March 28, 2023
OBAYASHI CORPORATION
Notice Regarding Change of Representative Directors and Officers
OBAYASHI CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") hereby announces that it has resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 9, 2023 to change the Representative Directors, Directors, and Executive Officers, as follows.
The Corporation also notifies that, in order to enhance corporate governance, on April 1, 2023, the Chairman of the Board, who has been a Director with Representative Rights stipulated by the Japanese Corporation Law to have the right to execute company business, will become Director without Representative Rights, and the President who has ultimate responsibility for business execution will become the "President and CEO" to clarify that the role of the Chairman of the Board is supervision and that of the President is business execution.
1. Change of Representative Directors and Directors
(1) Newly appointed Representative Directors (on April 1, 2023)
Representative Director
Atsushi Sasagawa Representative DirectorCurrently, Director, Executive Vice President*
Akinobu Nohira
Currently, Director, Executive Vice President*
*The career summary of the new Representative Directors is provided on the Appendix.
(2) Retiring Representative Directors (on March 31, 2023)
Chairman of the Board
Takeo Obayashi DirectorCurrently, Chairman, Representative Director*1
Yasuo Kotera
Currently, Representative Director, Executive Vice President*2
*1 Takeo Obayashi will become a Director without representation right on April 1, 2023. He is scheduled to hold the same position after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in late June 2023.
*2 Yasuo Kotera will become a Director who does not hold the position of Executive Officer on April 1, 2023.
(3) Retiring Director (Scheduled in late June 2023)
Advisor
Yasuo Kotera Director, from April 1, 2023 to late June 2023*
*Yasuo Kotera will resign as Director at the close of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in late June 2023 and become an Advisor of the Corporation.
2. Change of Executive Officers
(1) Title changes for Executive Officers (on April 1, 2023)
President and CEO*
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Senior Managing Executive Officer
Seiji Nagai Currently, Managing Executive Officer Managing Executive Officer
Hiromitsu Kato | Currently, Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Futoshi Takahashi | Currently, Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Yasuo Morita | Currently, Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Motoi Yano | Currently, Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Toshiro Kito | Currently, Executive Officer |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Mitsuaki Sadatoshi | Currently, Executive Officer |
*The position of the President is renamed as the "President and CEO" to make clear that the President is a person with ultimate responsibility for business execution.
(2) Newly appointed Executive Officers (on April 1, 2023)
Executive Officer
Takayuki Akiyama | Currently, Senior General Manager-in-Charge of Civil Engineering |
Construction Division, and General Manager of Division Head Office of | |
Civil Engineering Construction Division | |
Executive Officer | |
Tsuyoshi Ito | Currently, Senior General Manager of Technology Division |
Executive Officer | |
Akio Inoue | Currently, Senior General Manager of Civil Engineering Technology |
Division | |
Executive Officer | |
Takuji Imagawa | Currently, Senior General Manager of Yokohama Branch Office |
Executive Officer | |
Yasuyuki Onishi | Currently, Senior General Manager of Hokuriku Branch Office |
Executive Officer | |
Kenji Okamura | Currently, Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at |
Tokyo Main Office | |
Executive Officer | |
Naoyuki Suzuki | Currently, Senior General Manager of Tohoku Branch Office |
Executive Officer | |
Hidefumi Takenaka | Currently, Project Director of Hokkaido BPJV Project Office at Sapporo |
Branch Office | |
Executive Officer | |
Jun Nakamura | Currently, Senior General Manager of Architectural Design & |
Engineering Division | |
Executive Officer | |
Shinji Nishikawa | Currently, Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at |
Osaka Main Office | |
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Executive Officer | |
Katsunori Hanato | Currently, Representative Director, President of Obayashi Facilities |
Corporation | |
Executive Officer | |
Masato Yanou | Currently, Representative Director, President of Naigai Technos |
Corporation |
(3) Retiring Executive Officers (on March 31, 2023)
Executive Vice President | Yasuo Kotera | *1 |
SeniorManaging Executive Officer | Jiro Otsuka | *2 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Makoto Hidetaka | *2 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Katsuyoshi Okawa | *2 |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Koji Murakami | *2 |
Managing Executive Officer | Hirokazu Onozaki | *2 |
Managing Executive Officer | Shin Matsumoto | *2 |
Managing Executive Officer | Yoshimi Sekoguchi | *2 |
Managing Executive Officer | Nozomu Taoda | *2 |
Managing Executive Officer | Isao Sano | *2 |
Executive Officer | Susumu Kawaguchi | *3 |
Executive Officer | Katsuhiko Matsuda | *2 |
Executive Officer | Masaaki Yasui | *2 |
*1 After assuming the position of Director who does not hold the position of Executive Officer on April 1, 2023, scheduled to retire from the position of Director and assume the position of Advisor at the close of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in late June 2023.
