Corporate Governance
- Overview of Corporate Governance
- Corporate Officers
- Corporate Governance Report
- Dialog with Shareholders
Overview of Corporate Governance
Basic policy on corporate go vernance
We believe that the key elements of corporate governance for Tsubakimoto and its group companies (hereinafter, the “Group”) are the appropriate and prompt decision-making by the Board of Directors on corporate management, the reliable development of business based on such decision-making, and the maintenance of compliance in the process of such decision-making and business execution.
Corporate governance structure
We have adopted the Corporate Auditor System and the Executive Officer System as a system to promote the separation of supervision and execution, which includes a Board of Directors, Board of Corporate Auditors, Board of Corporate Management, and Executive Committee. The Board of Corporate Management is an advisory body for decision-making by the Representative Directors. Its main function is to ensure that our top management is fully aware of important policies and measures decided by the Representative Directors and shares the same vision. The Executive Committee reports and deliberates on the status of business execution by Executive Officers.
At the same time, we have established an Internal Control Committee, Risk Management Committee, Compliance Committee, and Sustainability Promotion Committee, and these committees form a system to support business execution by Representative Directors in terms of the internal control system and compliance based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, business risks, and sustainable development of business (i.e. sustainability). We also have a voluntary Nomination & Remuneration Committee with independent outside directors constituting the majority of its members as an organization that fulfills the same functions as the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc.
Our domestic subsidiaries have also adopted a Corporate Auditor System, and management support and oversight is provided by the parent company as needed. On the basis of this structure for management oversight and support, the Board of Corporate Management discusses important matters regarding the Group’s management, and the Board of Directors undertakes deliberations, issues approvals, and reaches resolutions. Only members who attend meetings of the Board of Corporate Management and the Board of Directors are privy to this information, and each member ensures that the information is subject to strict management.
Corporate Officers
List of Officers
| Title and position | Name | Career summary | |
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| Chairman (Representative Director) CEO |
Tetsuya Tsubakimoto | April 1989 | Joined the Company |
| June 1991 | Director; in charge of Overseas Business Project Team | ||
| May 1992 | TSUBACO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. | ||
| June 1997 | President (Representative Director), the Company | ||
| July 2005 | President (Representative Director); overseeing SRS Business | ||
| July 2007 | President (Representative Director); overseeing Overseas Business | ||
| October 2011 | President (Representative Director); General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center | ||
| June 2018 | Chairman (Representative Director); in charge of Overseas Business | ||
| June 2019 | Chairman (Representative Director) & CEO (current position) | ||
| President (Representative Director) COO Overseeing Overseas Business |
Masashi Koda | April 1981 | Joined the Company |
| April 2005 | Manager, Eastern Japan Sales Division, Global Business Promotion Group | ||
| April 2010 | President, TSUBACO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. | ||
| October 2013 | Manager, Strategic Management Center; Manager, Market Planning Department, Strategic Management Center, the Company |
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| June 2015 | Manager, Tokyo Strategic Management Department, Strategic Management Center | ||
| June 2016 | Director, Corporate Officer General Manager, Strategic Management Center (in charge of Planning, Public Relations, and Compliance) |
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| June 2018 | President (Representative Director); in charge of Strategic Management; General Manager, Strategic Management Center (in charge of Planning and Public Relations) |
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| April 2019 | President (Representative Director) | ||
| June 2019 | President (Representative Director) & COO | ||
| June 2024 | President (Representative Director) & COO; overseeing Overseas Business (current position) |
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| Director Executive Managing Officer Overseeing Corporate Administration |
Hiroshi Kasugabe | April 1972 | Joined the Company |
| July 2003 | Manager, Information Management Department | ||
| October 2009 | Corporate Officer | ||
| June 2010 | Corporate Officer; in charge of Finance & Accounting | ||
| June 2011 | Director, Corporate Officer | ||
| October 2011 | Director, Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager, Corporate Administration Center | ||
| June 2016 | Director, Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration; General Manager, Corporate Administration Center; in charge of Internal Auditing |
