Rakuten Group, Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”) hereby announces that, at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today, the Company resolved to submit the proposals regarding the following changes of Directors to the 29th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on March 27, 2026.
1. Resignation of Directors (March 27, 2026)
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Name |
Current Title |
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Kenji Hirose |
Director |
*The planned resignation date will be at the conclusion of the 29th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on March 27, 2026.
He is scheduled to retire as Group Executive Vice President and Group CFO of the Company on March 27, 2026, and assume the position of Executive Fellow.
2. Appointment of Directors (March 27, 2026)
Name: Naho Kono
Career summary:
Aug. 2003 Joined the Company
May 2013 Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2016 Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Jul. 2016 Senior Vice President of EC Company of the Company
Feb. 2017 President of EC Company of the Company
Apr. 2017 Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Nov. 2018 Managing Executive Officer and CMO of the Company
Oct. 2020 Managing Executive Officer and CMO of Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (current position)
Apr. 2022 Group Executive Vice President and Group CMO of the Company (current position)
Dec. 2024 Director of Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. (current position)
Name: Eiichi Kaga
Career summary:
Apr. 2001 Joined Ministry of Finance
May 2007 Received MBA from Vanderbilt University
Jul. 2007 Seconded to Cabinet Secretariat
Jul. 2010 Joined the Company
May 2017 General Manager of Finance Department of the Company (current position)
May 2017 General Manager of Investor Relations Department of the Company
Apr. 2022 Executive Officer of the Company
Jul. 2023 Director of Finance Supervisory Department of the Company (current position)
Apr. 2024 Senior Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
Aug. 2024 Director of Rakuten Medical, Inc. (current position)