Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. TSE:9504
Chugoku Electric Power : Notice Concerning Changes of Representative Directors, Directors and Executive Officers with Titles
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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.
April 28, 2026
Company name: | The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
Representative: | Nakagawa Kengo, Representative Director President & Chief Executive Officer |
Code: | 9504(Prime of Tokyo Stock Exchange) |
Inquiries: | Yoshioka Koji, Manager, Public Relations Group, Regional Relations Division |
(Telephone: +81-82-544-2846) |
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (the "Company") hereby announces that its Board of Directors made an internal decision at a meeting held today, April 28, 2026, to make the following Representative Directors, Directors and Executive Officers with Titles personnel changes.
These changes will be finalized upon the approval of the 102nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 25, 2026, and the Board of Directors meeting held thereafter.
Reason for the Changes
Changes due to expiration of the term of office of Directors and Executive Officers with Titles.
Details of the changes
Candidate of Representative Directors and Directors
Planned position
Name
Responsibility etc.
【Reference】
Current responsibility etc.
Representative Director, Chairperson of the
Board
Ashitani Shigeru
・Representative Director, Chairperson of the Board
Representative Director, President & Chief
Executive Officer
Nakagawa Kengo
・Representative Director,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Representative Director, Vice President & Senior Managing Executive Officer
Minamoto Kyosuke
・In charge of
Regional Relations Div., Human Resources
Development Div., Compliance & Risk Management Div.
・Supervisor of Corporate Culture Reform
・Supervisor of Human Resources Development
・Representative Director, Vice President & Senior
Managing Executive Officer
・Supervisor of Regional Collaboration and
Co-Creation
・Supervisor of Governance Enhancement
・Supervisor of Corporate Culture Reform
・Supervisor of Human
Resources Development
Planned position
Name
Responsibility etc.
【Reference】
Current responsibility etc.
Managing Executive Officer, Member of the Board
Sotobayashi Hiroko
・In charge of Global Business Development Div.,
Business Operations & Transformation Div.
・Supervisor of
Female Empowerment
・Managing Executive Officer, Member of the Board
・Supervisor of
Female Empowerment
・Chief Operating Officer of Internal Audit Div.
Managing Executive Officer, Member of the Board
Nakamura Kimitoshi
・In charge of Corporate Planning Div.,
Corporate Management Div.
・Supervisor of Digital Transformation Promotion
・Managing Executive Officer, Member of the Board
・Chief Operating Officer of Procurement Div.
・Chief Operating Officer
of Corporate Management Div.
Director (Outside)
Shobuda Kiyotaka
・Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Tanaka Hiroki
・Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Okajima Rena
・Director (Outside)
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Watanabe Yoshihiro
〔New Election〕
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Risk Management Div.
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)
Kuga Eiichi
・Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)
Director, Audit and
Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)
Fujimoto Keiko
・Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)
Kobayashi Nobuko
〔New Election〕
Note: Underlines are changes from the current version.
Prospective Executive Officers with Titles (not concurrently serving as Directors)
Name
Position and responsibility
【Reference】
Current position and responsibility
Mimura Hideyuki
〔Raising of Status〕
・Vice President & Senior Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Power Generation Div.
・Managing Executive Officer
・Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Power Generation Div.
・General Manager of Shimane Nuclear
Power Headquarters
Yoshinaga Hiroyuki
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Human Resources Development Div.
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Human Resources Development Div.
Inoue
Toshihiko
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Planning Div.
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Planning Div.
Kawakami Isao
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Energy Sales Div.
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Energy Sales Div.
Kobu Hiroyuki
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Power Trading Div.
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Energy Business Portfolio Optimization Project
Chief Operating Officer of Supply & Trading Div.
Name
Position and responsibility
【Reference】
Current position and responsibility
Taniura Wataru
〔New Election〕
・Managing Executive Officer
・Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Power Generation Div.
・General Manager of Shimane Nuclear Power Headquarters
・Executive Officer
Morino Katsuya
〔New Election〕
・Managing Executive Officer
・Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Power Generation Div.
・Chief Operating Officer of Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant Siting Project
・Executive Officer
・General Manager of Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant Siting Project(General
Affairs & Planning)
Okanari Kenji
〔New Election〕
・Managing Executive Officer
・Executive Officer
・General Manager of Corporate Planning Div.(Corporate Planning)
Planning)
Takami Kazunori
〔New Election〕
・Managing Executive Officer
・Chief Operating Officer of Compliance & Risk Management Div.
・Executive Officer
・General Manager of Compliance Promotion Div.(Legal Affairs)
General Manager of Power Generation Div.(Nuclear Power Management)
Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Management Div.
General Manager of Carbon Neutrality Promotion Div. (Energy Policy
Note1: Underlines are changes from the current version.
Note2: The heads of basic organizational units not listed in the table above (Chief Operating Officer) will be delegated as follows.
・Chief Operating Officer of Global Business Development Div. : Executive Officer Kanetsuki Hitoshi
・Chief Operating Officer of Carbon Neutrality Promotion Div. : Executive Officer Takakura Hidekazu
・Chief Operating Officer of Regional Relations Div. : Executive Officer Fukutani Shinji
・Chief Operating Officer of Nuclear Safety Oversight Div. : Executive Officer Iwasaki Akira
・Chief Operating Officer of Internal Audit Div. : Executive Officer Ihara Masaru
・Chief Operating Officer of Business Operations & Transformation Div. : Executive Officer Kamakura Hitoshi
Retiring Directors
Representative Director
Name
Current position and responsibility
Planned position after retirement
Kitano Tatsuo
・Chief Operating Officer of Power Generation Div.
Advisor
Representative Director, Vice President & Senior Managing Executive Officer
Directors
Name
Current position and responsibility
Planned position after retirement
Maeda Koichi
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Advisor
Otani Noriko
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)
Scheduled date of the changes
June 25, 2026 (The day of the 102nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)
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