for various divisions such as Corporate Planning, Agriculture, and Overseas Business will be clarified. The new outside director, Professor Yuko Asami of the Graduate School of Economics at Nagoya University, is expected to strengthen governance. This is anticipated to improve transparency and expertise in management.","jir_financial_highlights":"Scheduled Effective Date: June 26, 2026 (Unknown)\nNew Director Candidate (Director): Masataka Ito (New Appointment)\nNew Director Candidate (Outside Director): Yuko Asami (New Appointment)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#JapanSugarManufacturing, #ExecutivePersonnel, #IR","jir_key_figures":"Scheduled Effective Date: June 26, 2026\nNew Director Candidate: Masataka Ito (Current Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Department)\nNew Outside Director Candidate: Yuko Asami (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University)","jir_meta_title":"[Japan Sugar Manufacturing] Announces Changes in Directors Including Representative Director | June 2026","jir_meta_description":"Japan Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. resolved changes to directors and executive officers, including the Representative Director and President, effective June 26, 2026. 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