TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Board of Directors of SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (the “Company”) announced today the following proposed changes regarding the position of Representative Director at the Company and a consolidated subsidiary.
1. Proposed Change in the Company’s President and Representative Director
(1) Reason for proposed change
Under the rapid change of business environment surrounding the entertainment industry, the proposed change is intended to reshape the management team with the goal of adopting ever-evolving technological innovations and maximizing on the creativity of the Company’s group in order to deliver even greater entertainment to its customers around the world.
(2) Details of proposed change
Name | New Title | Previous Title |
Takashi Kiryu | President and Representative Director | Director |
Yosuke Matsuda | ? | President and Representative Director |
(3) Biography of New President and Representative Director
Date of Birth | Biography | Shares owned | |
| Jun. 2020 | General Manager Corporate Planning Division, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. |
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Apr. 2021 | Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Officer, Corporate Strategy and Corporate Communications, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent) | ||
Takashi Kiryu |
| Executive Officer, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent) | 1,471 shares |
Jan. 2022 | Chairman of the Board, SQUARE ENIX (China) CO., LTD. (the Group’s operating company in China) (incumbent) | ||
May. 2022 | Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent) | ||
Jun. 2022 | Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent) | ||
(4) Effective Date
The change is to be officially finalized pending approval at the 43rd Annual Shareholders’ Meeting scheduled for June 2023 and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held thereafter.
2. Proposed Change in the President and Representative Director of a Consolidated Subsidiary
(1) Detail of proposed change
Company Name | Name | New Title | Previous Title |
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. | Takashi Kiryu | President and Representative Director | Director |
Yosuke Matsuda | ? | President and Representative Director |
(2) Effective Date
The change is to be officially finalized pending approval at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting scheduled for May 2023 and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held thereafter.
Contacts
Kazuka Nohara
Corporate Communications, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS
PR-HD@square-enix.com
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