May 13, 2024
Company:
Representative:

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
Akira Nagai, President,
Representative Director(Code number: 6324 Tokyo Stock ExchangeStandard Market)
Contact:
Akira Maruyama, Representative
Director
Makiko Ono, Executive Officer
Phone:+81-3-5471-7810

Notice Regarding Transfer of the Representative Director and Executive
Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”) hereby announces that it adopted a resolution at ameeting of the Board of Directors held on May 13, 2024, regarding the transfer of the Representative Director andthe Executive as described below.
Please note that this will be officially approved at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for fiscal 2023 tobe held on June 21, 2024 and at the following meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board of Corporate
Auditors.
1. Reason for Transfer
To strive for further success and grow of Harmonic Drive Systems Group through enhancing andrevitalizing the Group’s management structure to respond to the changing social environment with agility
and flexibility.
2. Contents of Transfer(1) Transfer of President and Representative Director
Candidate for New Appointment as President and Representative Director
New Position
Name
Current PositionPresident and Representative
Akira Maruyama
Representative Director
Director
President and Representative Director Scheduled to Retire
Position after Retirement
Name
Chairperson of Board
Akira Nagaiof Directors

1

Current Position
President and Representative
Director

(2) Transfer of Representaitve Director
Candidate for New Appointment as Representative Director
New Position
Name
Representative Director

Kazutoshi Kamijoh

Current Position
Director<Date of Birth>
June 9, 1968 (Age 55)<Past Experience>
Apr. 1992
Joined the Company
Jul. 2007
Corporate Planning Manager of Corporate Planning and IT Office, andAdministrative Manager, the CompanyMay 2012
Corporate Auditor, Ome Iron Casting Co., Ltd.
May 2013
Corporate Auditor, Harmonic Drive Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2014
Executive Officer, In charge of Corporate Planning and Finance, theCompany
Jun. 2016
Executive Officer, In charge of Corporate Planning, Finance and Accounting,
the Company
Manager, GK HD Management (incumbent)
Mar. 2017
Jun. 2019
Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance Accounting, Finance and Tax
Division, the Company
Jun. 2020
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance Accounting,
Finance and Tax Division, the Company
Jul. 2021
Member of the Supervisory Board, Harmonic Drive SE (incumbent)Jun. 2022
Director and Executive Officer (Finance Accounting, Finance, Tax, Human
Resources and Administration), General Manager of Finance Accounting,
Finance and Tax Division, the Company
Jun. 2023
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Finance Accounting,
Finance and Tax Division, the Company (incumbent)<Number of Shares of the Company Held>
12,123(3) Transfer of Director
Candidate for New Appointment as Director
New Position
NameDirector

Naomi Shirasawa

Current Position
Executive Officer<Date of Birth>
November 2, 1960 (Age 63)<Past Experience>
Apr. 1983
Joined the Company
Apr. 1996
Manager of Engineering Department, Precision Equipment Division, theCompany
Sep. 1998
General Manager in charge of Precision Equipment, Marketing Department,
Marketing and Sales Division, the Company
Jul. 2001
General Manager of AccuDrive Division, the Company
Mar. 2003
Managing Director, Harmonic AD, Inc.
2May 2007
Jun. 2010

Representative Director and President, Harmonic AD, Inc.
Executive Officer and General Manager of AD Business Promotion Office,the Company
Senior Managing Director, Harmonic AD, Inc.
General Manager of Sales, Harmonic Drive Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Director, Harmonic Drive Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
General Manager of Overseas Sales Division, the Company
Director and General Manager of Domestic Sales Division, the Company
Executive Officer and General Manager of Domestic Sales Division, theCompany
Executive Officer, In charge of Marketing and Sales, General Manager ofDomestic Sales Division, the Company (incumbent)

May 2011
Jun. 2013
Jul. 2016
Jun. 2018
Jun. 2019
Jun. 2021
Jun. 2023<Number of Shares of the Company Held>
7,099
Director Scheduled to Retire
Position after Retirement
Honorary Advisor

Name
Mitsumasa Ito

Current Position
Chairperson of Board ofDirectors(4) Transfer of Corporate Auditor
Candidate for New Appointment as Corporate Auditor
New Position
NameCorporate Auditor
Nobuyuki Higashi(Part-time)

Current Position—<Date of Birth>
March 31, 1964 (Age 60)<Past Experience>
Apr. 1987
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Apr. 1998
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jul. 2000
Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2012Managing Director of Investment Business Group, Innovation Network
Corporation of Japan (currently Japan Investment Corporation)
Apr. 2017
Outside Director, JOLED Inc. (incumbent)
Outside Corporate Auditor, Harmonic Drive AG (currently Harmonic DriveApr. 2017SE)
Jun. 2017
Outside Director, Japan Display Inc. (retired in June 2018)
Sep. 2018
Executive Managing Director and Managing Director of Investment
Business Group, INCJ, Ltd.
Mar. 2020
Outside Director, Japan Display Inc.
Jun. 2021
Senior Executive Managing Director and Managing Director of Investment
Business Group, INCJ, Ltd. (incumbent)<Number of Shares of the Company Held>
0Corporate Auditor Scheduled to Retire
Position after Retirement—Name
Shigeto Ohashi
3

Current Position
Outside Corporate Auditor(Part-time)3.

The Board of Directors and The Board of Corporate Auditors(1) The Board of Directors
New Position
Name
Promoted

Promoted

Promoted

Reappointed

Chairperson of Boardof Directors

Akira Nagai

President andRepresentative
Director, Chief
Executive Officer
Representative
Director, SeniorExecutive Officer
Director,
Executive Officer

Akira Maruyama

Kazutoshi Kamijoh

Director
Executive Officer

Yoshihiro TaniokaDirector,
Executive Officer

Newly appointedDirector,
Executive Officer

Naomi Shirasawa

Executive Officer

Reappointed

Outside Director

Haruhiko Yoshida

Outside Director

Reappointed

Outside Director

Masanobu Nakamura

Outside Director

Reappointed

Outside Director

Yoshio Fukuda

Outside Director

Reappointed

Outside Director

Kazuhiko Hayashi

Outside Director

Reappointed

Outside Director

Kaeko Kitamoto

Outside Director(2) The Board of Corporate Auditors
New Position

4.

Current Position
President andRepresentative
Director, Chief
Executive OfficerRepresentative
Director
Senior Executive
OfficerName

Current Position

Reappointed

Outside Corporate
Auditor (Full-time)

Yoshitsugu Yokogoshi

Outside Corporate
Auditor (Full-time)

Reappointed

Corporate Auditor(Full-time)

Hidefumi Iguchi

Corporate Auditor(Full-time)

Reappointed

Outside Corporate
Auditor (Part-time)

Eisaku Imazato

Outside Corporate
Auditor (Part-time)

Newly appointed

Corporate Auditor(Part-time)

Nobuyuki Higashi

Scheduled Effective Date
June 21, 20244—