July 31, 2024
Company name: Meiko Network Japan Co., Ltd.
Representative: Kazuhito Yamashita, President & Representative Director
Stock code:
4668 (TSE Prime)
Contact:
Kouyuki Sakamoto, Senior Executive Officer, General
Manager of Corporate Planning Department
Tel. +81-3-5860-2111
Notice Concerning Change of Representative Directors and Directors, and Nomination of New DirectorCandidate
Meiko Network Japan Co., Ltd. hereby announces that, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 31, 2024, theCompany resolved to change of representative directors and directors, and nomination of new director candidate as follows.
This matter will be officially approved at the 40th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
November 15, 2024.
1. Change of representative directors
1) Details of change
Name

New Position

Current Position

Kazuhito
Yamashita

Chairperson and Representative Director

President and Representative Director

KotaroOkamotoPresident and Representative Director

Vice President and Director

2) Reason for Change
To achieve an increase in the corporate value of the Group and to further strengthen the management structure.

3) Career Summary of New President and Representative Director
NameDate of birth
Academic history
Career summary
Sep. 1995
Apr. 2002
Apr. 2004
Feb. 2005
Jun. 2008
Mar. 2012
Apr. 2017
Apr. 2020
Oct. 2020
Nov. 2020
Sep. 2021
Apr. 2022
Sep. 2022
Oct. 2022
Apr. 2023

Kotaro Okamoto
October 31, 1970
Boston University

Number of shares held

4,400 Shares (as of February 29, 2024)

Joined Nissho Motors Co. Ltd. (ONIX)
Director of Nissho Motors Co. Ltd.
President and Representative Director of Nissho Motors Co. Ltd.
Joined Carlets Co., Ltd., President, and Representative Director
Joined Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan, Inc., Executive Officer, and COO
President and Representative Director of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan, Inc.
Partner of GrowthPoint Equity LLP
Joined the Company, Counselor
Director of KOTOH & COMPANY CO., LTD (current)
Senior Managing Director of the Company
General Manager, Kids Business Headquarters (current)
Director of Simple Inc. (current)
Director of MEIKO Career Partners Co., Ltd. (current)
Director of Go Good Co., Ltd. (current)
Vice President and Director of the Company (current)2. Changes of Directors
1) Retiring DirectorNameCurrent Position

Hirotake Watanabe

Chairperson and Director*Mr. Watanabe will resign at the conclusion of the 40th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to beheld on November 15, 2024, and is expected to be appointed as the company's supreme advisor.

2) Retiring Director
Name

Current Position

Dai Komiyama

Director*Mr. Komiyama will resign at the conclusion of the 40th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to beheld on November 15, 2024, and is expected to be join Meikogijuku chain and become independent as an owner.

3. Nomination of New Director Candidate
1) New Director Candidate
Name

New Position

Current Position

Kouyuki SakamotoDirector and General Manager ofCorporate Planning Department

Senior Executive Officer, General Managerof Corporate Planning Department

2) Career summary of newly appointed director
NameCareer summary(Date of birth)
Mar. 1995 Joined the Company
Sep. 2015 Chief of the general affairs department
Apr. 2019 General manager of the corporate planning department
Mar. 2020 Director of Waseda EDU Co., Ltd. (current)
Jun. 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
KouyukiApr. 2022 Director of Simple Inc. (current)
Sakamoto
Sep. 2022 Director of MEIKO Carrier Partners Co., Ltd. (current)(June 15, 1970)
Oct. 2022 Director of International Human Resources Development Co., Ltd. (current)
Oct. 2022 Director of Go Good Co., Ltd. (current)
Apr. 2023 Executive Manager of Sustainability Promotion Office (current)
Aug. 2023 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department(current)