{"id":1508,"date":"2026-03-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/?post_type=news_topics&p=1508"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:07:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:07:45","slug":"notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors","status":"publish","type":"news_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice of Change and Reappointment of Directors and Corporate Auditors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TOKYO, March 24, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Rapidus Corporation<\/a> announced that the following changes and reappointments of directors and corporate auditors were resolved today at its Annual Shareholders\u2019 Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Newly Appointed Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Outside Director<\/span>Toyoaki Nakamura<\/li>\n
  • Outside Director<\/span>Mihoko Shintani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

     <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

    \n

    Newly Appointed Auditor<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Outside Corporate Auditor<\/span>Kazuharu Watanabe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

       <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

      \n

      Retired External Directors and Auditor<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Outside Director<\/span>Emiko Higashi<\/li>\n
      • Outside Director<\/span>Mitsunobu Koshiba<\/li>\n
      • Corporate Auditor<\/span>Yasuhiko Yamato<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

        \n

        New Structure of Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Director and Chairman<\/span>Tetsuro Higashi<\/li>\n
        • Representative Director, President and CEO<\/span>Atsuyoshi Koike<\/li>\n
        • Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer<\/span>Atsuo Shimizu\uff08Head of Operations Division\uff09<\/li>\n
        • Director, in charge of Legal and Compliance<\/span>Makoto Matsuo<\/li>\n
        • Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFO<\/span>Atsuko Murakami (Head of Corporate Division\uff09<\/li>\n
        • Outside Director<\/span>Yoshimitsu Kobayashi<\/li>\n
        • Outside Director<\/span>Yoshio Nishi<\/li>\n
        • Outside Director<\/span>Siva Sivaram<\/li>\n
        • Outside Director<\/span>Johannes Stork<\/li>\n
        • Outside Director<\/span>Toyoaki Nakamura<\/li>\n
        • Outside Director<\/span>Mihoko Shintani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

           <\/p>\n

          Corporate Auditors<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Outside Corporate Auditor<\/span>Yutaka Takeuchi<\/li>\n
          • Outside Corporate Auditor<\/span>Kazuharu Watanabe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

             <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

            \n

            Brief Biographies of Newly Appointed Directors and Auditor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

            Toyoaki Nakamura (Outside Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Date of Birth: August 3, 1952<\/p>\n \n \n
            April 1975<\/th>Joined Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Jan. 2006<\/th>General Manager, Finance Department I, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2007<\/th>Representative Executive Officer and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2010<\/th>Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, and General Manager of Finance Group, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            June 2010<\/th>Member, Tax System Committee \/ Chair, Planning Subcommittee, Japan Business Federation<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Jan. 2011<\/th>Member, National Tax Council, National Tax Agency<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2012<\/th>Representative Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2013<\/th>Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and CFO, Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Aug. 2015<\/th>Member, Management Committee, Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Nov. 2015<\/th>Member, Evaluation Committee for Incorporated Administrative Agencies, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications<\/td><\/tr>\n
            June 2016<\/th>Director (Audit Committee Member), Hitachi, Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            May 2017<\/th>Vice President (Representative Director), Japan Tax Association<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Oct. 2017<\/th>Member, Board of Governors, Government Pension Investment Fund<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Dec. 2017<\/th>Member, Corporate Governance System Study Group (Phase 2), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Aug. 2018<\/th>Member, Audit Issues Council, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Oct. 2018<\/th>Vice Chairman (Representative Director), Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association<\/td><\/tr>\n
            July 2020<\/th>Member of the Policy Board, the Bank of Japan<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Nov. 2025<\/th>President & Representative Director, Mito Country Club Co., Ltd. (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n

