Tokyo, Japan – October 21, 2015 – LINE Corporation, owner and operator of the free call and messaging app LINE, today announced that Tadashi Kunihiro has been appointed as an external board member. The decision was approved at a special
shareholders’ meeting and the board of directors’ meeting held on October 7, 2015. Kunihiro assumes his new role starting today.
1. New External Board Member (as of October 21, 2015)
External Board Member: Tadashi Kunihiro
2. Profile of the New External Board Member
| Month/Year |
Profile |
|
March 1980 |
Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law |
| April 1986 |
Admitted to the bar in Japan |
| April 1986 |
Joined Nasu & Iguchi Law Office (Left in August 1990) |
| January 1992 |
Joined Toshiaki Hasegawa Law Office (Left in December 1994) |
| January 1994 |
Established Kunihiro Law Office (Presently T. Kunihiro & CO., Attorneys-at-Law) |
| April 1999 |
Appointed as the vice chairman of the Legal Counseling Center operated by Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Until 2000） |
| April 2004 |
Appointed as an advisor to the cabinet (Legal advisor for the Legal Compliance Office) (Current position) |
| June 2006 |
Appointed as an external auditor of Sekisui Chemical Co., LTD. (Until June 2014) |
| March 2007 |
Appointed as an advisor to the cabinet secretariat (Legal compliance advisor for the Cabinet Affairs Office) (Current position) |
| June 2007 |
Appointed as an external board member of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Current position) |
|
December 2009 |
Appointed as an advisor for the Consumer Affairs Agency (Legal advisor for the Legal Compliance Research Office) (Current position) |
|
June 2012 |
Appointed as an external auditor of Mitsubishi Corporation (Current position) |
3. Board Structure After New Appointment (Board Members)
|
Representative Director and CEO |
Takeshi Idezawa |
|
Board Member |
Joongho Shin |
|
Board Member |
Jun Masuda |
|
Board Member (Part-time) |
Hae-jin Lee |
|
Board Member (Part-time) |
In-joon Hwang |
|
Board Member (External) |
Tadashi Kunihiro |