TOKYO, May 26 (Pulse News Wire) – Arcs Company,limited (9948.T) confirmed the continuation of its share buyback plan aimed at addressing potential acquisitions, as originally proposed on April 13, 2026. Following the meeting's conclusion, the board convened and appointed three independent committee members to oversee the plan.
The newly selected members are Junichi Morikawa, Satoshi Takashima, and Akio Koike, whose detailed backgrounds are outlined below: Junichi Morikawa was born in December 1947 and became a certified public accountant in September 1980. He served as a partner at Century Audit Corporation (now EY Shin Nihon Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd.) until June 2007, when he took office as the head of the Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Currently, he leads his own accounting firm and serves as a director of the institute. Satoshi Takashima, born in October 1951, obtained his legal qualifications in April 1979 and established his law firm in April 1985. In addition to serving as an auditor for ARCS since July 1993, he founded the Sapporo Central Law Office in January 1996 and currently heads the Takashima Comprehensive Legal Office.
Akio Koike, born in July 1946, joined the Japanese National Railways in July 1969 and later moved to Hokkaido Railway Company in April 1987. He held various executive positions within the company, becoming president in 2003 and chairman in 2007. Since November 2011, he has also served as an outside director for Medical System Network Co., Ltd., and was appointed as an external director for ARCS in May 2024. No special conflicts of interest exist between the independent committee members and ARCS Company. Additionally, Koike and Takashima have filed their roles as independent directors with the stock exchange where ARCS is listed.
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