Corporate Governance

Overview of Corporate Governance

Basic policy on corporate go vernance

We believe that the key elements of corporate governance for Tsubakimoto and its group companies (hereinafter, the “Group”) are the appropriate and prompt decision-making by the Board of Directors on corporate management, the reliable development of business based on such decision-making, and the maintenance of compliance in the process of such decision-making and business execution.

Corporate governance structure

We have adopted the Corporate Auditor System and the Executive Officer System as a system to promote the separation of supervision and execution, which includes a Board of Directors, Board of Corporate Auditors, Board of Corporate Management, and Executive Committee. The Board of Corporate Management is an advisory body for decision-making by the Representative Directors. Its main function is to ensure that our top management is fully aware of important policies and measures decided by the Representative Directors and shares the same vision. The Executive Committee reports and deliberates on the status of business execution by Executive Officers.

At the same time, we have established an Internal Control Committee, Risk Management Committee, Compliance Committee, and Sustainability Promotion Committee, and these committees form a system to support business execution by Representative Directors in terms of the internal control system and compliance based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, business risks, and sustainable development of business (i.e. sustainability). We also have a voluntary Nomination & Remuneration Committee with independent outside directors constituting the majority of its members as an organization that fulfills the same functions as the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc.

Our domestic subsidiaries have also adopted a Corporate Auditor System, and management support and oversight is provided by the parent company as needed. On the basis of this structure for management oversight and support, the Board of Corporate Management discusses important matters regarding the Group’s management, and the Board of Directors undertakes deliberations, issues approvals, and reaches resolutions. Only members who attend meetings of the Board of Corporate Management and the Board of Directors are privy to this information, and each member ensures that the information is subject to strict management.

Corporate Governance Structure

Corporate Governance Structure

Corporate Officers  

List of Officers

Title and position Name Career summary
Chairman (Representative Director)

CEO
Tetsuya Tsubakimoto April 1989 Joined the Company
June 1991 Director; in charge of Overseas Business Project Team
May 1992 TSUBACO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
June 1997 President (Representative Director), the Company
July 2005 President (Representative Director); overseeing SRS Business
July 2007 President (Representative Director); overseeing Overseas Business
October 2011 President (Representative Director); General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center
June 2018 Chairman (Representative Director); in charge of Overseas Business
June 2019 Chairman (Representative Director) & CEO (current position)
President (Representative Director)

COO Overseeing Overseas Business
Masashi Koda April 1981 Joined the Company
April 2005 Manager, Eastern Japan Sales Division, Global Business Promotion Group
April 2010 President, TSUBACO SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
October 2013 Manager, Strategic Management Center;
Manager, Market Planning Department, Strategic Management Center, the Company
June 2015 Manager, Tokyo Strategic Management Department, Strategic Management Center
June 2016 Director, Corporate Officer
General Manager, Strategic Management Center (in charge of Planning, Public Relations, and Compliance)
June 2018 President (Representative Director); in charge of Strategic Management;
General Manager, Strategic Management Center (in charge of Planning and Public Relations)
April 2019 President (Representative Director)
June 2019 President (Representative Director) & COO
June 2024 President (Representative Director) & COO;
overseeing Overseas Business (current position)
Director
Executive Managing Officer

Overseeing Corporate Administration
Hiroshi Kasugabe April 1972 Joined the Company
July 2003 Manager, Information Management Department
October 2009 Corporate Officer
June 2010 Corporate Officer; in charge of Finance & Accounting
June 2011 Director, Corporate Officer
October 2011 Director, Corporate Officer Deputy General Manager, Corporate Administration Center
June 2016 Director, Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration;
General Manager, Corporate Administration Center;
in charge of Internal Auditing
June 2018 Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration;
General Manager, Corporate Administration Center;
in charge of Internal Auditing and Compliance
June 2022 Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration;
General Manager, Corporate Administration Center;
in charge of Internal Auditing,Legal Affairs, Credit Control, Public Relations, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Compliance
June 2023 Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration;
General Manager, Corporate Administration Center;
in charge of Internal Auditing, Legal Affairs, Credit Control, Public Relations, Sustainability, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Compliance
June 2024 Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Corporate Administration;
in charge of Internal Auditing, Public Relations, Sustainability, Internal Control, Risk Management, and Compliance (current position)
Director
Executive Managing Officer