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| June 2018 | Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration; General Manager, Corporate Administration Center; in charge of Internal Auditing and Compliance |
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| June 2022 |
Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration; General Manager, Corporate Administration Center; in charge of Internal Auditing,Legal Affairs, Credit Control, Public Relations, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Compliance |
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| June 2023 |
Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration; General Manager, Corporate Administration Center; in charge of Internal Auditing, Legal Affairs, Credit Control, Public Relations, Sustainability, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Compliance |
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| June 2024 |
Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration; in charge of Internal Auditing, Public Relations, Sustainability, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Compliance |
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| June 2026 |
Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration; Sustainability, Internal Control, and Risk Management (current position) |
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| Director Executive Managing Officer Overseeing Sales and Strategic Business Development General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center |
Takuichi Fujishige | April 1979 | Joined the Company |
| June 2009 | Corporate Officer; Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters; in charge of System Operation; Manager, System Department I |
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| April 2012 | Corporate Officer; Deputy General Manager, Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters, Sales Headquarters (in charge of System Operation); in charge of ATOM Business Division, and Head of ATOM Business Division, Strategic Business Development Center |
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| June 2018 | Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Eastern Japan Headquarters; General Manager of Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters (in charge of Construction Management); Deputy General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (in charge of ATOM Business Division) | ||
| June 2020 | Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Eastern Japan Headquarters; General Manager, Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters (in charge of Construction Management); Deputy General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (in charge of ATOM Business Division) | ||
| June 2022 | Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Eastern Japan Headquarters (in charge of Construction Management); Deputy General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (in charge of ATOM Business Division) | ||
| June 2024 | Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Sales and Strategic Business Development; General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (current position) | ||
| Director (Outside Independent) |
Yumiko Yasuhara | December 2012 | Registered as an attorney in Osaka Bar Association Joined Takeyama Law Office (current position) |
| June 2022 | Outside Director, the Company | ||
| Jun. 2026 | Outside Director, the Company; in charge of Compliance (current position) | ||
| Director (Outside Independent) |
Naomichi Yamamoto | October 1992 | Registered as an Assistant Certified Public Accountant with the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Joined Arthur Andersen & Co (currently KPMG AZSA LLC) |
| January 1996 | Registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants | ||
| October 2001 | Registered as an attorney in Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association Joined Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Office(currently Baker & McKenzie) |
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| May 2007 | Graduated from Northwestern University, The Law School (LL.M.) | ||
| May 2012 | Opened Naomichi Yamamoto Law Office, Attorney-at-law (current position) Opened Naomichi Yamamoto CPA Office, President (current position) |
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| June 2014 | Substitute Corporate Auditor, the Company | ||
| June 2016 | Outside Corporate Auditor | ||
| June 2024 | Outside Director, the Company (current position) | ||
| Director (Outside Independent) |
Koji Suzuki | April 1979 | Joined NEC Corporation |
| April 2011 | Executive Officer (in charge of Western Japan) | ||
| April 2017 | Corporate Officer in charge of Government and Public Sector, NCS & A Co., Ltd. | ||
| April 2020 | Corporate Officer in charge of Sales, TIZA Co., Ltd. | ||
| April 2022 | Outside Director, MBP Japan Co., Ltd. | ||
| June 2026 | Outside Director, the Company (current position) | ||
| Corporate Auditor Full-time |
Osamu Ogawara | April 1974 | Joined the Company |
| Oct. 2006 | Manager, Market Planning Department | ||
| June 2009 | Director, Corporate Officer; in charge of Planning and Compliance | ||
| October 2009 | Director, Corporate Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning and Compliance; General Manager, Corporate Planning Administration Center | ||
