JAPAN TOBACCO, INC. Tokyo, November 27, 2015
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) has today announced the Board of Directors' resolution concerning the Company's new executive appointments.
Change of Representative Directors
Reason for the change
Following the expiration of term of office, we have decided to reform the management set-up for the purpose of further expanding the Company's performance.
Candidate for newly appointed Representative Director (To be appointed as of March 23, 2016)
Name: Mutsuo Iwai
New position: Representative Director and Executive Vice President Current position: Senior Executive Vice President
Number of shares held: 19,300 shares
Note: The appointment is subject to an approval of the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on the day and also a resolution at a meeting of the Board of Directors scheduled to be held subsequently.
Resigning Representative Directors
(To be appointed as of January 1, 2016) Name: Noriaki Okubo
New position: Member of the Board
Current position: Representative Director and Executive Deputy President
Name: Akira Saeki
New position: Member of the Board
Current position: Representative Director and Executive Deputy President
Note: The two directors mentioned above will assume their positions as Member of the Board without the right to represent the Company as of January 1, 2016, and will resign as Members of the Board upon the conclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 23, 2016.
Biography of the Candidate for newly appointed Representative Director
Name・Date of Birth
Biography
Mutsuo Iwai October 29,1960
Apr. 1983 Joined the Company
(Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation) Jun. 2003 Vice President of Corporate Planning Division July 2004 Vice President of Corporate Strategy Division Jun. 2005 Senior Vice President
Jun. 2006 Member of the Board, Executive Vice President Jun. 2008 Executive Vice President
Jun. 2010 Member of the Board, Executive Vice President Jun. 2011 Member of the Board
Executive Vice President, JT International S.A. May 2013 Resigned as Executive Vice President,
JT International S.A.
Jun. 2013 Senior Executive Vice President (current position)
Candidate for Substitute Auditor (To be appointed as of March 23, 2016)
Michio Masaki
(currently Substitute Auditor)
Executive Officers (To be appointed as of January 1, 2016)
Newly appointed Executive Officers
Senior Vice President,
Chief R&D Officer, Tobacco Business
Takehisa Shibayama
Senior Vice President,
Manufacturing Group, Tobacco Business
Hirakazu Otomo
Senior Vice President, Communications
Kei Nakano
Resigning Executive Officers
Noriaki Okubo
(currently Executive Deputy President)
Akira Saeki
(currently Executive Deputy President)
Kenji Iijima
(currently Senior Executive Vice President)
Yasuyuki Yoneda
(currently Senior Vice President)
Masahiko Sato
(currently Senior Vice President)
Executive Officers with Change in Responsibilities
Executive Vice President, President, Tobacco Business | Mutsuo Iwai |
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Tobacco Business | Chito Sasaki |
Senior Vice President, Deputy President, Pharmaceutical Business | Goichi Matsuda |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and IT | Yuki Maeda |
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Japan Tobacco Inc. is a leading international tobacco company. Its products are sold in over 120 countries and its internationally recognized brands include Winston, Camel, Mevius and LD. With diversified operations, JT is also actively present in pharmaceuticals and processed foods. The company's revenue was ¥2.154 trillion (US$17,867 million(*)) in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014(**).
*Translated at the rate of ¥120.55 per $1, as of December 31, 2014
**Due to a change in the accounting period from March 31 to December 31, the fiscal year 2014 covered nine months for Japanese domestic businesses and 12 months for the consolidated subsidiaries which operate the Group's international tobacco business. On a comparable full calendar year basis, revenue was ¥2.433 trillion (US$20,186 million(*)).
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Media and Investor Relations Division | |
Japan Tobacco Inc. | |
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Supplementary Material
As of January 1, 2016.
Chairman of the Board Yasutake Tango
Representative Director Mitsuomi Koizumi
Representative Director Yasushi Shingai
Member of the Board Hideki Miyazaki
Member of the Board Noriaki Okubo
Member of the Board Akira Saeki
Member of the Board Motoyuki Oka
Member of the Board Main Kohda
Subject to an approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and a resolution of the Board of Directors scheduled to be held on March 23, 2016.
