Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.
May 11, 2026
Company Name: Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation Representative: Masayuki Nishide, President & CEO (Securities Code: 9405, Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)
Inquiries: Toshikazu Goto, General Manager, General Affairs Division
(TEL: +81-6-6458-5321)
Notice Concerning Assignments of Corporate OfficersAt a meeting held on May 11, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors determined candidates for directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members. A resolution to finalize these matters will be presented at the Company's Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 24, 2026.
Directors who are not Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
Director | Masayuki Nishide | President & CEO |
Director | Toshiaki Imamura | Representative Director and Vice President |
Director | Shinya Yamamoto | Director (Chair of the Board) |
Director | Hiroshi Komagano | Director, Executive Officer |
Reappointments Four Executive Directors
Five Outside Directors
Director
Takehiro Honjo
Chairman and Director of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Vice-Chair of Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Outside Director of Toyo Tire Corporation
Director
Akihiro Kuroda
Chairman of KOKUYO Co., Ltd.
Vice-Chair of Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Director
Senko Ikenobo
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ikenobo Society of Floral Art
Vice Chairman of the Kyoto Association of Corporate Executives
External Director of NICHICON CORPORATION
Director
Shiro Nakamura
Chairperson of the Asahi Shimbun Company
Chairperson of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Director
Arata Nishi
Executive Vice President of TV Asahi Holdings Corporation
President of TV Asahi Corporation
Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
Director | Haruhiko Kato | External Director of NICHICON CORPORATION Outside Director of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. |
Reappointments One Outside Director
New Appointments
One Director, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Director
Masahito Yoshimura
Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation
Two Outside Directors
Director
Chika Saka
Professor, School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University
Member of the Board of Trustees of Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation
Corporate Auditor of TAKENAKA CORPORATION
Director
Sayaka Amemiya
Attorney at law of Yodoyabashi & Yamagami LPC
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of STUDIO ALICE Co., Ltd.
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of TONE CO., LTD.
Retiring Directors
One Director, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Director
Kuninori Okamura
Director (Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Two Outside Directors
Director
Misako Fujioka
President & CEO of Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
Representative Director & Chairman of FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Director
Junko Okawa
Outside Director of KDDI CORPORATION
Outside Director of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Expected date of appointment and retirement June 24, 2026
Career summary of the new appointments
Name: Masahito Yoshimura Date of birth: May 17, 1966 Career summary:
April 1990
Joined the Company
June 2016
Manager in charge of Rights Support, Licensing & Copyright Center, Programming Division
June 2017
Manager, Licensing Support & Copyright Department, Licensing & Copyright Center, General Programming Division
Nov. 2020
Manager, Rights Management Department, General Programming Division of Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation
April 2023
General Manager, Legal and Compliance Division of the Company
June 2025
Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation (current)
Name: Chika Saka Date of birth: June 19, 1970 Career summary:
April 1998
Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University
April 2002
Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University
April 2008
Professor, School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University (current)
April 2017
President Assistant, Kwansei Gakuin University
March 2024
Corporate Auditor of TAKENAKA CORPORATION (current)
April 2024
Dean, School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University
May 2025
Member of the Board of Trustees of Kwansei Gakuin Educational Foundation (current)
Name: Sayaka Amemiya Date of birth: August 12, 1978 Career summary:
Oct. 2004
Registered as attorney at law
Joined Yodoyabashi & Yamagami LPC (current)
March 2015
Outside Auditor of STUDIO ALICE Co., Ltd.
March 2016
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of STUDIO ALICE Co., Ltd. (current)
Aug. 2020
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of TONE CO., LTD. (current)
(Reference 1)
New responsibilities (to be decided at the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 24, 2026)
President & CEO
Masayuki Nishide
Overall Management
Representative Director and Vice President
Toshiaki Imamura
Overall Management Support, Broadcasting Business
Director
(Chair of the Board)
Shinya Yamamoto
Internal Auditing
Director, Executive Officer
Hiroshi Komagano
Personnel Affairs, General Affairs, Sustainability, Compliance, Tokyo Branch Office
Director
Takehiro Honjo
Outside Director
Director
Akihiro Kuroda
Outside Director
Director
Senko Ikenobo
Outside Director
Director
Shiro Nakamura
Outside Director
Director
Arata Nishi
Outside Director
Director
(New appointment)
Masahito Yoshimura
Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Director
Haruhiko Kato
Outside Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Director
(New appointment)
Chika Saka
Outside Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Director
(New appointment)
Sayaka Amemiya
Outside Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Executive Officer
Naohiko Takeda
Sports Business, Event Business Support
Executive Officer
Jun Iwata
Content Business, Management Strategy Support
Executive Officer
Yoko Kumada
Management Strategy, Accounting and Finance, Investor Relations
Executive Officer
Takeshi Inokuchi
Content Business Support
Executive Officer
Tomohisa Akafuji
DX and IT Promotion, Lifestyle Business
Executive Officer
Daichi Hiraguri
Internal Auditing Support
Executive Officer
Makiko Tsuda
Event Business
(Reference 2)
Structure of Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation Corporate Officers (as of June 24, 2026)
Position | Name | Responsibilities |
Representative Director and Chairperson | Shinya Yamamoto | |
Representative Director and President | Toshiaki Imamura | Overall Management, Internal Auditing |
Director | Naohiko Takeda | Sports Business Management, Sales |
Director | Jun Iwata | Corporate Vision Promotion, General Programming, Media Strategy |
Director | Yoko Kumada | General Affairs, Personnel Affairs, Accounting and Finance |
Director | Tomohisa Akafuji | Engineering |
Director | Daichi Hiraguri | Marketing, News, Internal Auditing Support |
Director | Takeshi Inokuchi | Content Management |
Director | Hiroshi Komagano | Compliance, Tokyo Branch Office |
Director | Makiko Tsuda | Event Business |
Director | Masayuki Nishide | (Non-Executive Director) |
Audit and Supervisory Board Member (New appointment) | Hirokazu Ueda |
(Note) Newly appointed Audit and Supervisory Board Member is scheduled to be appointed at the General Meeting of Shareholders of Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation to be held on June 24.
Retiring Audit and Supervisory Board Member (as of June 24, 2026)
・Masahito Yoshimura
