Notice regarding the nomination of the candidate for director
HORIBA, Ltd. (“the Company”) hereby announces that the board of directors’ meeting held on February 14th, 2022 passed a resolution to nominate the candidate for director of the Company. The candidate for director and the directors to be reelected will be officially assigned after the resolution at the 84th ordinary general meeting of shareholders (“the Meeting”) which will be held on March 26th, 2022.
- Name and career summary of the candidate for director
| Name | Career Summary | ||
| (Date of birth) | |||
| 1979 | Vice President, Rockwell International Corporation | ||
| 1997 | Vice President, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. | ||
| Vice President and General Manager, Intel Corporation | |||
| 2005 | Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Intel Corporation | ||
| 2007 | President & CEO, R.C. International LLC (to present) | ||
| Senior Advisor and Operating Executive, Golden Gate Capital | |||
| 2010 | Joined the Company | ||
| Jai Hakhu | Executive Corporate Officer of the Company (to present) | ||
| 2011 | Chairman & President, HORIBA Instruments Incorporated (USA) | ||
| (July 9th, 1947) | |||
| President, HORIBA India Private Limited (India) | |||
| Chancellors Roundtable Member, University of California, Irvine (to present) | |||
| 2012 | President, HORIBA ABX SAS (France) (to present) | ||
| 2014 | Chairman & CEO, HORIBA Instruments Incorporated (USA) (to present) | ||
| 2016 | Chairman, HORIBA India Private Limited (India) (to present) | ||
| 2018 | Board of Directors, Montpellier University of Excellence (MUSE), France (to present) | ||
| 2022 | Board of Directors, University of Montpellier (UM), France (to present) | ||
2. Reason to nominate the candidate for director
The candidate has extensive knowledge based on management experience in leading companies in the United States, and also has experience leading the Company’s Medical business and others in the United States, France, India and other areas. He is considered highly qualified to strengthen supervisory functions and accelerate decision making in global operations. In view of this, the Company requests to appoint the candidate for a director.
- List of the candidates for new corporate director position (planned to be resolved by the Meeting)
| Name | Current position at the Company | Notes | ||
| Atsushi Horiba | Chairman & Group CEO | Reelection | ||
| Juichi Saito | Executive Vice Chairman & Group COO | Reelection | ||
| Masayuki Adachi | President & COO | Reelection | ||
| Masao Okawa | Managing Director | Reelection | ||
| Takashi Nagano | Director | Reelection | ||
| Jai Hakhu | Executive Corporate Officer | New election | ||
| Sawako Takeuchi | Director | Reelection/Director(Non- | ||
| executive) | ||||
| Haruyuki Toyama | Director | Reelection/Director(Non- | ||
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| Fumihiko Matsuda | Director | Reelection/Director(Non- | ||
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| Name Current position at the Company Notes
Atsushi Horiba Chairman & Group CEO Reelection Juichi Saito Executive Vice Chairman & Group COO Reelection Masayuki Adachi President & COO Reelection Masao Okawa Managing Director Reelection Takashi Nagano Director Reelection Jai Hakhu Executive Corporate Officer New election Sawako Takeuchi Director Reelection/Director(Non- Haruyuki Toyama Director Reelection/Director(Non- Fumihiko Matsuda Director Reelection/Director(Non- |