Chairman of the Board Yasutake Tango
Representative Director Mitsuomi Koizumi
Representative Director Yasushi Shingai
Representative Director Mutsuo Iwai
Member of the Board Hideki Miyazaki
Member of the Board Motoyuki Oka
Member of the Board Main Kohda
Audit and Supervisory Board MembersAs of March 23, 2016.
Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member Futoshi Nakamura
Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member Tomotaka Kojima
Audit and Supervisory Board Member Yoshinori Imai
Audit and Supervisory Board Member Hiroshi Ohbayashi
As of January 1, 2016.
President | Chief Executive Officer | Mitsuomi Koizumi |
Executive Vice President | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Compliance, General Affairs, Legal, Corporate Strategy, IT, Business Development, HR and Operation Review & Business Assurance | Yasushi Shingai |
Executive Vice President | Finance, CSR and Communications | Hideki Miyazaki |
Executive Vice President | President, Tobacco Business | Mutsuo Iwai |
Senior Vice President | Compliance and General Affairs | Ryoji Chijiiwa |
Senior Vice President | Head of China Division, Tobacco Business | Kazuhito Yamashita |
Senior Vice President | Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Tobacco Business | Chito Sasaki |
Senior Vice President | Head of Tobacco Business Planning Division, Tobacco Business | Kiyohide Hirowatari |
Senior Vice President | Corporate, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Division, Tobacco Business | Junichi Fukuchi |
Senior Vice President | Head of Leaf Procurement Group, Tobacco Business | Yasushi Hasegawa |
Senior Vice President | Chief R&D Officer, Tobacco Business | Takehisa Shibayama |
Senior Vice President | Manufacturing Group, Tobacco Business | Hirakazu Otomo |
Senior Vice President | President, Pharmaceutical Business | Muneaki Fujimoto |
Senior Vice President | Deputy President, Pharmaceutical Business | Goichi Matsuda |
Senior Vice President | Head of Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Pharmaceutical Business | Shigenori Ohkawa |
Senior Vice President | Chief Financial Officer | Naohiro Minami |
Senior Vice President | CSR | Ryoko Nagata |
Senior Vice President | Legal | Haruhiko Yamada |
Senior Vice President | Corporate Strategy and IT | Yuki Maeda |
Senior Vice President | Business Development | Takehiko Tsutsui |
Senior Vice President | Human Resources | Koji Shimayoshi |
Senior Vice President | Communications | Kei Nakano |
Subject to an approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and a resolution of the Board of Directors scheduled to be held on March 23, 2016.
President | Chief Executive Officer | Mitsuomi Koizumi |
Executive Vice President | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Compliance, General Affairs, Legal, Corporate Strategy, IT, Business Development, HR and Operation Review & Business Assurance | Yasushi Shingai |
Executive Vice President | President, Tobacco Business | Mutsuo Iwai |
Executive Vice President | Finance, CSR and Communications | Hideki Miyazaki |
Senior Vice President | Compliance and General Affairs | Ryoji Chijiiwa |
Senior Vice President | Head of China Division, Tobacco Business | Kazuhito Yamashita |
Senior Vice President | Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Tobacco Business | Chito Sasaki |
Senior Vice President | Head of Tobacco Business Planning Division, Tobacco Business | Kiyohide Hirowatari |
Senior Vice President | Corporate, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Division, Tobacco Business | Junichi Fukuchi |
Senior Vice President | Head of Leaf Procurement Group, Tobacco Business | Yasushi Hasegawa |
Senior Vice President | Chief R&D Officer, Tobacco Business | Takehisa Shibayama |
Senior Vice President | Manufacturing Group, Tobacco Business | Hirakazu Otomo |
Senior Vice President | President, Pharmaceutical Business | Muneaki Fujimoto |
Senior Vice President | Deputy President, Pharmaceutical Business | Goichi Matsuda |
Senior Vice President | Head of Central Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Pharmaceutical Business | Shigenori Ohkawa |
Senior Vice President | Chief Financial Officer | Naohiro Minami |
Senior Vice President | CSR | Ryoko Nagata |
Senior Vice President | Legal | Haruhiko Yamada |
Senior Vice President | Corporate Strategy and IT | Yuki Maeda |
Senior Vice President | Business Development | Takehiko Tsutsui |
Senior Vice President | Human Resources | Koji Shimayoshi |
Senior Vice President | Communications | Kei Nakano |
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