TOKYO, May 27 (Pulse News Wire) – Ikuyo CO.,LTD. (7273.T) disclosed today that its board of directors has approved candidates for the upcoming 87th Annual General Meeting scheduled for June 23.
Among the changes, five new external directors—Masaki Koyama, Naoko Shimoimi, Shigeo Sakata, Hiroki Makihara, and Azusa Mizuno—are set to join the board, while two existing directors, Eimei Iino and Tomonosato Chitose, along with four external directors, will step down. Additionally, former director Hiroshi Matsumoto will take up a new role as an auditor. The new appointees bring diverse backgrounds to the board. Masaki Koyama joined Nippon Credit Bank (now Aozora Bank) in April 1985 and later worked at Try Group Corporation before joining the company in April 2026. Shigeo Sakata began his career as a police officer in January 1985 and was promoted through various ranks until becoming a chief inspector in April 2020.
He took on the position of external director at Ikuyo Automotive Co., Ltd. in April 2026. Hiroki Makihara started his career with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants baseball team in March 1981 and moved to TBS Corporation as a commentator in January 2001, taking on the role of Chief Commercial Officer at Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings in January 2026. Azusa Mizuno joined Yomiuri Shimbun as an editor in June 2015 and became a visiting researcher at Cambridge University in January 2025, subsequently assuming the role of professor at Tamagawa University Graduate School of Business Administration in April 2026. Matsumoto's transition to auditor follows his tenure as a director within the company, where he held several executive positions since April 2019, culminating in his appointment as a director in June 2024.
His term as an auditor will run until the expiration of the outgoing auditor’s term.
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