Notice of Change of Director
UPDATE: 2026.07.01
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TOKYO, July 1, 2026 – Rapidus Corporation announced that the following change of a director was resolved today at its Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting.
Newly Appointed Director
- Outside DirectorHitoshi Kiuchi
Retired External Director
- Outside DirectorYoshio Nishi
New Structure of Board of Directors and Corporate Auditors
Board of Directors
- Director and ChairmanTetsuro Higashi
- Representative Director, President and CEOAtsuyoshi Koike
- Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive OfficerAtsuo Shimizu（Head of Operations Division）
- Director, in charge of Legal and ComplianceMakoto Matsuo
- Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFOAtsuko Murakami (Head of Corporate Division）
- Outside DirectorYoshimitsu Kobayashi
- Outside DirectorSiva Sivaram
- Outside DirectorJohannes Stork
- Outside DirectorToyoaki Nakamura
- Outside DirectorMihoko Shintani
- Outside DirectorHitoshi Kiuchi
Corporate Auditors
- Outside Corporate AuditorYutaka Takeuchi
- Outside Corporate AuditorKazuharu Watanabe
Brief Biographies of Newly Appointed Directors
Hitoshi Kiuchi (Outside Director)
| Sept. 1987 | Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation |
|---|---|
| March 1991 | Registered as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) |
| Dec. 1995 | Seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers New York Office and U.S. National Office |
| July 2003 | Designated Partner, Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation |
| Sept. 2006 | Designated Partner, Arata Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC) |
| July 2012 | Head, Nagoya Office, Arata Audit Corporation (now PwC Japan LLC) |
| July 2016 | Deputy Representative Executive Officer, PwC Arata LLC (now PwC Japan LLC) |
| Sept. 2021 | Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, PwC Arata LLC (now PwC Japan LLC) |
| July 2026 | Outside Director of Rapidus Corporation (current position) |
About Rapidus Corporation
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’s lives through the use of semiconductors.
Rapidus Corporation
Headquarters: 4-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
Founded:
August 10, 2022
Business Areas:
Development, design, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits and other electronic components
Capital (as of June 5, 2026):
424.95 billion yen (including legal capital surplus)