Rakuten, Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”) announces the following change of Representative Director, which was approved at a Board of Directors meeting held today.
1.Name and title of new Representative Director
■Name : Toru Shimada
■New Title : Executive Vice President and Representative Director.
Executive Director of Digital Content and Communication Business Office
■Current Title : Executive Vice President and Director.
Executive Director of Digital Content and Communication Business Office
■Date of assumption of office : November 1, 2014
Note 1: Only major titles related to Rakuten, Inc. are shown
2.Reasons for Personnel Changes
Along with business expansion, the Company aims to strengthen its corporate governance.
In addition, there are no changes related to Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO.
3.Career History of New Representative Director
■Name : Toru Shimada
■Date of Birth : March 3, 1965
■Career History :
April 1987 Joined RECRUIT CO., LTD.
June 1989 Founded INTELLIGENCE, LTD
September 1989 Director of INTELLIGENCE, LTD
November 2004 Vice President and Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.
December 2004 President and Representative Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.
March 2005 Director of the Company (current position)
March 2005 Executive Officer of the Company
March 2006 Managing Executive Officer of the Company
January 2008 President and Representative Director and team
owner of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.
April 2012 Head of Asia Regional Headquarters Preparation Office
(currently Asia Regional Headquarters) of the Company
August 2012 Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc. (current position)
August 2014 Executive Vice President and Director of the Company (current position)
October 2014 Executive Director of Digital Content and
Communication Business Office of the Company (current position)
■Number of shares of the company held 375,800 shares