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Ryohei Tsuji will assume the role of newly appointed Director and Managing Executive Officer, and Takashi Nagata will become an outside statutory auditor.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Changes in Directors and Executive Officers\nKikkoman Corporation plans to appoint directors, statutory auditors, and alternate statutory auditors effective June 23, 2026. Ryohei Tsuji will newly assume the position of Director and Managing Executive Officer. Takashi Nagata, a certified public accountant and former CEO of Deloitte Tohmatsu Group, will be appointed as an outside statutory auditor, and Kenichi Jinbu, a lawyer and certified public accountant, as an alternate statutory auditor. Multiple promotions to executive officer positions will also be made. Meanwhile, several current executive directors, outside statutory auditors, and managing executive officers will resign and are scheduled to be appointed as advisors.\n\n### Planned Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Structure\nFollowing the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 23, 2026, the Board of Directors will be composed with Shozaburo Nakano as Representative Director and CEO and the newly appointed Ryohei Tsuji as Director and Managing Executive Officer. Multiple outside directors will continue to serve, and the Audit & Supervisory Board will include newly appointed Takashi Nagata. This structure aims to strengthen management oversight functions and renew the execution framework.","jir_financial_highlights":"Appointment of Director: Ryohei Tsuji (Director and Managing Executive Officer) (New Appointment)\nAppointment of Statutory Auditor: Takashi Nagata (Outside Statutory Auditor) (New Appointment)\nAppointment of Alternate Statutory Auditor: Kenichi Jinbu (New Appointment)\nPromotion to Executive Officer: Masaki Oura (Managing Executive Officer) and 3 others (Promotion)\nResignation: Masanao Shimada, Toru Kajikawa, and 3 others (Resignation \/ Scheduled to be appointed as advisors)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Kikkoman, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Appointment of Director and Managing Executive Officer: Ryohei Tsuji (New Appointment)\nAppointment of Outside Statutory Auditor: Takashi Nagata (New Appointment)\nAppointment of Alternate Statutory Auditor: Kenichi Jinbu (New Appointment)","jir_meta_title":"[Kikkoman] June 2026 Executive Personnel Changes\uff5cAppointment of New Directors and Statutory Auditors","jir_meta_description":"Kikkoman Corporation announced changes in directors, statutory auditors, and executive officers effective June 23, 2026. 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