Tokyo, Japan—Konica Minolta, Inc. has announced that its Nominating Committee has selected candidates for the members of the Board of Directors. The candidates will be proposed at Konica Minolta’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2025 and will be approved and adopted by the resolution thereof.
Takuko Sawada (pictured) was nominated for Chairperson of the Board, because she is qualified to meet the requirements as Chairperson defined by Konica Minolta’s Basic Policy on Corporate Governance, and, with extensive experience and deep insight into corporate management, as well as her technological expertise in the Company’s growth areas, is the right person to lead the discussion on medium- to long-term growth strategy by Board of Directors. Her nomination was made in accordance with Konica Minolta’s chairperson selection process.
The candidates for the members of the Board of Directors are as follows:
| Director | Toshimitsu Taiko | President & CEO, Representative Executive Officer |
| Independent Outside Director | Takuko Sawada | Chairperson of the Board |
| Independent Outside Director | Soichiro Sakuma | Chairperson of the Audit Committee |
| Independent Outside Director | Masumi Minegishi | Chairperson of the Nominating Committee |
| Independent Outside Director | Saeko Arai * | |
| Independent Outside Director | Yoshihiko Kawamura * | Chairperson of the Compensation Committee |
| Director (non-executive) | Hiroyuki Suzuki | |
| Director | Noriyasu Kuzuhara | |
| Director | Yoshihiro Hirai |
*new directors
The following directors are retiring after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2025.
| Independent Outside Director | Chikatomo Kenneth Hodo | Chairperson of the Board |
| Independent Outside Director | Akira Ichikawa | Chairperson of the Nominating Committee |
