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 24, 2026
Company name: KOMORI CORPORATION Representative: Mr. Satoshi Mochida
Representative Director, President and CEO Securities Code: 6349 (Prime Market, Tokyo Stock Exchange) Contact: Mr. Iwao Hashimoto
Managing Director and CFO Phone: (81)-3-5608-7826
Notice Regarding the Selection of Candidates for Directors
Komori Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "KOMORI") hereby announces that, at the meeting of its Board of Directors held today, it resolved the candidates for directors to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in June of this year, as outlined below.
Name | Status | New Position | Previous Position |
Satoshi Mochida | Reelected | Representative Director and President | Same as left |
Koichi Matsuno | Reelected | Director | Same as left |
Iwao Hashimoto | Reelected | Director | Same as left |
Akihiro Komori | Newly Appointed | Director | - |
Toshiro Maruyama | Reelected | Outside Director | Same as left |
Kouji Yamada | Reelected | Outside Director | Same as left |
Takako Hayashi | Reelected | Outside Director | Same as left |
Kayo Fujita | Newly Appointed | Outside Director | - |
Director Candidates (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members): Eight (8) individuals
Director Candidate Serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member: One (1) individual
Name
Status
New Position
Previous Position
Masaki Nakatsu
Newly Appointed
Director, Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member
-
If the candidate listed above is approved, the number of Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members is expected to remain at three (3), including two (2) outside directors who are not subject to reappointment.
Directors Scheduled to Retire: Two (2) individuals
Name
New Position
Previous Position
Yoshiharu Komori
Honorary Chairman
Director and Honorary Chairman
Shinji Amako
-
Outside Director, Audit and
Supervisory Committee Member
Following his retirement, Mr. Yoshiharu Komori is scheduled to serve as Honorary Chairman of the Company. In this role, he is expected to engage primarily in activities aimed at maintaining and strengthening relationships with customers, including attending the Komori-kai, a forum for providing information to customers, and to provide external advice and other support upon request from the Board of Directors. The position is advisory and symbolic in nature.
Career Summary of Newly Appointed Director Candidates (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
Information on the New Director Candidate
Name
New Position
Akihiro Komori
Director
Biography of New Director Candidate Akihiro Komori
Date of Birth: October 2, 1966 Career History:
April 1990: Joined the Company
April 2013: Seconded to Komori International (Europe) B.V. (President)
February 2020: Operating Officer and General Manager of Overseas Sales Group
March 2023: Operating Officer and Grope General Manager of The Greater China Business Headquarters
September 2023: Operating Officer and Grope General Manager of The Greater China Business Headquarters, CEO of Komori Machinery (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
April 2024: Senior Operating Officer
January 2025: Senior Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Group General Manager of Offset Business Group, General Manager of Overseas Sales Promotion Group, Grope General Manager of The Greater China Business Headquarters, CEO of Komori Machinery (Nantong) Co., Ltd., General Manager of Asia Pacific Sales Dept.
February 2026: Executive Operating Officer and Executive Group General Manager of Offset Business Group, CEO of Komori Machinery (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (to present)
Name
New Position
Kayo Fujita
Outside Director
Biography of New Director Candidate Kayo Fujita
Date of Birth: January 19, 1970 Career History:
April 1992: Joined Hino Motors, Ltd. (formerly Hino Motors, Ltd.)
September 2009: Registered as an attorney at law (Tokyo Bar Association)
September 2009: Joined Suda Law Office
May 2018: Established Ginza Minami Law Offices (joint offices) (to present)
Career Summary of Newly Appointed Director Candidate Serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Name
New Position
Masaki Nakatsu
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee
Member
Biography of New Director Candidate Masaki Nakatsu
Date of Birth: July 22, 1961 Career History:
April 1985: Joined the Company
January 2009: General Manager of Tsukuba Manufacturing Dept.
February 2012: Overseas Production Project Manager
September 2012: General Manager of Komori Machinery (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
February 2017: Grope General Manager of Technical Service Group
April 2017: Operating Officer
April 2021: Operating Officer and Deputy General Manager of Tsukuba Plant
March 2023: Operating Officer and Group General Manager of Perceived Quality Management Control Group
April 2023: Senior Operating Officer and Group General Manager of Perceived Quality Management Control Group (to present)
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