News ReleaseAnnouncement of personnel changes
TOKYO, JAPAN, 3 27, 2017
Lawson, Inc. announced the following executive personnel changes, which were unanimously approved at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on March 27, 2017. Nominated changes to Members of the Board and Corporate Auditors will become effective following the adoption of resolutions at the 42nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 30, 2017.
■ Personnel changes
(effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on May 30, 2017)
The number of the Members of the Board increases from eight to nine including two new members.
Members of the Board
Nominations for new Members of the Board
| Current Position: | Senior Executive Vice President, Division Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning Division |
| Current Position: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
* Both candidates have been transferred from Mitsubishi Corporation.
Retiring Member of the Board
| Current Position: | Member of the Board, Executive Vice President |
Corporate Auditors
Nomination for new Corporate Auditor
| Current Position: | Member of the Board, Executive Vice President |
Retiring Corporate Auditor
| Current Position: | Standing Corporate Auditor |
Reference:
Directors and Coporate Auditors (effective as of May 30, 2017)
| Chairman of the Board Representative Director |
Genichi Tamatsuka |
| President Representative Director |
Sadanobu Takemasu |
| Member of the Board | Katsuyuki Imada |
| Member of the Board | Satoshi Nakaniwa |
| Member of the Board (Outside) | Emi Osono |
| Member of the Board | Yutaka Kyoya |
| Member of the Board (Outside) | Sakie Akiyama |
| Member of the Board (Outside) | Keiko Hayashi |
| Member of the Board | Kazunori Nishio |
* The independent officers will be Emi Osono, Sakie Akiyama, and Keiko Hayashi.
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Masakatsu Gonai |
| Standing Corporate Auditor (Outside) | Toshio Takahashi |
| Corporate Auditor (Outside) | Tetsuo Ozawa |
| Corporate Auditor (Outside) | Eiko Tsujiyama |
* The independent officers will be Toshio Takahashi, Tetsuo Ozawa, and Eiko Tsujiyama.