            Mihoko Shintani (Outside Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Date of Birth: August 12, 1978<\/p>\n \n \n \n
            Oct. 2006<\/th>\n Registered with the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
            Joined TMI Associates<\/span><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
            April 2017<\/th>Adjunct Invited Staff, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            July 2018<\/th>Founded Space Port Japan Association, and appointed as a Board Member (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Jan. 2020<\/th>Partner, TMI Associates (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2020<\/th>Auditor, SPACE FOODSPHERE Association<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2021<\/th>Member, Review and Evaluation Committee for the Aerospace Science and Technology Promotion Fund, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology<\/td><\/tr>\n
            June 2021<\/th>Independent Outside Director, SELM Inc.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Jan. 2022<\/th>Member, Space Security Subcommittee, Space Policy Committee, Cabinet Office (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            May 2023<\/th>Member, Space Transportation Subcommittee, Basic Policy Subcommittee, Space Policy Committee, Cabinet Office (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            June 2023<\/th>Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, CELM Inc. (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            March 2024<\/th>Member, Space Industry Subcommittee, Manufacturing Industries Subcommittee, Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Sept. 2024<\/th>Member, Subcommittee on the Review of the Space Activities Act, Basic Policy Subcommittee, Space Policy Committee, Cabinet Office (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2025<\/th>Member, GX Industrial Location Working Group for Realization of GX Industrial Structure, Cabinet Secretariat (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            July 2025<\/th>Member, Study Group for Industrial Cybersecurity Working Group (Systems, Technologies, and Standardization), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n\n

            <\/p>\n\n

            Kazuharu Watanabe (Outside Corporate Auditor)<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Date of Birth: October 23, 1961<\/p>\n \n \n \n \n
            April 1984<\/th>Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Oct. 1994<\/th>Joined Asahi Arthur Andersen & Co.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            June 2003<\/th>Joined Disco Corporation<\/td><\/tr>\n
            Nov. 2009<\/th>Joined Square Enix Co., Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            June 2013<\/th>Chief Financial Officer, Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            April 2018<\/th>Director of Square Enix Co., Ltd.<\/td><\/tr>\n
            July 2020<\/th>\n Executive Officer and CFO, Net Protections, Inc.
            Executive Officer and CFO, Net Protections Holdings, Inc.<\/span><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
            June 2021<\/th>\n Director and CFO, Net Protections, Inc. (current position)
            Director and CFO, Net Protections Holdings, Inc. (current position)<\/span><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n


            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

            About Rapidus Corporation<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Rapidus Corporation aims to develop and manufacture the world’s most advanced logic semiconductors. We will create new industries together with our customers through the development and provision of services to shorten cycle times in design, wafer processes, 3D packaging and more. We will continue to challenge ourselves in order to contribute to the fulfillment, prosperity and happiness of people\u2019s lives through the use of semiconductors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Rapidus Corporation\n
            \n
            Headquarters: <\/span>4-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
            Founded: <\/span>\nAugust 10, 2022<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
            Business Areas: <\/span>\nDevelopment, design, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits and other electronic components<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
            Capital (as of February 27, 2026): <\/span>\n274.95 billion yen (including legal capital surplus)\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_cat":[9],"class_list":["post-1508","news_topics","type-news_topics","status-publish","hentry","news_cat-information","en-US"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRapidus Corporation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-30T12:07:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"14 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/en\\\/news_topics\\\/information\\\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/en\\\/news_topics\\\/information\\\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\\\/\",\"name\":\"Notice of Change and Reappointment of Directors and Corporate Auditors - Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-24T07:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-30T12:07:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/en\\\/news_topics\\\/information\\\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/en\\\/news_topics\\\/information\\\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/en\\\/news_topics\\\/information\\\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NEWS\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/news_topics\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Notice of Change and Reappointment of Directors and Corporate Auditors\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rapidus.inc\\\/wp\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/favicon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rapidus Corporation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/","article_modified_time":"2026-04-30T12:07:45+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"14 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/","name":"Notice of Change and Reappointment of Directors and Corporate Auditors - Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-03-24T07:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-30T12:07:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/notice-of-change-and-reappointment-of-directors-and-corporate-auditors\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NEWS","item":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/news_topics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Notice of Change and Reappointment of Directors and Corporate Auditors"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/","name":"Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/#organization","name":"Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e","url":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Rapidus\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www-prenew.rapidus.inc\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_topics\/1508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_topics"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_cat?post=1508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}