Announcement of Changes in External Board Directors and Statutory Auditors
Feb. 26, 2014
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masumi Minegishi) announces the following appointments of new external board director and statutory auditor candidates who were decided at today's Board of Directors meeting. The decision to introduce the external director system has been made, in the midst of accelerating overseas business, to reinforce supervision over business operations as well as to further enhance the transparency of the management. The new board directors and statutory auditor will be officially appointed after the 54th Ordinary Session of the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June.
I. Changes in Board Directors and Statutory Auditor
1. New External Board Director Candidates (subject to approval of General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June)
| Name | Current Position |
|---|---|
| Shigeo Ohyagi | President and CEO, Representative Director of the Board, Teijin Limited * Scheduled to become Chairman, Member of the Board on April 1, 2014 |
| Yasushi Shingai | Representative Director and Executive Deputy President, Japan Tobacco Inc. |
2. Scheduled Retiring Board Director Candidates (term of service expires on the date of the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Hitoshi Kashiwaki | Senior Advisor | (Board Director) |
| Koichi Nakamura | Senior Advisor | (Board Director) |
3. New Statutory Auditor Candidate (subject to approval of General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June)
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Akihito Fujiwara | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Standing) | (Corporate Executive Officer, Recruit?Marketing?Partners?Co., Ltd.) |
II. New Candidates Biography
1. New External Board Director Candidates Biography
| Name (Birth Date) |
Biography |
|---|---|
Shigeo Ohyagi |
March 1971 Joined Teijin Limited February 1992 Director of Pharmaceutical Marketing & Planning Department June 1999 Corporate Officer of Teijin Limited (Tokyo Branch Chief) June 2001 Executive Officer of Teijin Limited (Deputy General Manager of Pharmaceutical Marketing Division) June 2002 Senior Executive Officer of Teijin Limited (General Manager of Pharmaceutical Unit) June 2005 Managing Director of Teijin Limited (CIO, General Manager of Medical & Pharmaceutical Business Group, and President and Representative Director of Teijin Pharma Limited) June 2006 Senior Managing Director of Teijin Limited (CIO, General Manager of Medical & Pharmaceutical Business Group, and President and Representative Director of Teijin Pharma Limited) June 2008 President and CEO, Representative Director of the Board of Teijin Limited |
Yasushi Shingai |
April 1980 Joined Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation (now Japan Tobacco Inc.) July 2001 Vice President of Financial Planning Division June 2004 Senior Vice President, Head of Finance Group and Vice President of Financial Planning Division July 2004 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer June 2005 Member of the Board, Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer June 2006 Member of the Board, Executive Vice President of JT International S.A June 2011 Member of the Board, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President in charge of Overseas Tobacco Business June 2011 Representative Director and Executive Deputy President |
2. New Statutory Auditor Candidate Biography
| Name (Birth Date) |
Biography |
|---|---|
Akihito Fujiwara |
August 1986 Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd)? April 2000 Executive Manager, 1st Section of FIT , Business Staff Group April 2004 Executive Officer, FIT Federation April 2006 Corporate Executive Officer October 2012 Executive Officer, Recruit Marketing Partners Co., Ltd. |
For reference
Reference Items 1: List of Board Directors and Statutory Auditors (subject to approval of General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June)
| Position | Name | Management Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Representative Director | Masumi Minegishi | CEO, Internal Audit, Recruit Institute of Technology |
| Board Director | Shogo Ikeuchi | International Business, R&D |
| Board Director | Shigeru Kusahara | Medium to Long-term Strategy, Corporate Planning, Human Resources, Domestic Business |
| Board Director | Keiichi Sagawa | Administration |
| External Board Director | Shigeo Ohyagi (new) | - |
| External Board Director | Yasushi Shingai (new) | - |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (standing) | Koichi Shima | - |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member (standing) | Akihito Fujiwara (new) | - |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Hideshi Takeuchi | - |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Naoto Nakamura | - |
Reference Items 2: Corporate Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2014)
| Name | Position | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Masumi Minegishi | President and CEO | - |
| Shogo Ikeuchi | Senior Corporate Executive Officer | International Business |
| Hideaki Kitou | Senior Corporate Executive Officer | STAFF SERVICE HOLDINGS CO., LTD President and Representative Director |
| Shigeru Kusahara | Senior Corporate Executive Officer | Medium to Long-term Strategy, Corporate Planning, Human Resources Management |
| Keiichi Sagawa | Senior Corporate Executive Officer | Financial Management, Administrative Management, Internal Control |
| Hitoshi Motohara | Senior Corporate Executive Officer | International Staffing? Business |
| Hisayuki Idekoba | Corporate Executive Officer | International Online HR Business |
| Toshio Oka | Corporate Executive Officer | International Staffing? Business |
| Yoshihiro Kitamura | Corporate Executive Officer | Recruit Lifestyle Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director |
| Takashi Kuzuhara | Corporate Executive Officer | International Recruitment Business |
| Daizo Kobayashi | Corporate Executive Officer | Domestic Business Management, IT Strategy |
| Suguru Tomizuka | Corporate Executive Officer | Recruit Marketing Partners Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director |
| Yukiko Nagashima | Corporate Executive Officer | Recruit Staffing Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director |
| Takahiro Noguchi | Corporate Executive Officer | Recruit Sumai Company Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director |
| Tomoyuki Mizutani | Corporate Executive Officer | Recruit Career Co., Ltd. President and Representative |
| Masaki Yanagawa | Corporate Executive Officer | Recruit Jobs Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director |
| Kazumasa Watanabe | Corporate Executive Officer | International Online Marketing Business、International Business Development |
Reference Items 3: Professional Officers (As of April 1, 2014)
| Name | Position | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Yukio Okubo | Professional Officer | Recruit Works Institute |
| Hiroaki Ogata | Professional Officer | International Business |
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