PCI Holdings Appoints New Board Members

TOKYO, Jun 23 (Pulse News Wire) – PCI Holdings,INC. (3918.T) announced today that its 22nd regular shareholders' meeting and subsequent board meeting held on June 23 decided on the official appointment of new directors and executives.

Key appointments include: - Akihisa Watanabe appointed as President and CEO (new position). He oversees overall management. - Ken'ichi Morishita reappointed as Executive Director and continues to manage overall operations and serves as head of strategic planning. - Naohiro Iguchi remains as a director and now also heads the Corporate Planning Department, overseeing finance and accounting. - Kazuya Sugizono retains his role as a director and assumes additional responsibilities as an auditor for Sword Corporation. - Masao Numata joins as a new director and takes on the role of president at PCI Solutions.

- Yuji Sakurazuka, Shinnosuke Makino, Yasushi Sakurai, and Koji Okuyama are newly appointed external directors and audit committee members. Additionally, four external directors—Naohiro Nakamura, Shinnosuke Makino, Yasushi Sakurai, and Koji Okuyama—are registered as independent directors based on the criteria set by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In executive roles, Watanabe was named Chief Executive Officer, while Morishita retained his position as Deputy CEO. Other key positions include Naohiro Iguchi as Corporate Planning Division Head, Kazuya Sugizono as Management Division Head, Masao Numata as President of PCI Solutions, and Yoshiro Sudo as President of Sword Corporation. Additionally, Katsuya Nishioka was appointed Strategic Promotion Division Head, and Takaya Amano became Public Relations and IR Office Manager. Regarding the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Yuji Sakurazuka was named Chairman, Naohiro Nakamura joined as a member, and Shinnosuke Makino was appointed as another member, all maintaining their roles as external directors and independent directors.