Press Releases 2024
Notice Concerning Changes of Representative Directors
and Important Personnel Changes
February 21, 2024
SoftBank Corp.
SoftBank Corp. (hereinafter the “Company”) announces that at the meeting of Board of Directors held on February 21, 2024, the Company resolved on the changes of its Representative Directors, etc., as of April 1, 2024, as follows.
1. Changes of Representative Directors, etc.
| Name | New title | Current title |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Miyauchi | Director & Special Advisor | Director & Chairman |
| Yasuyuki Imai | Director & Chairman | Representative Director & COO, Head of Enterprise Business Unit |
| Jun Shimba | Representative Director & COO | Representative Director & COO, Head of Consumer Business Unit |
- [Notes]
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- *Ken Miyauchi, utilizing his experience as our Chairman and President, will continue his external activities and retain certain senior positions as a Special Advisor to the Company. He is anticipated to step down from the position of Director upon the expiration of his term at the conclusion of the 38th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2024 (tentative).
- *(Updated as of April 1, 2024) The new title of Ken Miyauchi has been revised. Before revision: Director & Executive Advisor
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2. Reason for change
The Company is committed to enhancing medium- to long-term corporate value and further strengthening its system to establish and ensure the succession of a next-generation management structure. In line with this objective, we will delegate the responsibilities for the Consumer and Enterprise businesses, which are currently overseen by our Representative Directors, to the next generation of Executive Officers. The two Representative Directors currently in charge of these businesses will utilize their past experiences to supervise operations and facilitate the Company's overall management decision-making, thereby accelerating and improving the establishment of a next-generation management structure.
As part of these efforts, Yasuyuki Imai, who currently holds the position of Representative Director & COO, Head of Enterprise Business Unit, will assume the role of Director & Chairman effective April 1, 2024. Alongside Junichi Miyakawa, Representative Director, President & CEO, and Jun Shimba, Representative Director & COO, Head of Consumer Business Unit, he will continue to lead the entire company and assume some of the responsibilities currently held by Ken Miyauchi, the current Director & Chairman. Ken Miyauchi will facilitate the transition of his roles to Yasuyuki Imai and engage in external activities utilizing his past experiences. While progressing with the succession process, he will also continue to fulfill specific senior positions within the organization.
3. Date of change
April 1, 2024
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1. Organizational reform
In line with the abovementioned changes, we will conduct an organizational reform effective from April 1, 2024. In line with the establishment of a system where the next generation of Executive Officers will oversee businesses, the Enterprise Business Unit will be renamed to the Enterprise Unit. Also, we will reorganize the Consumer Business Unit and establish three new units: Consumer Sales Unit, Consumer Business Promotion Unit, and Consumer Strategy / Customer Care Unit.
2. Changes in duties of Executive Officers (delegated) effective from April 1, 2024
| Name | New title | Current title |
|---|---|---|
| Shuichi Kukita | Executive Vice President, Assistant to the President | Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit, in Charge of Next-Generation Enterprise |
| Kenichi Takashima | Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Sales Unit | Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, in Charge of Consumer Sales |
| Hiroyuki Terao | Executive Vice President, Head of Consumer Business Promotion Unit | Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, in Charge of Product & Marketing |
| Hayato Sakurai | Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Unit | Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit, in Charge of Area Sales, Enterprise Strategy and Product & Marketing |
| Kunihiro Fujinaga | Executive Vice President, Deputy Head of Enterprise Unit | Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit, in Charge of Enterprise Sales, Digital Marketing and Customer Care |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | Senior Vice President & CDO, in Charge of Customer Platform Promotion | Senior Vice President & CDO, Consumer Business Unit, in Charge of Customer Platform Promotion |
| Junshi Yamasaki | Senior Vice President, Deputy Head of Consumer Sales Unit | Senior Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, in Charge of Carrier Shop and Partner |
| Kinya Honda | Senior Vice President, Deputy Head of Consumer Business Promotion Unit | Senior Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, in Charge of Mass Retailer and BB Business |
| Fumiya Takasu | Senior Vice President, Head of Consumer Strategy / Customer Care Unit | Senior Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, in Charge of Consumer Strategy and Customer Care |
| Tomio Miyake | Senior Vice President, Enterprise Unit | Senior Vice President, Enterprise Unit, in Charge of Next-Generation Enterprise Strategy, Railway Business and Public Sector Business |
- [Notes]
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- *After becoming Executive Vice President, Assistant to the President on April 1, 2024, Shuichi Kukita is anticipated to step down from the position of Executive Vice President of the Company upon the expiration of his term on June 20, 2024.
- *Tomio Miyake is scheduled to become the Representative Director and President of SB Engineering Corp. from April 1, 2024. Furthermore, after becoming Senior Vice President, Enterprise Unit on April 1, 2024, he is anticipated to step down from the position of Senior Vice President of the Company upon the expiration of his term on June 20, 2024.
- *CDO: Chief Data Officer
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3. Organizational structure (as of April 1, 2024)
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