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IIJ Announces Proposed Management Structure

May 23, 2019

TOKYO - May 23, 2019 - Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", TSE1: 3774) today announced the nomination of the candidates for positions on the Company's Board of Directors. The nomination is subject to the approval of IIJ's 27th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that will be held on June 27, 2019 in Tokyo as well as of the Board of Directors meeting that will be held on the same day. If all approvals are obtained, IIJ’s management structure will be as follows:

Position Name Area of Responsibility,
Significant Concurrent Positions
Chairman Koichi Suzuki (*1) Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director
President Eijiro Katsu (*1) Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director
Senior Managing Director Takeshi Kikuchi Business Unit Director
Managing Director Akihisa Watai Chief Financial Officer and Head of Finance Division
Managing Director Tadashi Kawashima (*1) Deputy Director of Business Unit and
Division Director of Regional System Promotion Division
Director Junichi Shimagami (*1) Chief Technology Officer and Technology Unit Director
Director Naoshi Yoneyama (*2) Division Director of Corporate Planning Division
Director (Part-time) Yasurou Tanahashi (*3)  
Director (Part-time) Shingo Oda (*3)  
Director (Part-time) Tadashi Okamura (*1)(*3)(*5) Honorary Advisor of Toshiba Corporation
Director (Part-time) Takashi Tsukamoto (*1)(*3)(*5) Honorary Advisor of Mizuho Financial Group
Director (Part-time) Shinobu Umino (*3)(*5) Senior Corporate Adviser of NTT Comware Corporation
Director (Part-time) Toshinori Iwasawa (*1)(*5) Chief Executive Officer and
Representative Director of IIJ Global Solutions Inc.
Company Auditor (Full-time) Kazuhiro Ohira (*4)  
Company Auditor (Full-time) Masako Tanaka  
Company Auditor (Part-time) Yasuhiro Akatsuka (*4)(*5) Japanese Certified Public Accountant
Company Auditor (Part-time) Takashi Michishita (*4)(*5) Attorney at law
  • (*1)Re-appointment
  • (*2)New appointment
  • (*3)Outside directors
  • (*4)Outside company auditors
  • (*5)Concurrent positions described are the major ones as of May 23, 2019
  • (*)Hideshi Hojo will resign from Senior Managing Director followed by the closing of IIJ’s 27th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders, and become the Representative Director, President of IIJ Engineering Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of IIJ.

About IIJ

Founded in 1992, IIJ is one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers. IIJ and its group companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers. IIJ's services include high-quality Internet connectivity services, systems integration, cloud computing services, security services and mobile services. Moreover, IIJ has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan that is connected to the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. IIJ was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006.

The statements within this release contain forward-looking statements about our future plans that involve risk and uncertainty. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results.

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