SATO Holdings Corporation, following a resolution at its board of directors meeting held January 14, announced candidates for directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members to be nominated for approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders on June 25, and appointments of new executive officers and a subsidiary president effective April 1.
Candidates for director
Reappointments
| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Konuma | Representative Director, President and Group CEO |
| Yoshinori Sasahara | Director and Vice President President, SATO Corporation |
| Tatsuo Narumi | Director |
| Ryoji Itoh | Director (External) |
| Hideo Yamada | Director (External), Chair of the Board |
| Sadayoshi Fujishige | Director (External), Chair of Nomination & Remuneration Advisory Committee |
| Yoshiko Nonogaki | Director (External) |
| Hiroshi Nagumo | Director (External) |
Candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board member
Reappointments
| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Naoki Kubo | Audit & Supervisory Board member (External) |
Candidates for substitute Audit & Supervisory Board member
Reappointments
| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Yoshifumi Kiyohara | Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board member |
New appointment
| Name | Yukie Toge |
|---|---|
| Position | Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board member (External) |
| Year born | 1966 |
| Background |
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Executive officers
Asterisk (*) denotes senior executive officers effective April 1
| Name | Title/responsibilities |
|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Konuma | Representative Director, President and Group CEO |
| Yoshinori Sasahara* | Director and Vice President |
| Hayato Shindo* | Global Business Officer |
| Osamu Masuko* | CFO; Executive General Manager of Finance |
| Maria Olcese | Head of South America |
| Hironori Onishi | Oversees RFID solutions and global sales |
| Hirotaka Wada | Executive General Manager of Labels |
| Hideyuki Hashimoto | Oversees global primary labels business and M&A |
| Naomi Maze | Executive General Manager of Human Resources; Chief Wellness Officer |
| Yuji Shimizu | Executive General Manager of Global Business |
| Takeshi Okamoto | Executive General Manager of Japan Sales |
| Satoshi Sakurada | Executive General Manager of Mechatronics |
| Yoshimi Abe | Chief Compliance Officer |
| Tomoyuki Kumabayashi | Oversees global sales companies; President, SATO International America |
| Yoshinao Ugomori | Senior Manager, Intellectual Property Department |
| Tokutaro Hashimoto | Oversees corporate strategy |
| Kaori Morikuni | Oversees global branding |
Leadership changes at group company
| Name | New position |
|---|---|
| Kevin Allart | President, SATO Healthcare Co., Ltd. |