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The company will also overhaul its Executive Officers and Executive Directors to strengthen the strategic promotion system for anime and digital businesses.","jir_summary":"### Executive Personnel Changes and Organizational Strengthening\nKADOKAWA plans to appoint 12 director candidates for the upcoming June 2026 ordinary general meeting of shareholders. Among them, seven are expected to be outside directors, with women making up 25.0% and foreign directors representing 8.3%. The newly appointed outside director candidate Koji Okura from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries brings extensive expertise in accounting and finance, as well as a track record of business reorganization, with expectations to strengthen corporate governance and drive corporate restructuring. Additionally, the company will refresh its Executive Officers and Executive Directors to advance strategies for anime and digital businesses.\n\n### Future Outlook and Corporate Strategy\nWith the personnel changes at the executive level, KADOKAWA aims to enhance competitiveness in its anime and media mix businesses and to strengthen its governance structure. The new organizational structure is scheduled to be launched as of June 24, 2026, with the goal of strategically promoting business and increasing corporate value.","jir_financial_highlights":"","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#KADOKAWA, #ExecutivePersonnelChanges, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of director candidates: 12 (including 7 outside directors)\nFemale director ratio: 25.0%\nForeign director ratio: 8.3%","jir_meta_title":"\u3010KADOKAWA\u3011Executive Changes and Organizational Strengthening \uff5c May 2026","jir_meta_description":"KADOKAWA has decided on its director candidates for the June 2026 shareholders' meeting, overhauling its organization to promote strategies such as the anime business and strengthen governance.","jir_og_title":"\u3010KADOKAWA\u3011Executive Changes and Organizational Strengthening \uff5c May 2026","jir_og_description":"KADOKAWA plans to refresh its executive personnel and strengthen its strategies for anime businesses and governance.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":7910,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-51163","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n