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February 9, 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 Executive Officers, Etc.At a meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation ("Company") passed a resolution concerning the following change in assignments for executive officers, etc., effective April 1, 2026.
In conjunction with this announcement, the Company provides the following information concerning the executive structure of subsidiary company, Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation ("ABC TV") as of April 1, 2026.
Business Execution Structure of the Company (as of April 1, 2026)
Position
Name
Responsibilities
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
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 (New appointment)
Makiko Tsuda
Event Business
Retiring Directors and Executive Officers
Tomoaki Asano, Executive Officer:
He will retire as Executive Officer on March 31, 2026 and assume the position of Specially Appointed Counselor on April 1, 2026.
(Reference) Kuninori Okamura, Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
He will retire as Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member on June 24, 2026.
Career summary of the new appointment Name: Makiko Tsuda
Date of birth: October 28, 1970 Career summary:
Apr 1993
Joined The Asahi Shimbun Company
Sep 2020
Senior Deputy Manager of Cultural Projects Department, Cultural Projects and Business Development Division (Osaka)
Apr 2022
Manager of Osaka Cultural Projects Department, Cultural Projects and Business Development Division
Apr 2024
Associate Director of Client Solutions, Media Business Headquarters
Apr 2025
Director of Client Solutions, Media Business Headquarters (incumbent)
(Reference)
Structure of ABC TV Corporate Officers (as of April 1, 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, Finance and Accounting
Director
Tomohisa Akafuji
Engineering
Director
Daichi Hiraguri
Marketing, News
Internal Auditing Support
Director (New appointment)
Takeshi Inokuchi
Content Management
Director (New appointment)
Hiroshi Komagano
Compliance, Tokyo Branch Office
Director (New appointment)
Makiko Tsuda
Event Business
Director
Masayuki Nishide
(Non-Executive Director)
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Masahito Yoshimura
(Notes) Newly appointed directors are scheduled to be appointed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of ABC TV to be held on March 31, 2026.
Retiring Directors (as of March 31, 2026)
Yoshiki Mato: He will assume the position of Advisor at Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation on April 1, 2026.
Tomoaki Asano: He will assume the position of Specially Appointed Counselor at Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation on April 1, 2026.
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