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 31, 2026
To whom it may concern:
Company Name: | TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. |
Securities Code: | 6976 |
Listing: | Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Market) |
Representative: | Katsuya Sase, Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Inquiries: | Tomomitsu Fukuda, Director, Senior Executive Operating Officer, Chief of Management Planning Headquarters |
Telephone: | +81-3-6757-8310 |
URL: | https://www.yuden.co.jp/en/ |
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. (the "Company") announced details of the informal decision to appoint directors at the Board of Directors meeting held today. Plans are in place for this informal decision to be submitted for ratification at the Company's 85th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in late June, 2026.
DETAILS
Candidates for Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)
Name
Reappointment /
New Appointment
Current Position
Katsuya Sase
Reappointment
Representative Director,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tomomitsu Fukuda
Reappointment
Director, Senior Executive Operating Officer
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Reappointment
Director, Executive Operating Officer
Masashi Hiraiwa
Reappointment
Outside Director
Seiichi Koike
Reappointment
Outside Director
Emiko Hamada
Reappointment
Outside Director
Candidate for Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members
Name
Reappointment /
New Appointment
Current Position
Iwao Fujikawa
New Appointment
Senior Operating Officer
Tomomi Fujita
Reappointment
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Tomoko Tsunoda
Reappointment
Outside Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Retiring Director
Name | Current Position |
Toshimitsu Honda | Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time) |
※Retiring at the conclusion of the 85th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in late June 2026.
４．The Personal History of New Candidate
Candidate for Director who is Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Name | Iwao Fujikawa | |
Date of birth | April 12, 1964 | |
Age | 61 | |
Number of company shares held | 10,822 shares (as of December 31, 2025) | |
Career summary | April 1988 | Joined the Company |
April 2004 | General Manager of Intellectual Property Department, Research Institute, Technology Group of the Company | |
April 2018 | General Manager of the Human Resources Department, Management Planning Headquarters of the Company | |
July 2019 | Operating Officer, in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, Intellectual Property and Legal of the Company | |
July 2022 | Operating Officer, in charge of Intellectual Property and Legal of the Company | |
July 2023 | Operating Officer, in charge of Intellectual Property, Legal and Internal Audit Office of the Company | |
June 2025 | Senior Operating Officer, in charge of Intellectual Property, Legal and Internal Audit Office of the Company (to the present) | |
April 2026 | Senior Operating Officer, in charge of Internal Audit Office of the Company（scheduled） | |