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.
March 27, 2026
Company name: NICHIMO CO., LTD.
Name of representative: Shinya Aoki, President, Representative
Director
(Securities code: 8091; Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)
Inquiries: Yutaka Hanaoka, Manager of General Affairs Department
(Phone: +81-3-3458-3020)
Notice Concerning Change of Representative Director
NICHIMO CO., LTD. (the "Company") hereby announces that it has resolved, at a meeting of Board of Directors held today, to change its Representative Director, as follows.
Reason for the change
The Representative Director will retire at the conclusion of the 140th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held on June 26, 2026, as his term of office will expire.
Details of the change
Name
Current position
Kazuaki Matsumoto
Chairman
*Following the expiration of his term, he will assume the role of Executive Advisor.
Scheduled retirement date June 26, 2026
Other
Following the above change, the Company will have a single Representative Director: Shinya Aoki, the current President.
For details regarding personnel changes effective April 1, 2026, please refer to the "Notice of Personnel Changes and Organizational Restructuring" (Japanese only) posted on the Company's website.
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Officer Structure Following the 140th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Scheduled for June 26, 2026
Position Name Responsibilities
President, Representative Director
Managing Director
Shinya Aoki
Yoshiyuki
Tsuchida In charge of food business section
Managing Director
Toshihiko Suwabe
In charge of marine, machinery and materials business sections
Director Executive Officer
Director Executive Officer
Audit &
Yutaka Fukui Head of Osaka Branch
Akinobu Kojima In charge of administrative section
External Director
External Director
External Director
External Director
Supervisory Committee Member Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
(New appointment)
(New appointment)
Tatsuya Kikuchi
Yumiko Yoshie
Ichiro Nakayama
Tsutomu Nomura
(Executive Officers other than Directors)
Division
Executive Officer Ryuta Nakamura General Manager of Food Business
Executive Officer Zen Shimizu Manager of Food Sales Department 3
Division
Executive Officer Taisei Kumazawa General Manager of Marine Business
Executive Officer Tomiyoshi Togawa
Manager of Aquaculture Department
Wataru Oyama
Executive Officer General Manager of Machinery and Materials Business Division
Executive Officer Hiroshi Oishi Head of Sendai Branch
Executive Officer Satoru Kinone Head of Fukuoka Branch