Nomination Committee Member / Compensation Committee Member
Position and responsibilities at the CompanyChairperson (Not concurrently serving as an Executive Officer of the Company and not involved in the day-to-day execution of the Company's business)
Yoshinori Yamashita(August 22, 1957)
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
(January 6, 1961)
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
Takashi Kawaguchi(January 29, 1963)
Chairperson of the Board of the Directors / Nomination Committee Member / Compensation Committee Member
Significant concurrent positionsPresident and CEO of Japan Investment Corporation / Chairperson of Sonar Advisers Inc. / Outside Director of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited / Outside Director of Takashimaya Company, Limited
Keisuke Yokoo(November 26, 1951)
At the Company, as an Outside Director, he has played an important role in ensuring the validity and appropriateness of the management decisions and management oversight of the Board of Directors of the Company. With his extensive experience and broad knowledge and insight as a management executive, as well as his views and long-term perspective cultivated over many years in financial and capital markets, he has provided a wide range of useful advice and recommendations. In addition, as a Nomination Committee Member and Compensation Committee Member, he has actively engaged in discussions from an independent standpoint with a shareholder and investor perspective.
In fiscal 2022, he provided advice and recommendations based on his knowledge of corporate finance and experience in the capital markets for the formulation of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy. As Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, he also led discussions on the review of the stock-based compensation plan for Directors using indicators such as TSR*. In small meetings with shareholders, he engaged in dialogue regarding the Company's compensation system, accounting, finances, and other initiatives and challenges as the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee. In addition, he visited Company sites such as production sites and communicated with local employees, determining the actual situation onsite. He participated as an observer in management meetings in an effort to gain an understanding of information related to business execution.
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee / Nomination Committee Member
Significant concurrent positionsExecutive Director and Editor in Chief of Nippon.com / Advisor of Jiji Research Institute, Ltd.
Sadafumi Tani(September 15, 1954)
At the Company, as an Outside Director, he has played an important role in ensuring the validity and appropriateness of management decisions and supervision by the Board of Directors of the Company, and provided a wide range of useful advice and recommendations based on his outstanding ability to analyze and communicate information domestically and internationally, his medium- to long-term viewpoint and broad perspective, and his extensive personal network, cultivated as an economics reporter for many years. In addition, as a member of the Compensation Committee, he has actively engaged in discussions from an independent standpoint and from a shareholder and investor perspective.
In fiscal 2022, he provided advice and recommendations on information dissemination, human resource strategy, and growth investment in formulating the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy. In addition, he visited Company sites such as production and R&D sites, communicated with local employees, to determine the actual situation onsite, participated as an observer in management meetings, and actively participated in other important meetings related to the Company's operation.
Lead Independent Director / Chairperson of the Nomination Committee / Compensation Committee Member
Significant concurrent positionsPresident, CEO of National Institute of Advance Industrial Science and Technology / Outside Director of Nomura Holdings, Inc., / Vice Chairperson of Japan Association of Corporate Executives (KEIZAI DOYUKAI)
Kazuhiko Ishimura(September 18, 1954)
At the Company, as an Outside Director, he has played an important role in ensuring the validity and appropriateness of management decisions and supervision by the Company's Board of Directors. He has made appropriate management decisions and supervised management by providing advice and recommendations based on his extensive experience as a management executive of AGC Inc. and his knowledge and insight as President and CEO of AIST. In addition, as a member of the Nomination Committee, he has actively engaged in discussions from an independent standpoint based on his experience at the top management of a company, thereby contributing to strengthening the supervisory function and ensuring objectivity and transparency in the nomination process.
In fiscal 2022, he provided advice and recommendations from multiple perspectives, including improving capital profitability, organization and governance, growth investment, and human resource strategy in formulating the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy. In addition to visiting facilities such as production sites to communicate with local employees to grasp the actual situation onsite, he has also actively worked to understand our business through communication with key executive divisions.
[Attendance after appointment at general meeting of shareholders]
Brief personal profileNomination Committee Member
Significant concurrent positionsChairperson & Director of TDK Corporation / Outside Director of NTT DATA Corporation
Shigenao Ishiguro(October 30, 1957)
Compensation Committee Member
Significant concurrent positionsResearch Fellow of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. / Deputy General Manager of Think Tank Unit, General Manager of Planning and Administration Office, and General Manager of Center for Policy and the Economy of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. / Outside Director of FANUC CORPORATION
Yoko Takeda(April 13, 1971)
The compositions of the Board of Directors and Audit and Supervisory Board, as well as expertise of each Director and Audit and Supervisory Board Member are as follows.
The tables below represent skills possessed by each Director and Audit and Supervisory Board Member that are deemed exemplary, and does not represent all of their knowledge and experience.
Corporate management | To understand business opportunities and risks in consideration of the management environment, and to ensure appropriate decision-making and oversight with the aim of enhancing corporate value. |
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Governance and risk management | To achieve a higher level of governance that is trusted by diverse stakeholders and to appropriately address increasingly complex and sophisticated business risks such as geopolitical risk and economic security through global information gathering and analysis. |
Finance and accounting | To achieve sustainable enhancement of shareholder value and corporate value through capital policy and communication with the capital market, as a company listed on the Prime Market. |
Sustainability | To promote solutions to social issues through ESG initiatives, which Ricoh considers essential for sustainable enhancement of shareholder value and corporate value, in order to realize Ricoh's goal of a society in which the balance among the three Ps*1 is maintained (Three Ps Balance). |
Technology and R&D | To accelerate the transformation into a digital services company byutilizing edge devices*2 that are unique to Ricoh and providing digital services such as platforms and software that leverage these strengths. |