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Notice of Change of Representative Director, and Change of Directors and Executive Officers at SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. and its Major Group Companies
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2026/02/27
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Dear all,
Name of Company: SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
Name of Representative: Haruki Satomi,
President and Group CEO, Representative Director
(Code No. 6460, Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime)
Further Inquiry: Genta Atobe,
Managing Director of Corporate Planning Division
(TEL: 03-6864-2400)
Notice of Change of Representative Director, and Change of Directors and Executive Officers at SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. and its Major Group Companies
(SEGA CORPORATION, Sammy Corporation and SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC.)
SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (the Company) hereby notifies that, at the Board of Directors meeting today, it has resolved to implement the change in its representative director. It has also resolved to implement changes in directors and executive officers of the Company and its major group companies, SEGA CORPORATION, Sammy Corporation and SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC., as described below:
Description
1. Change of Representative Director
1）Detail of the change
|
New Title |
Name |
Former Title |
|
Chairman Founder, Director of the Board |
Hajime Satomi |
Chairman, Representative Director |
2）Reason for the change
Change of the right of representation associated with change in officers
3）Scheduled date of the change
April 1, 2026
2. Changes of Directors and Executive Officers at SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. and its Major Group Companies
|
SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. |
1．Change in Director and Executive Officers as of April 1, 2026
|
New Title |
Name |
Former Title |
|
Senior Executive Vice President, Director of the Board |
Koichi Fukazawa |
Senior Executive Vice President and Group CFO, Director of the Board |
|
Senior Executive Vice President and Group CFO, Executive Officer |
Makoto Takahashi |
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer |
|
Senior Vice President and Group CIO, Executive Officer |
Takaharu Kato |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of IT Solution Division) |
|
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Risk Governance Division) |
Koji Takeyama |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of General Corporate Administration Division and Risk Governance Division) |
2．Management System as of April 1, 2026
|
Name |
Title |
|
Hajime Satomi |
Chairman Founder, Director of the Board |
|
Haruki Satomi |
President and Group CEO, Representative Director |
|
Koichi Fukazawa |
Senior Executive Vice President, Director of the Board |
|
Shuji Utsumi |
Director of the Board |
|
Ayumu Hoshino |
Director of the Board |
|
Kohei Katsukawa |
Director of the Board (External) |
|
Melanie Brock |
Director of the Board (External) |
|
Fujiyo Ishiguro |
Director of the Board (External) |
|
Ankur Sahu |
Director of the Board (External) |
|
Hiroshi Ishikura |
Director, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
|
Kazutaka Okubo |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (External) |
|
Naoko Murasaki |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (External) |
|
Makiko Ushijima |
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (External) |
|
Yukio Sugino |
Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Officer (in charge of Group Licensing Division, Managing Director of Group Licensing Division) |
|
Makoto Takahashi |
Senior Executive Vice President and Group CFO, Executive Officer (in charge of Corporate Planning Division and Human Resources Development Division) |
|
Hideo Yoshizawa |
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer (in charge of General Corporate Administration Division, Legal & Intellectual Property Division and Risk Governance Division) |
|
Yoichi Owaki |
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer (in charge of Finance & Accounting Division and IT Solution Division, Managing Director of Finance & Accounting Division) |
|
Takaharu Kato |
Senior Vice President and Group CIO, Executive Officer (in charge of IT Solution Division) |
|
Koji Takeyama |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Risk Governance Division) |
|
Hironobu Otsuka |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Public Relations Office) |
|
Yukio Kawasaki |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Internal Audit Division) |
|
Natsue Ishida |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Legal & Intellectual Property Division) |
|
SEGA CORPORATION |
1．Change in Directors and Executive Officers at SEGA CORPORATION as of April 1, 2026
|
New Title |
Name |
Former Title |
|
(Retired) |
Koichi Fukazawa |
Director of the Board |
|
Director of the Board |
Makoto Takahashi |
(Newly Elected) |
|
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Entertainment Productions, Film and Television Head of Business Affairs |
Toru Nakahara |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Entertainment Productions, Film and Television Head of Business Affairs |
|
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, Head of RGG Studio Business Unit |
