Mar 09, 2020
SATO Holdings Corporation, following a resolution at its Board of Directors meeting held today, announced changes to the executive team to take effect on April 1, 2020, and candidates for Directors and the Audit & Supervisory Board to be nominated for resolution at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 19, 2020.
1. Candidates for Director
Reappointments
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| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Ryutaro Kotaki | President and CEO |
| Yoichi Abe | Director, Vice President and CFO |
| Tatsuo Narumi | Director, Chair of the Board |
| Yuko Tanaka | External Director |
| Ryoji Itoh | External Director |
| Hideo Yamada | External Director |
New
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| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Konuma | Director and Vice President; President of SATO Corporation, overseeing global business (Background)
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| Sadayoshi Fujishige | External Director (Background)
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Resignations
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| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Mitsuaki Shimaguchi | External Director |
| Chieko Matsuda | External Director |
2. Candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board
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| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Nobuhiro Yokoi | - |
| Junichi Nagakura | - |
| Takao Yamaguchi | - |
| Noriko Yao*1 | External Audit & Supervisory Board member |
*1Reappointment
Yokoi, Nagakura and Yamaguchi are not subject to re-election in fiscal 2020.
Reference: Responsibilities of Executive Officers (effective April 1, 2020)
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| Name | Executive title | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Ryutaro Kotaki | President | CEO |
| Yoichi Abe | Director Vice President |
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
| Hiroyuki Konuma*2 | Vice President | President, SATO Corporation Oversees global business |
| Yoshinori Sasahara | Vice President | Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) Director and Vice President, SATO Corporation General Manager of Production (Product Creation)*3 Oversees Japan business |
| Kenji Ushiki | Executive Officer | Director; SATO Corporation General Manager of R&D (Value Creation)*3 |
| Maria Olcese | Executive Officer | Head of South America General Manager, Achernar S.A. |
| Hironori Onishi | Executive Officer | Director, SATO Corporation Head of Japan sales |
| Noriyasu Yamada | Executive Officer | Chief Alliance Officer (CAO) Oversees Product Planning, R&D and RFID business in SATO Corporation |
| Goro Yumiba | Executive Officer | Head of North & Central Americas Chairperson and CEO, SATO America, LLC |
| Hayato Shindo | Executive Officer | Head of global sales, SATO Corporation |
- *2Hiroyuki Konuma is a candidate for Director to be nominated for resolution at the General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 19, 2020.
- *3New department names are tentative as at this announcement.
