FUJIFILM MANUFACTURING EUROPE - Key Persons
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- General Manager of Legal Div
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- General Manager of Corporate Communications Div. and ESG Div
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- Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sukeno: The key points of what we should do to raise the effectiveness of the Board of Directors are to share necessary and adequate information among the directors and have lively discussions. This is what the members of the Board of Directors should do. I think that arguments about governance put a little too much emphasis on the social attributes of the directors, such as nationality and gender, and the level of independence. The genders and nationalities of directors and whether they are inside or outside directors do not matter. If the appointment of outside directors who have expertise in certain areas raises the effectiveness of the Company's Board of Directors, we should appoint them, even if outside directors account for a majority of the members as a result. It is important to think about appropriate members according to the Company's management policy instead of having superficial discussions.
Kitamura: I too have put emphasis on qualities rather than social attributes when I choose directors. I believe that we should further explain about our policy of choosing directors based on the qualities of the candidates, irrespective of whether the members of the Board of Directors meet the standards of the Corporate Governance Code. We have, of course, made steady progress in the development of non-Japanese employees. I have heard that some non-Japanese employees have come close to being promoted to management. I think Chairman Sukeno is considering the participation of non-Japanese employees in discussions at Board meetings this fiscal year. I hope that we will deepen discussions.
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- Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Outside Director
After being responsible for marketing in the overseas market for many years in a major U.S. semiconductor manufacturer, Ms. Makiko Eda served as representative director of a Japanese-incorporated subsidiary of the said company, and with her strong leadership, has achieved creation of a new market and development of global personnel. In her role as Chief Representative Officer of the World Economic Forum Japan, she worked to bring leaders from various industries together to improve, on a global scale, wide range of issues such as regional and industrial issues. Based on such ample experience and wide range of knowledge, Ms. Makiko Eda has facilitated reasonable and adequate decision-making by the board of directors by giving useful suggestions and expressing opinions on many aspects of the Fujifilm Group's management at the board of directors meetings, while she proactively provided, from a medium- to long-term perspective, advice on the Fujifilm Group's measures concerning ESG (Environmental, social and governance). The Company expects her to execute her duties as outside director, and deems that she will fulfill her duties in an appropriate and sufficient manner utilizing her ample experience and wide range of knowledge.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Financial Officer / General Manager of Corporate Planning Div
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- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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- Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Outside Director
Mr. Ikuro Sugawara has served in a number of important posts, including Vice-Minister of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Through this and his involvement in industrial policy, trade policy, technology policy, and environmental and energy policy, he has ample experience in policy planning and organizational management. Based on such ample experience and wide range of knowledge, Mr. Ikuro Sugawara has facilitated reasonable and adequate decision-making by the board of directors by giving useful suggestions and expressing opinions on many aspects of the Fujifilm Group's management at the board of directors meetings, while he proactively provided, from a medium- to long-term perspective, advice on the measures pertaining to economic security, investment strategy, risk management, etc. at the Fujifilm Group. The Company expects him to execute his duties as outside director. Although he has never been involved in corporate management in any way other than as an outside officer, the Company deems that in addition to his ample experience, he will be able to leverage his considerable expertise and wide-ranging network to execute his expected duties in an appropriate and sufficient manner.
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- Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Outside Director
- Representative Director
- Outside Director and the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee / Special Advisor
Kitamura: The decline in the nation's workforce is an important change. The turnover rate is increasing, and the lifetime employment system, which was an assumption for career plans, is ceasing to function. In this environment, recruitment and human resources development are becoming increasingly important in human resources strategies. We need to have a process for attracting excellent human resources, while paying attention to evaluation and assignments, cultivating and evaluating them, and developing human resources who will become responsible for management. The key to this process is corporate culture. The turnover rate is low among employees who align with the Company's philosophy. They perform well even in adverse circumstances and continue to be motivated to come up with innovations.
Mr. Kunitaro Kitamura has served as representative director of a major financial institution group for many years. He has demonstrated strong leadership in his management of the group as a whole, and has ample experience and wide range of knowledge particularly in the fields of finance and capital markets. Based on such ample experience and wide range of knowledge, Mr. Kunitaro Kitamura has facilitated reasonable and adequate decision-making by the board of directors by giving useful suggestions and expressing opinions on many aspects of the Fujifilm Group's management at the board of directors meetings, while he proactively provided, from a medium- to long-term perspective, advice on the Fujifilm Group's M&A and capital policy, initiatives for resolving social issues, and developing human resources. In addition, as Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, he has been contributing efforts to enhance transparency of the processes related to a succession plan of the CEO and to remuneration for directors. The Company expects him to execute his duties as outside director, and deems that he will fulfill his duties in an appropriate and sufficient manner utilizing his ample experience and wide range of knowledge.
Mr. Masataka Mitsuhashi has been involved in accounting audit and M&A related business for many years. He has also served in positions such as representative director in consulting companies, and has ample experience and wide range of knowledge as both a certified accountant and as a corporate executive. As a representative of a professional firm that provides specialized services in the sustainability field, he has been making suggestions for creation of new corporate value from a sustainability perspective. Since his appointment as outside audit & supervisory board member of the Company, he has been appropriately furnishing remarks at board of directors meetings from an objective perspective based on this ample experience and extensive knowledge. He has furthermore been seeking explanations as necessary, and appropriately conducting audits regarding the execution of the duties of the directors by adequately asking questions and expressing opinions at audit & supervisory board meetings. The Company expects him to execute his duties as outside audit & supervisory board member, and deems that he will execute his duties in an appropriate and sufficient manner utilizing his ample experience and wide range of knowledge.
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- Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Outside Director
Mr. Tsuyoshi Nagano has been engaged in insurance sales, corporate planning, and product planning operations both in Japan and overseas for many years at a major insurance company, where he also has experience in supervising the overseas business. Moreover, he has demonstrated strong leadership in his management of the group as a whole. Based on such ample experience and wide range of knowledge, Mr. Tsuyoshi Nagano has facilitated reasonable and adequate decision-making by the board of directors by giving useful suggestions and expressing opinions on many aspects of the Fujifilm Group's management at the board of directors meetings, while he proactively provided, from a medium- to long-term perspective, advice on the measures pertaining to the risk management system, instilling corporate culture, and dialogue with stakeholders at the Fujifilm Group. In addition, as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, he has been contributing efforts to enhance transparency of the processes related to a succession plan of the CEO and to remuneration for directors. The Company expects him to execute his duties as outside director, and deems that his ample experience and wide range of knowledge will enable him to execute his expected duties in an appropriate and sufficient manner.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Audit & Supervisory Board Member
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- Chief Digital Officer / General Manager of ICT Strategy Div
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- General Manager of Government Relations Div
Mr. Tatsuya Inagawa has successively held important posts such as Superintending Public Prosecutor at the Takamatsu High Public Prosecutors Office and the Hiroshima High Public Prosecutors Office. He possesses extensive experience and deep insight in the areas of judicial affairs and compliance which were cultivated over many years as a public prosecutor. The Company believes that he is able to execute his duties as an outside audit & supervisory board member in an appropriate manner from an objective perspective based on this experience and insight.
Teiichi Goto - CEO, CFO, President, VP
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Corporate Vice President
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- Representative Director
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- General Manager of Procurement & Equipment Manufacturing Div
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- General Manager of Human Resources Div
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- Member of the Board of Directors