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IIJ Announces Proposed Management Structure

May 25, 2020

TOKYO - May 25, 2020 - 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 28th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that will be held on June 24, 2020 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 Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director
President Eijiro Katsu Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director
Senior Managing Director Takeshi Kikuchi
(Re-appointment)
Business Unit Director
Managing Director Akihisa Watai
(Re-appointment)
Chief Financial Officer and Division Director of Finance Division
Managing Director Tadashi Kawashima Deputy Director of Business Unit
Managing Director Junichi Shimagami
(Promotion)
Chief Technology Officer and Technology Unit Director
Director Naoshi Yoneyama Chief Information Officer and Division Director of Corporate Planning Division
Director (Part-time) Shingo Oda (*1)
(Re-appointment)
 
Director (Part-time) Tadashi Okamura (*1)(*3) Honorary Advisor of Toshiba Corporation
Director (Part-time) Takashi Tsukamoto (*1)(*3) Honorary Advisor of Mizuho Financial Group
Director (Part-time) Shinobu Umino (*1)(*3)
(Re-appointment)
Senior Advisor of NTT COMWARE CORPORATION
Director (Part-time) Kazuo Tsukuda (*1)(*3)
(New appointment)
Special Advisor of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd
Director (Part-time) Toshinori Iwasawa (*3) Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of IIJ Global Solutions Inc.
Company Auditor Kazuhiro Ohira (*2)
(Re-appointment)
 
Company Auditor Masako Tanaka  
Company Auditor (Part-time) Takashi Michishita (*2)(*3)
(Re-appointment)
Attorney at law
Company Auditor (Part-time) Koichi Uchiyama (*2)(*3)
(New appointment)
Japanese Certified Public Accountant
  • (*1)Outside directors
  • (*2)Outside company auditors
  • (*3)Concurrent positions described are the major ones as of May 25, 2020
  • (*)Yasurou Tanahashi and Yasuhiro Akatsuka will retire from Director and Company Auditor followed by the closing of IIJ’s 28th Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders.

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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