{"id":1699,"date":"2026-07-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/?post_type=news_topics&p=1699"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T01:50:34","slug":"20260701-2-2","status":"publish","type":"news_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.rapidus.inc\/en\/news_topics\/information\/20260701-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice of Change of Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TOKYO, July 1, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Rapidus Corporation<\/a> announced that the following change of a director was resolved today at its Extraordinary Shareholders\u2019 Meeting.


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

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  • Outside Director<\/span>Hitoshi Kiuchi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Retired External Director<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Outside Director<\/span>Yoshio Nishi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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

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      • 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>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
      • Outside Director<\/span>Hitoshi Kiuchi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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

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

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

          Hitoshi Kiuchi (Outside Director)<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Date of Birth: December 11, 1965<\/p>\n \n \n
          Sept. 1987<\/th>Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation<\/td><\/tr>\n
          March 1991<\/th>Registered as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)<\/td><\/tr>\n
          Dec. 1995<\/th>Seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers New York Office and U.S. National \nOffice<\/td><\/tr>\n
          July 2003<\/th>Designated Partner, Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation<\/td><\/tr>\n
          Sept. 2006<\/th>Designated Partner, Arata Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC)<\/td><\/tr>\n
          July 2012<\/th>Head, Nagoya Office, Arata Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC)<\/td><\/tr>\n
          July 2016<\/th>Deputy Representative Executive Officer, PwC Arata LLC (now PwC Japan \nLLC) <\/td><\/tr>\n
          Sept. 2021<\/th>Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, PwC Arata LLC (now PwC Japan LLC)<\/td><\/tr>\n
          July 2026<\/th>Outside Director of Rapidus Corporation (current position)<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n

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          About Rapidus Corporation<\/strong>
          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
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          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
          Business Areas: <\/span>\nDevelopment, design, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits and other electronic components<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
          Capital (as of June 5, 2026): <\/span>\n 424.95 billion yen (including legal capital surplus)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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