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Notice Regarding Structural Reforms and Personnel Changes Effective April 1, 2014
Release Date : 2013/12/26
Benesse Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter "Benesse Holdings") announced today the following structural reforms and personnel changes to take effect on April 1, 2014.
1. Structural Reforms
Benesse Holdings has initiated "Benesse Group Initiatives to Achieve Reformation and Growth " to promote further growth of the Benesse Group, targeting the end of fiscal 2015. The reform activities aim to achieve the following three objectives.
1. Establish a lean overall Group structure
2. Reform each business domain to achieve further growth
3. Develop future managers and promote flow of human resources within the Group
Benesse Holdings will bolster integrated management and execution activities to drive reform activities rapidly forward. From April 1, 2014 the company will introduce an in-house company structure and corporate senior vice president system, with each corporate senior vice president taking responsibility for business execution under the Board of Directors of Benesse Holdings. Nine in-house companies will be formed based on strategic business themes for driving the growth of the Benesse Group, as follows.
<In-House Companies to Be Established on April 1, 2014>
Prep School and Classroom Business Company
School Business Company
Home Study Business Company
Domestic English Language Education Business Company
China Business Company
Asia Business Company
Women & Family Business Company
Language/Global Leadership Training Business Company
Senior/Nursing Care and Childcare Business Company
* The in-house companies are intended to organize the Group's internal businesses by strategic theme. They are not independent operating subsidiaries.
* The English version of the company name is a provisional name and may change in the future.
2. Personnel Changes Effective April 1, 2014
|
Name |
New Position |
Position at Major Operating Subsidiary (Concurrent) |
|
Mark W. Harris |
Director, Head of Language/Global Leadership Training Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
President and CEO, Berlitz Corporation |
|
Naoto Saito |
Corporate senior vice president and GC, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Director, Benesse Corporation |
|
Haruna Okada |
Corporate senior vice president and CHO, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Director, Human Capital and Education Research Benesse Corporation |
|
Chikara Matsumoto |
Corporate senior vice president and CRO, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
General Manager, Compliance Department, Benesse Corporation |
|
Kenji Yamakawa |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of Prep School and Classroom Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc., |
Director and Vice President, Head of Prep School and Classroom Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Masaki Yamasaki |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of School Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Head of School Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Yumi Narushima |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of Home Study Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Head of Home Study Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Hiroyuki Hayashi |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of Domestic English Language Education Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Head of Domestic English Language Education Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Takashi Matsuhira |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of China Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Head of China Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Toshiya Kobashi |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of Asia Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Head of Asia Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Michiaki Yamamoto |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of Women & Family Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Head of Women & Family Business Company, Benesse Corporation |
|
Shinya Takiyama |
Corporate senior vice president, Head of Senior/Nursing Care and Childcare Business Company, Benesse Holdings, Inc. |
Representative Director and President, Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. |
GC: Group Controller
CHO: Chief Human Officer
CRO: Chief Risk Management Officer