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Mr. Ota oversees human resource development and labor support, having served as an Executive Officer since February 2024. Ms. Hirota, with extensive experience in finance and consulting, joined as an outside director in May 2026. The retiring directors were Mr. Ueda, responsible for the e-commerce business, and Ms. Matsui, serving as an outside director.","jir_summary":"### Summary of Executive Personnel Changes\nShimamoto Co., Ltd. conducted a director change effective May 15, 2026, appointing Mr. Seiri Ota and Ms. Chiaki Hirota as new directors. Mr. Ota has overseen human resource development and labor support within the company and has been serving as an Executive Officer since February 2024. Ms. Hirota, with a wealth of experience in finance and consulting fields, assumed her role as an outside director in May 2026. The directors who retired are Mr. Hideo Ueda, responsible for the e-commerce segment, and Ms. Tamaki Matsui, who served as an outside director.\n\n### Future Outlook and Impact\nThese executive personnel changes aim to strengthen the company's business operations and corporate governance. The oversight of human resource development by Mr. Ota and the introduction of Ms. Hirota's external perspective are expected to improve management efficiency and facilitate new strategic initiatives. Attention will be given to how these personnel changes influence future management strategies and business development.","jir_financial_highlights":"","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Shimamura, #ExecutiveChanges, #JapanStocks","jir_key_figures":"New Directors: Mr. Seiri Ota, Ms. Chiaki Hirota\nRetiring Directors: Mr. Hideo Ueda, Ms. Tamaki Matsui\nChange Date: May 15, 2026","jir_meta_title":"\u3010Shimamura\u3011Executive Personnel Refresh | May 2026","jir_meta_description":"Shimamura conducted executive personnel changes on May 15, 2026, appointing Mr. Seiri Ota and Ms. Chiaki Hirota as new directors to strengthen management structure.","jir_og_title":"\u3010Shimamura\u3011Executive Personnel Refresh | May 2026","jir_og_description":"Shimamura carried out executive personnel changes in May 2026, appointing new directors to enhance management structure.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":7666,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-51863","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n