| April 2010 | Director, Corporate Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning and Compliance; Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Administration Center | ||
| October 2011 | Director, Corporate Officer; General Manager, Strategic Management Center; Manager, Corporate Planning Department; and Manager, Public Relations Department (in charge of Strategic Management and Compliance) | ||
| June 2016 | Corporate Auditor (full-time), the Company (current position) | ||
| Corporate Auditor Full-time |
Shinichiro Yamano | April 1986 | Joined the Company |
| April 2009 | Manager, Tokyo Financial & Accounting Department, Financial & Accounting Division | ||
| April 2019 | General Manager, Financial & Accounting Division | ||
| July 2023 | Senior Fellow (Assistant in charge of Finance & Accounting; and Assistant in charge of Credit Control) | ||
| June 2024 | Corporate Auditor (full-time) (current position) | ||
| Corporate Auditor Full-time (Outside) |
Hitoshi Kobayashi | March 1981 | Joined Tsubakimoto Chain Co. |
| April 2004 | General Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Center | ||
| April 2011 | General Manager, Legal Affairs and General Affairs Department; General Manager, CSR Promotion Office, Headquarters | ||
| June 2012 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Center | ||
| June 2015 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) | ||
| June 2019 | Advisor | ||
| June 2020 | Outside Corporate Auditor (full-time), the Company (current position) | ||
| Corporate Auditor Part-time (Outside) |
Tetsuya Yamamoto | April 1984 | Joined Tsubakimoto Chain Co. |
| June 2010 | Executive Officer | ||
| June 2011 | Director, Executive Officer | ||
| June 2013 | Director, Managing Executive Officer | ||
| July 2013 | President and Director (part-time), U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc. | ||
| June 2018 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Tsubakimoto Chain Co. | ||
| June 2019 | Director | ||
| June 2021 | Advisor | ||
| June 2023 | Advisory Contract expired | ||
| June 2024 | Outside Corporate Auditor (part-time), the Company (current position) | ||
Skill Matrix
| Name | Male Female |
Skills that we look for (knowledge, experience, capabilities) | |||||||
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| Corporate management | Sales & marketing | Finance & accounting | Legal & compliance | DX & IT | Internationality | ||||
| Director | Tetsuya Tsubakimoto | ■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |
| Masashi Koda | ■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||
| Hiroshi Kasugabe | ■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| Takuichi Fujishige | ■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||
| Yumiko Yasuhara (Outside Independent) |
◆ | ○ | ○ | ||||||
| Naomichi Yamamoto (Outside Independent) |
■ | ○ | ○ | ||||||
| Koji Suzuki (Outside Independent) |
■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
| Corporate Auditor | Osamu Ogawara | ■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||
| Shinichiro Yamano | ■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
| Hitoshi Kobayashi (Outside) |
■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||
| Tetsuya Yamamoto (Outside) |
■ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ||||
Corporate Governance Report
Implementation of Corporate Governance Code
We implement every principle of the Corporate Governance Code.
Dialog with Shareholders
We are aware that, in order to contribute to sustainable growth and increase corporate value over the medium-to-long term, it is necessary to undertake proactive and constructive dialog with our shareholders, pay proper attention to their interests and concerns, and make efforts to ensure that shareholders understand our management policy. The IR Promotion and Public Relations Department of the Strategic Management Center serves as the dedicated contact point for this purpose, and works in cooperation with executive managers and directors to engage in constructive dialog with shareholders and other stakeholders even outside of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Policy for constructive dialog with shareholders
The Company renamed the public relations office (contact point for IR) to IR Promotion & Public Relations Department, incorporated it into the Strategic Management Center, and increased its staff. We have put in place a robust structure to facilitate comprehensive action toward constructive dialog with our shareholders and work in organic cooperation with the Strategic Management Center as well as the Financial & Accounting Division and Human Resources & General Affairs Department to achieve this goal. Furthermore, we take a positive approach in granting, to a reasonable extent, requests for dialog (or meetings) with shareholders in order to contribute to our sustained growth and the medium-to-long-term improvement of corporate value. Additionally, in order to promote constructive dialog with shareholders, we hold an annual financial results briefing (streamed online) attended by management and directors for institutional and individual investors and publish the content of these briefings along with the status of dialog on our corporate website (https://www.tsubaki.co.jp/ja/ir/).
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