JT - Key Persons
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- Performance & Integration, Tobacco Business, Japan
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- Audit and Supervisory Board Member
- Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Members
Mr. Taniuchi, Mr. Inada and Ms. Takeishi are Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Members, set out in Article 2, Item (xvi) of the Companies Act of Japan.
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- Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Having served in important roles such as Corporate Officer of a general financial service provider and President of a subsidiary of the company, Hiroko Yamashina possesses considerable knowledge and broad and deep insights in corporate management and business operation, etc. Although Hiroko Yamashina has served as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company for only one year at the conclusion of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, she has made a significant contribution to effective auditing through expressing honest opinions to management in a timely and appropriate manner.
We judge that reflecting her broad outlook and high standing underpinned by her experience as a corporate manager in the Group's management is beneficial to strengthening the Group's corporate governance, and therefore, she is appropriate as Outside Director of the Company, and for this reason we propose her election as Outside Director.
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- Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Communications
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- Corporate Strategy and Business Development
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- Chief Sustainability Officer
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- Marketing, Tobacco Business, Japan
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- Chief Executive Officer, Tobacco Business, Japan
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- Representative Director
- Finance, Corporate Communications, Business Development and D - LAB
After serving Vice President of M&S Strategy Department, Tobacco Business Division of the Company, and President and Chief Executive Officer of TS Network Co., Ltd., the Company's subsidiary, Kei Nakano assumed Senior Vice President, Communications in January 2016. Since October 2019, he has served Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, using his strong leadership focusing on promoting initiatives for strengthening and advancing the Company's corporate governance including the enhancement of effectiveness of the Board of Directors, and projects to enhance corporate capabilities. We judge that his extensive and deep knowledge in relation to overall management strategies and business management, strategic thinking and accurate decision-making based on his diverse experience will be indispensable in driving the Group's management further forward, and hence we propose his election as a Member of the Board.
Having served in important roles such as Representative Director, President and CEO and Representative Director, Chairman of a trading company specializing in trading chemical products, Kenji Asakura possesses outstanding experience and wide-ranging knowledge in global corporate management, business operation, and corporate cultural reform, etc.
As we judge that reflecting his broad outlook and high standing underpinned by his experience and track record as a top management member of a listed global company in the Group's management may contribute to further strengthening the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, we expect him to give appropriate proposals and advice on and supervise execution of the Group's business, and for this reason we propose his election as Outside Director.
Ms. Nagashima, Mr. Kitera, Mr. Shoji, Ms Yamashina and Mr. Asakura are Outside Directors, set out in Article 2, Item (xv) of the Companies Act of Japan.
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- Corporate Governance and Compliance
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- Head
- Representative Director
Koji Shimayoshi served in important roles including Head of Tobacco Business Planning Division, Vice President of Human Resources Division, SeniorVice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Tobacco Business Planning Division, and Tobacco Business, and Executive Vice President, JT International S.A., a subsidiary of the Company, using his strong leadership focusing on management strategies and business management both in and outside Japan, enhancement of organizational strength, and human resource management.
We judge that his keen discernment and accurate decision-making based on his wide-ranging experience and advanced knowledge will be indispensable as a driving force to advance the Group's management further, and hence we propose his election as a Member of the Board.
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- Head of Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Pharmaceutical Business
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- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- Representative Director
Masamichi Terabatake was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2018, and then Representative Director and President in March of the same year.
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- Member of the Board
- Outside Director
Masato Kitera assumed the position of Outside Director of the Company in March 2021.
He did not engage in corporate management previously other than serving as an outside director or an outside auditor.
However, he held important positions over many years of service with the government, primarily in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With his extensive international experience and a high level of knowledge of international affairs cultivated during his diplomatic and other activities reflected in the management of the Group as it expands its business outside Japan at a time of globally increasing geopolitical risks, he has worked tirelessly to provide advice and oversight which contribute to the further enhancement of corporate governance.
We believe his high level of international experience and broad knowledge are essential for the Group management by the Company, and thus propose his reelection in expectation of his continuous contribution as Outside Director of the Company to improving corporate governance in the Group through his proactive recommendations and advice provided at the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Advisory Panel on Nomination and Compensation.
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- President, Pharmaceutical Business
Mutsuo Iwai assumed the position of Deputy Chairperson of the Board of the Company in March 2020.
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- Manufacturing, Tobacco Business, Japan
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- Audit and Supervisory Board Member
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- Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member
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- Corporate Affairs & Communications, Tobacco Business, Japan
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- Member of the Board
- President
- Representative Director
Having served as a president and representative director for a telecommunications company, Tetsuya Shoji has considerable experience, track record, and insight into corporate management.
We expect he, as Outside Director, will utilize his wide experience in areas such as corporate planning, human resources, global operations, and digitization promotion in the management of the Group as it expands its business outside Japan and regards IT/information security as one of the increasingly important management foundations in the future, and properly offer advice and oversight that contribute to the further enhancement of corporate governance of the Company.
Job Titles:
- Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member
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- Member of the Board
- Outside Director
Yukiko Nagashima assumed the position of Outside Director of the Company in March 2019.
We have benefited from her experience in corporate management and execution of business in a wide range of fields, such as emerging businesses and temporary staffing and objective point of view based on her experience as a Member of the Audit and Supervisory Boards being reflected in the management of the Company and she has worked tirelessly to supervise business execution from a fair and independent standpoint.
We judge that her experience from the perspectives of both management and audit and a high degree of knowledge cultivated thereby will be essential in the Group's management.
For this reason, we propose her reelection in expectation of her continuous contribution as Outside Director of the Company to improving corporate governance in the Group through her proactive recommendations and advice provided at the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Advisory Panel on Nomination and Compensation.