Corporate Governance
Basic policy
Businesses undertaken by the Amuse Group range widely, and the conditions in which they operate change rapidly. In this environment, the Company raises its value as a company by making quick and clear decisions, enforcing compliance thoroughly, respecting the rights of stakeholders surrounding the Amuse Group, including shareholders, and ensuring management transparency as a core corporate governance policy, recognizing the importance of such initiatives.
Amuse Inc.'s core approach to corporate governance
1.Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is chaired by Representative Director, President Masaki Nakanishi. The Board of Directors consists of six directors from the Company and two external directors. The members of the Board gather for extraordinary meetings as the occasion demands, in addition to meeting
2.Board of Senior Management
The Board of Senior Management is chaired by Representative Director, President Masaki Nakanishi. The Board of Senior Management consists of representative directors, Managing Executive Officers and executive officers ranked higher. The Board is a consulting organ for important situations associated with business execution. The Board discusses a wide range of issues within the Company, in addition to important projects. The members of the Board meet twice each month or so.
3.Executive Officers
The Company has introduced the executive officer system in order to clarify management responsibilities, speed up business execution, revitalize the Board of Directors, and ensure management transparency. Executive officers execute businesses within the authority prescribed in the Company's Administrative Authority Regulations.
4.Corporate Governance Committee
The Corporate Governance Committee discusses and supervises corporate ethics and compliance systems, and operates the internal whistle-blowing system. Representative Director, President Masaki Nakanishi and the General Manager of the Corporate Audit & Compliance Department serve as the chairman and the secretary-general of the Committee, respectively. The Committee consists of directors, executive officers and the general managers of respective administrative departments appointed by the Committee chairman.
5.Audit & Supervisory Board
The Company is a company with Audit & Supervisory Board. The Audit & Supervisory Board consists of four members, including one standing auditor and three external auditors. The members of the Board attend Group Management Meetings and other important conferences. They watch and audit job execution by directors, studying the statuses of businesses and assets.
6.Sustainability Committee
The committee, under the authority of the president, is chaired by the Representative Director and President, with the Corporate Planning Department as its secretariat, and consists of the responsible persons in charge of their respective departments, including those of group companies.
In order to further promote the Group's sustainability initiatives, the committee focuses on key issues and discusses them across the group companies and departments.