News Release

Announcement on Changes in Directors

NewsApr 04, 2025

YASKAWA Electric Corporation announces that its Board of Directors has decided on the list of candidates for Director on April 4, 2025. The official resolution on these matters will be made at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 28, 2025.

1. Candidates for Directors (excluding Directors who are Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee)

Name	New position	Current position	Remarks
Hiroshi Ogasawara	Representative Director, Chairman of the Board	Representative Director, Chairman of the Board	Reappointed
Masahiro Ogawa	Representative Director, President	Representative Director, President
Yasuhiko Morikawa	Director, Senior Executive Officer	Director, Senior Executive Officer
Hisanori Makaya	Outside Director	－	Newly appointed

(Notes)

Shuji Murakami who is Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, will retire from the position of Director at the time of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 28, 2025 and assume the position of Senior Managing Executive Officer on the same date.

2. Directors who are Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee

Name	Current position	Remarks
Takeshi Ikuyama	Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee	Reappointed
Kaori Matsuhashi	Outside Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Keiji Nishio	Outside Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Yaeko Hodaka	Outside Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee

(Notes)

Retirement of Toshikazu Koike, Outside Director and Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee, will be effective on the close of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 28, 2025.

For inquires, contact:

Corporate Communications Div.

YASKAWA Electric Corporation

E-mail: pr@yaskawa.co.jp

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