TOKYO, May 14 (Pulse News Wire) – Orion Breweries,ltd. (409A.T) announced today that its Nomination and Remuneration Committee recommended changes to the board of directors, which were approved during the May 14 board meeting.
Final decisions are expected at the 69th annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for June 22, 2026. New appointments include Kō Andō as external director and Kenji Nakano-fu as external director. Retiring directors are Seiji Naritomo, Takahito Toyokawa, and Taichi Yokosawa. Additionally, Shūdō Sugiyama will transition from non-executive to executive auditor, while Jun Tomiyoshi moves from executive to non-executive auditor. Masaru Matsumori will join as a reserve auditor.
Executive Officers: - Executive Officer President: Kazuhiko Murano (CEO) - Deputy Executive Officer: Kohta Kameda (CFO, Corporate Management Department) - Senior Executive Officer Patrick Dougan (Overseas Division) - Executive Officer Sho Chuzen (Production Department, President of Ishikawa Brewery Co., Ltd.) - Executive Officer Tsuyoshi Narioka (Sales Department) - Executive Officer Kenichi Yamamoto (SCM Department) - Executive Officer Shinobu Hirano (Tourism) - Executive Officer Keiko Ikeda* (Corporate Planning Department) *Keiko Ikeda's legal name is Kikuchi Keiko. In subsidiaries: - Orion Hotel Co., Ltd.: Shinobu Hirano (President), Kazuhiko Murano (Director), Yukihisa Fujiwara (Director), Keiko Ikeda* (Director), Shūdō Sugiyama (Auditor), Ken’ya Shinomiya (Auditor). Directors Seiji Naritomo, Takahito Toyokawa, and Auditor Jun Tomiyoshi will retire. - Ishikawa Brewery Co., Ltd.: Kazuhiko Murano (Chairman), Sho Chuzen (President), Tsuyoshi Narioka (Director), Keiko Ikeda* (Director), Kenta Ohkawa (Director), Shūdō Sugiyama (Auditor). Directors Hisashi Kucho, Kohta Kameda, and Auditor Jun Tomiyoshi will also retire.
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