Feb. 14, 2022
Please be advised that the Board of Directors of Komatsu Ltd. (hereinafter “Komatsu”) made a resolution concerning the change of representative directors' positions as follows in the Board meeting held today (February 14, 2022).
1. Reason(s) for the Change
Tetsuji Ohashi, currently Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, is going to resign from the position of Representative Director after servicing in the current position for 3 years since April 2019. Accordingly, the corporate governance of Komatsu will be further strengthened as his duties will be more clearly defined as the supervision of the management. Along with this change concerning Tetsuji Ohashi, the Board of Directors resolved to appoint Masayuki Moriyama and Kiyoshi Mizuhara, currently Director and Senior Executive Officer, assign them to the position of Representative Director.
2. Names and New Positions
Hiroyuki Ogawa, currently President and Chief Executive Officer, Representative Director, will continue to serve in the same position. As a result, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Masayuki Moriyama and Kiyoshi Mizuhara will serve as Komatsu's representative directors.
3. Curriculum Vitae of the New Representative Director
New Title: Representative Director and Senior Executive Officer
Name: Masayuki Moriyama
Date of Birth: February 5, 1960
New Title: Representative Director and Senior Executive Officer
Name: Kiyoshi Mizuhara
Date of Birth: January 13, 1960
4. Appointment Date April 1, 2022
No : 0094（3109）
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*The information may be subject to change without notice.
