Message from the Chair of the Board
We transitioned to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee in FY 2024. This has enabled us to delegate important business decisions to the executive directors more than before, resulting in prompt and flexible decision-making. In the rapidly changing world situation, we feel that this is an effective organizational design for us to operate on a global scale. We also believe that the steady evolution of the governance structure is the result of our sincere commitment and continuous improvement toward the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, as well as the establishment of a support system for Outside Directors to understand important management issues.
We position the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 as a period of establishing a solid base for “the Next Stage – Net Profit: ¥200.0 bn for 2030.” The proposition of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 is to create as many “ Katamari ” * as possible that leads to greater revenue and to make each of them grow significantly.
We, Outside Directors, oversee management on behalf of shareholders and continue to build a system that will enhance effectiveness and contribute to continuous improvement of corporate value through close communication within the Board of Directors.
- “ Katamari ” is the Japanese word for business cluster. In this context, it refers to a business (or business cluster) generating a significant profit. Sojitz aims to form many “ Katamari ”, each of which comprises a large portion of the Sojitz Group portfolio.