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Reasons for nomination and Attendance at meeting of Outside Directors etc.

Reason for Nomination of Outside Director etc.

Name
Masashi Oka

Membership of Committees
Nominating Committee, Compensation Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight, having served as a director at banks, CFO at an operating company and management in the finance business.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Name
Harufumi Mochizuki

Membership of Committees
Nominating Committee, Auditing Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight, having served as a government official, management of a company and chairman of the board of directors at a listed company.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July, 2025)
Senior Adviser, Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION

Name
Joji Okada

Membership of Committees
Auditing Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight, having served as a CFO and Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) at a general trading company, and as Chairperson of The Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association. He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July, 2025)
Outside Auditor, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Name
Yoshihito Yamada

Membership of Committees
Nominating Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight, having served as a management of a manufacturing company.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July, 2025)
Chairman, Chair of the Board of Director, OMRON Corporation

Name
Shinjiro Sato

Membership of Committees
Compensation Committee, Auditing Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight as a strategy consultant and management of a manufacturing company.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Name
Shiori Nagata

Membership of Committees
Auditing Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed her as an Outside Director considering that she has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, she would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and she has extensive experience and deep insight as a strategy consultant, in business restructuring, and as an officer of an operating company.
She is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July, 2025)
Outside Director, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Name
Mika Nishimura

Membership of Committees
Compensation Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed her as an Outside Director considering that she has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, she would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and she has extensive experience and deep insight as a management of global healthcare businesses.
She is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July, 2025)
Operational Partner, Gilde Healthcare Partners
Independent Director, SI-BONE, Inc. 
Independent Director, Accuray Incorporated
Outside Director, HOYA Corporation

Name
Tomomi Yatsu

Membership of Committees
Auditing Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed her as an Outside Director considering that she has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, she would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and she has extensive experience and deep insight as a director and auditor at numerous companies and as a certified public accountant and attorney at law.  
She is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July, 2025)
Certified Public Accountant
Attorney at Law
Outside Auditor, Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Attendance (Fiscal Year 2024)

Attendance at the Board of Directors Meetings

(Title) (Name) (Attendance (Rate))
Outside Director Kuniharu Nakamura 2 out of 2 (100%)
Outside Director Christina Ahmadjian 9 out of 9 (100%)
Outside Director Masashi Oka 9 out of 9 (100%)
Outside Director Kyoko Okada 9 out of 9 (100%)
Outside Director Harufumi Mochizuki 9 out of 9 (100%)
Outside Director Joji Okada 9 out of 9 (100%)
Outside Director Yoshihito Yamada 9 out of 9 (100%)
Outside Director Shinjiro Sato 7 out of 7 (100%)
Outside Director Shiori Nagata 7 out of 7 (100%)
Director 
(Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Takashi Niino 9 out of 9 (100%)
Director Takayuki Morita 9 out of 9 (100%)
Director Osamu Fujikawa 9 out of 9 (100%)
Director Hajime Matsukura 9 out of 9 (100%)
Director Shinobu Obata 9 out of 9 (100%)
  • (Note)

    Attendance of Kuniharu Nakamura at the Board of Directors meetings covers the Board of Directors meetings held prior to his retirement as Directors on June 21, 2024. Also, Attendance of Shinjiro Sato and Shiori Nagata at the Board of Directors meetings covers the Board of Directors meetings held after their appointment as Directors on June 21, 2024.

Attendance at the Nominating Committee Meetings

(Title) (Name) (Attendance (Rate))
Chairperson (Outside Director) Harufumi Mochizuki 6 out of 6 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Kuniharu Nakamura 1 out of 1 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Masashi Oka 6 out of 6 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Yoshihito Yamada 5 out of 5 (100%)
Member (Director) Takashi Niino 6 out of 6 (100%)
  • (Note)

    Attendance of Kuniharu Nakamura at the Nominating Committee meetings covers Nominating Committee meetings held prior to his retirement from the Committee on June 21, 2024. Also, Attendance of Yoshihito Yamada at the Nominating Committee meetings covers Nominating Committee meetings held after his appointment to the Committee on June 21, 2024. 

Attendance at the Compensation Committee Meetings

(Title) (Name) (Attendance (Rate))
Chairperson (Outside Director) Masashi Oka 9 out of 9 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Christina Ahmadjian  3 out of 3 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Yoshihito Yamada 9 out of 9 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Shinjiro Sato 6 out of 6 (100%)
Member (Director) Takayuki Morita 9 out of 9 (100%)
  • (Note)

    Attendance of Christina Ahmadjian at the Compensation Committee meetings covers Compensation Committee meetings held prior to her retirement from the Committee on June 21, 2024. Also, Attendance of Shinjiro Sato at the Compensation Committee meetings covers Compensation Committee meetings held after his appointment to the Committee on June 21, 2024.

Attendance at the Audit Committee Meetings

(Title) (Name) (Attendance (Rate))
Chairperson (Outside Director) Joji Okada 15 out of 15 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Kyoko Okada 15 out of 15 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Harufumi Mochizuki 15 out of 15 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Shinjiro Sato 10 out of 10 (100%)
Member (Outside Director) Shiori Nagata 10 out of 10 (100%)
Member (Full-time) Shinobu Obata 15 out of 15 (100%)
  • (Note)

    Attendance of Shinjiro Sato and Shiori Nagata at the Audit Committee meetings covers Audit Committee meetings held after their appointment to the Committee on June 21, 2024.