*2 Scheduled to assume the position of Advisor at the Corporation on April 1, 2023.
*3 Scheduled to assume the position of Representative Director, President of Obayashi Design
Partners Corporation on April 1, 2023.
[Reference]
(The structure of Directors and Executive Officers as of April 1, 2023 is as follows.)
Directors
Position | Name |
Chairman of the Board | Takeo Obayashi |
Representative Director | Kenji Hasuwa |
Representative Director | Atsushi Sasagawa |
Representative Director | Akinobu Nohira |
Director | Yasuo Kotera |
Director | Toshihiko Murata |
Director | Toshimi Sato |
Director* | Naoki Izumiya |
Director* | Yoko Kobayashi |
Director* | Masako Orii |
Director* | Hiroyuki Kato |
Director* | Yukiko Kuroda |
*Outside Director as per Article 2, Section 15 of the Companies Act
Executive Officers
Position | Name | Areas of responsibility |
President and CEO | Kenji Hasuwa | |
Executive Vice President | Toshihiko Murata | Head of Osaka Main Office, and Head of Yumeshima Development Division |
Executive Vice President | Atsushi Sasagawa | Responsible for overall building construction Head of Marketing Division, and Head of Tokyo Main Office |
Executive Vice President | Akinobu Nohira | Responsible for overall civil engineering construction Head of Safety Division |
Executive Vice President | Toshimi Sato | Responsible for overall administration |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Naoki Kajita | Head of Technology Division |
Senior Managing Executive Officer | Seiji Nagai | Head of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office, Senior General Manager of Marketing Division, and Senior General Manager of Yumeshima Development Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Yuichi Yamamoto | Head of Nagoya Branch Office |
Managing Executive Officer | Goichi Kamochi | Head of Architectural Design & Engineering Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Nobuyuki Wakuni | Head of Hiroshima Branch Office |
Managing Executive Officer | Hironobu Kawakami | Head of Kobe Branch Office |
Managing Executive Officer | Yoshihito Sasaki | Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division |
Position | Name | Areas of responsibility |
Managing Executive Officer | Akihiro Higashide | Head of Civil Engineering Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office, Senior General Manager of Marketing Division, and General Manager of Renewable Energy Marketing & Development Department of Civil Engineering Construction Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Kazuyuki Goto | Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division (responsible for mechanical & electrical, and renovation), and Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for mechanical & electrical, and renovation) |
Managing Executive Officer | Eiichiro Okano | Head of Digital Transformation Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Kenichi Ando | Head of Green Energy Division, and responsible for PPP Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Hiromitsu Kato | Head of North American Regional Headquarters |
Managing Executive Officer | Futoshi Takahashi | Head of Real Estate Development Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Yasuo Morita | Head of Building Construction Division, and responsible for Environmental Management Department |
Managing Executive Officer | Motoi Yano | Head of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office, and Senior General Manager of Marketing Division |
Managing Executive Officer | Toshiro Kito | Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for business development) |
Managing Executive Officer | Mitsuaki Sadatoshi | Senior General Manager of Marketing Division |
Executive Officer | Hideo Katsumata | Head of Technology Research Institute, and Senior General Manager of Technology Division |
Executive Officer | Kyoji Ikeda | Head of Hokuriku Branch Office |
Executive Officer | Kimihiko Sato | Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for business development), and Senior General Manager of Marketing Division |
Executive Officer | Yutaka Taneda | Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for mechanical & electrical, and renovation) |
Executive Officer | Kojiro Nitta | Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Osaka Main Office (responsible for business development), Senior General Manager of Marketing Division, Senior General Manager of Real Estate Development Division (responsible for Osaka Area), and Senior General Manager of Yumeshima Development Division |
Executive Officer | Yoshikatsu Imazuka | Head of Nuclear Facilities Division |
Executive Officer | Shigeru Edatsune | Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division at Tokyo Main Office (responsible for procurement), and Senior General Manager of Building Construction Division |
Executive Officer | Hitoshi Shibuya | Head of Construction Robotics Division |
Executive Officer | Atsushi Takeuchi | Head of Engineering Division |
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