Masayoshi Yokoyama |
VP, Executive Officer, Head of Development Division 1 |
|
VP, Executive Officer Head of Corporate Development Division |
Nobuhiko Shimizu |
(Newly Elected) |
2．Management System as of April 1, 2026
|
Name |
Title |
|
Hajime Satomi |
Honorary Chairman of the Board |
|
Haruki Satomi |
Chairman and CEO, Representative Director |
|
Shuji Utsumi |
President and COO, Representative Director CEO, Sega of America, Inc. CEO, Sega Europe Ltd. |
|
Yukio Sugino |
Co-COO, Representative Director |
|
Tatsuyuki Miyazaki |
Senior Vice President, Director of the Board In charge of Global Product Operation Division |
|
Makoto Takahashi |
Director of the Board |
|
Osamu Ohashi |
Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Japan Asia Studios Business Unit #1 |
|
Takaya Segawa |
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Japan Asia Studios Business Unit #2 |
|
Justin Scarpone |
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Global Transmedia Group |
|
Toru Nakahara |
Executive Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Entertainment Productions, Film and Television Head of Business Affairs |
|
Kikuo Masumoto |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer Head of Corporate Development HQ |
|
Takashi Shirai |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning HQ |
|
Go Saito |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer Deputy Chief Business Officer of Global Publishing Headquarter Head of East Publishing Business Unit |
|
Yusuke Suai |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer Chief Business Officer of Global Publishing Headquarter Head of Global Publishing Strategy Unit Head of West Publishing Business Unit |
|
Masayoshi Yokoyama |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer Head of RGG Studio Business Unit |
|
Hiroshi Kataoka |
VP, Executive Officer, Head of Technology Development Division |
|
Kei Ishikawa |
VP, Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Service Division |
|
Hitoshi Okuno |
VP, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Sega of America, Inc. |
|
Takashi Iizuka |
VP, Executive Officer, Sonic Creative Officer, Sega of America, Inc. |
|
Tatsuya Shikata |
VP, Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Sega Europe Ltd. Head of Global Product Operation Division |
|
Nobuhiko Shimizu |
VP, Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Development Division |
|
Sammy Corporation |
1．Change in Directors and Executive Officers as of April 1, 2026
|
New Title |
Name |
Former Title |
|
(Retired) |
Koichi Fukazawa |
Director of the Board |
|
Director of the Board |
Makoto Takahashi |
(Newly Elected) |
|
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of PS Research & Development Division) |
Hidekazu Kouchi |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of PS Research & Development Division) |
2．Management System as of April 1, 2026
|
Name |
Title |
|
Hajime Satomi |
Honorary Chairman of the Board |
|
Haruki Satomi |
Chairman and CEO, Representative Director |
|
Ayumu Hoshino |
President and COO, Representative Director (in charge of Public Relations Division and Media & Licensing Division) |
|
Tetsuya Fukushima |
Executive Vice President, Director of the Board (in charge of Corporate Division, Managing Director of Production Group Division) |
|
Hirotaka Tanaka |
Executive Vice President, Director of the Board (Managing Director of Research & Development Group Division) |
|
Masahito Goto |
Senior Vice President, Director of the Board (Managing Director of Sales Management Group Division and Sales Planning Division) |
|
Kosuke Takano |
Senior Vice President, Director of the Board (Managing Director of President Office and New Business Division) |
|
Makoto Takahashi |
Director of the Board |
|
Takashi Kumeta |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of PC Research & Development Division) |
|
Hisaka Fujishima |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Public Relations Division) |
|
Rei Kudo |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Media & Licensing Division) |
|
Hidekazu Kouchi |
Senior Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of PS Research & Development Division) |
|
Koichi Hashimoto |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Production Planning Division) |
|
Masatoshi Sato |
Vice President, Executive Officer |
|
Kei Kimoto |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Manufacturing Division) |
|
Yukitoshi Sakamoto |
Vice President, Executive Officer (Managing Director of Sales Division) |
|
SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC. |
Management System as of April 1, 2026
|
Name |
Title |
|
Koichi Fukazawa |
Chairman and Global CEO, Representative Director |
|
Naoki Kameda |
President and Executive Officer Global COO, Representative Director |
|
Toshihito Yoshimizu |
Executive Vice President & Global Chief Financial Officer, Director of the Board |
|
Masaki Yamamoto |
Executive Vice President & Global Chief Technology Officer Managing Director of Research & Development Division |
|
Shigeki Aoyama |
Vice President, Executive Officer Managing Director of Land Operation Division |
|
Noritaka Sugiyama |
Vice President, Executive Officer Managing Director of Corporate Planning Division |
|
Katsuyoshi Teramae |
Vice President, Executive Officer Director of Incheon IR Business Management Department, Land Operation Division |
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