Overseeing Sales and Strategic Business Development General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center
Takuichi Fujishige April 1979 Joined the Company
June 2009 Corporate Officer;
Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters; in charge of System Operation;
Manager, System Department I
April 2012 Corporate Officer;
Deputy General Manager, Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters, Sales Headquarters (in charge of System Operation);
in charge of ATOM Business Division, and Head of ATOM Business Division, Strategic Business Development Center
June 2018 Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Eastern Japan Headquarters; General Manager of Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters (in charge of Construction Management); Deputy General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (in charge of ATOM Business Division)
June 2020 Executive Managing Officer; General Manager, Eastern Japan Headquarters; General Manager, Eastern Japan Sales Headquarters (in charge of Construction Management); Deputy General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (in charge of ATOM Business Division)
June 2022 Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Eastern Japan Headquarters (in charge of Construction Management); Deputy General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (in charge of ATOM Business Division)
June 2024 Director, Executive Managing Officer; overseeing Sales and Strategic Business Development; General Manager, Strategic Business Development Center (current position)
Director
(Outside Independent)
Hideki Ninomiya January 1981 Joined HAYAKOMA UNYU Co., Ltd.
July 1990 Director
July 1992 Managing Director
July 2000 Representative and Executive Director (current position)
June 2009 Representative Director & President, HAYAKOMA MARINE SERVICES Co., Ltd. (current position)
April 2011 Representative Director & President, HAYAKOMA SHOJI Co., Ltd. (current position)
June 2016 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Director
(Outside Independent)
Yumiko Yasuhara December 2012 Registered as an attorney in Osaka Bar Association Joined Takeyama Law Office (current position)
June 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Outside Director, the Company (current position) Naomichi Yamamoto October 1992 Registered as an Assistant Certified Public Accountant with the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Joined Arthur Andersen & Co (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
January 1996 Registered as a Certified Public Accountant in the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
October 2001 Registered as an attorney in Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Tokyo Aoyama Aoki Law Office(currently Baker & McKenzie)
May 2007 Graduated from Northwestern University, The Law School (LL.M.)
May 2012 Opened Naomichi Yamamoto Law Office, Attorney-at-law (current position)
Opened Naomichi Yamamoto CPA Office, President (current position)
June 2014 Substitute Corporate Auditor, the Company
June 2016 Outside Corporate Auditor
June 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Corporate Auditor
Full-time
Osamu Ogawara April 1974 Joined the Company
Oct. 2006 Manager, Market Planning Department
June 2009 Director, Corporate Officer; in charge of Planning and Compliance
October 2009 Director, Corporate Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning and Compliance; General Manager, Corporate Planning Administration Center
April 2010 Director, Corporate Officer; in charge of Corporate Planning and Compliance; Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Administration Center
October 2011 Director, Corporate Officer; General Manager, Strategic Management Center; Manager, Corporate Planning Department; and Manager, Public Relations Department (in charge of Strategic Management and Compliance)
June 2016 Corporate Auditor (full-time), the Company (current position)
Corporate Auditor
Full-time
Shinichiro Yamano April 1986 Joined the Company
April 2009 Manager, Tokyo Financial & Accounting Department, Financial & Accounting Division
April 2019 General Manager, Financial & Accounting Division
July 2023 Senior Fellow (Assistant in charge of Finance & Accounting; and Assistant in charge of Credit Control)
June 2024 Corporate Auditor (full-time) (current position)
Corporate Auditor
Full-time
(Outside)
Hitoshi Kobayashi March 1981 Joined Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
April 2004 General Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Center
April 2011 General Manager, Legal Affairs and General Affairs Department; General Manager, CSR Promotion Office, Headquarters
June 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance & Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Center
June 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
June 2019 Advisor
June 2020 Outside Corporate Auditor (full-time), the Company (current position)
Corporate Auditor
Part-time
(Outside)
Tetsuya Yamamoto April 1984 Joined Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
June 2010 Executive Officer
June 2011 Director, Executive Officer
June 2013 Director, Managing Executive Officer
July 2013 President and Director (part-time), U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc.
June 2018 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
June 2019 Director
June 2021 Advisor
June 2023 Advisory Contract expired
June 2024 Outside Corporate Auditor (part-time), the Company (current position)

Skill Matrix

Name Male
Female
Skills that we look for (knowledge, experience, capabilities)
Corporate management Sales & marketing Finance & accounting Legal & compliance DX & IT Internationality
Director Tetsuya Tsubakimoto
Masashi Koda
Hiroshi Kasugabe  
Takuichi Fujishige  
Hideki Ninomiya
(Outside Independent)
   
Yumiko Yasuhara
(Outside Independent)
       
Naomichi Yamamoto
(Outside Independent)
       
Corporate Auditor Osamu Ogawara  
Shinichiro Yamano    
Hitoshi Kobayashi
(Outside)
     
Tetsuya Yamamoto
(Outside)
   

Corporate Governance Report

Implementation of Corporate Governance Code

We implement every principle of the Corporate Governance Code.

Dialog with Shareholders

We are aware that, in order to contribute to sustainable growth and increased corporate value over the medium-to-long term, it is necessary to undertake proactive and constructive dialog with our shareholders to pay proper attention to their interests and concerns, and to make efforts to ensure that shareholders understand our management policy. The Public Relations Department, in collaboration with management and directors, forms the point of contact for this and undertakes constructive dialog with shareholders and all other stakeholders not only at the General Meetings of Shareholders but also through various other channels.

Policy for constructive dialog with shareholders

In addition to establishing a Public Relations Department as a point of contact for IR inquiries, we have put in place a robust structure to facilitate comprehensive action toward constructive dialog with our shareholders and work in organic collaboration with the Strategic Management Center as well as the Financial & Accounting Division and Human Resources & General Affairs Department to achieve this goal. Furthermore, we also take a positive approach in granting, to a reasonable extent, requests for dialog (or consultation) from our shareholders in order to contribute to our sustainable growth and the medium-to-long term improvement of corporate value. And in order to promote constructive dialog with shareholders, we hold an annual financial results briefing (streamed online) attended by management and directors for institutional and individual investors, and publish the content of these briefings along with the status of dialog on our corporate website (https://www.tsubaki.co.jp/en/ir/).

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