KOSÉ Corporation announced that the term of office of external director Mr. Iwao Toigawa will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2020. Accordingly, the election of one External Director is proposed. Ms. Yuko Maeda has expertise concerning the utilization of corporate intellectual property and considerable experience and knowledge involving collaboration between companies and the academic sector. In addition, Ms. Maeda has experience as a committee member and auditor of an independent administrative corporation and as a director and outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of companies. As a result, she also has considerable insight from the standpoint of management. Shareholders are asked to elect her as a new External Director because KOSÉ believes she can use this experience and knowledge to provide insight and advice concerning management. The term of office of External Audit & Supervisory Board Member Mr. Nobuo Iwafuchi will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2020. Accordingly, the election of one External Audit & Supervisory Board Member is proposed. Ms. Kumi Kobayashi is an External Audit & Supervisory Board Member candidate in accordance with Article 2, Paragraph 3, Item 8 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act. As a certified public accountant, Ms. Kobayashi has expertise concerning accounting and finance and has considerable business experience in Japan and other countries. She also has expertise in the fields of M&A and corporate finance. Shareholders are asked to elect her as a new External Audit & Supervisory Board Member because KOSÉ believes she can use this experience and knowledge to provide insight and advice that can make audits more effective.
KOSE Corporation is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of cosmetic products. The Company operates in two business segments. Make-up segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products under the brands of KOSE, Sekkisei, ESPRIQUE, COSME DECORTE, Predia, INFINITY, JILLSTUART, ADDICTION, CLIE, ALBION, tarte, among others. Cosmetry segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products under the brands of Visee, Fasio, ELSIA, softymo, SUNCUT, CLEAR TURN, Stephen Knoll New York, Nature & Co, among others. The Company is also involved in the manufacture and sale of amenity products, the leasing of real estate properties, the manufacture and export of materials, as well as the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) business.
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