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Auditors / Corporate Officers

(as of January 4, 2010)

Capcom has nine directors, including three external directors. The opinions and advice of the auditors improve the transparency and reliability of the board of directors. The external directors also strengthen the board's ability to supervise management while facilitating more lively discussions. In addition, Capcom uses the corporate auditor system. The board of auditors has four members, including two external auditors. The external auditors attend meetings of the board of directors and other important meetings, provide objective and fair opinions, and perform other activities. This enables the external auditors to closely supervise the directors to ensure that they perform their duties in a manner that is legal and appropriate. Capcom also uses the executive officer system. By separating the roles of the board of directors, which determines management policies, and the executive officers, who conduct business operations, we have a framework that facilitates rapid decision-making as well as speedy and flexible business operations.

Auditors

Corporate Auditor (full-time)

Shoji Yamaguchi

Apr  1962 Entered into National Tax Administration Agency
Jun  1990 Nagoya Regional Tax Tribunal Chief Appeals Judge
Aug  1992 Councilor of Business Promotion Dept. of The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Jun  2001 Corporate Auditor of the Company (full-time) (to present)

Corporate Auditor (full-time)

Kazushi Hirao

Apr  1975 Entered into Hitachi Zosen Corporation
Apr  1987 Assistant Manager of the said company
Jun  1988 Entered into the Company
Apr  1997 General Manager of Overseas Business Dept. of the Company
Jul  1999 Corporate Officer, General Manager of Overseas Business Dept. of the Company
Oct  2002 General Manager of General Affairs Dept. of the Company
Apr  2004 Senior Manager of Investor Relations Section of the Company
Jun  2004 Corporate Auditor of the Company (full-time) (to present)

Corporate Auditor

Masanao Iechika

Apr  1962 Lawyer (to present)
Apr  1981 Vice President of Osaka Bar Association, Director of Japan Federation of Bar Association
Mar  1988 Member of Commercial Law Committee of Judicial System and Research Dept. of Ministry of Justice
Jun  2002 Director of the Company
Jun  2004 Professor of the Konan Law School
Jun  2008 Corporate Auditor of the Company (to present)

Corporate Auditor

Koji Takito

Apr  1967 Entered National Police Agency
Aug  1970 Chief of Foreign Affairs Section, Security Bureau, Yamaguchi Prefectural Police Headquarters
Jul  1978 Chief of Public Security First Section, Public Security Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
Apr  1986 Chief of Security Office, Public Security Second Section, Security Bureau, National Police Agency
Aug  1986 Head of Security Police Training Division, National Police Academy
Sep  1990 Chief, Okayama Prefectural Police Headquarters
Sep  1992 Deputy Director-General of Secretariat of the Commissioner General, National Police Agency
Apr  1994 Chief, Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters
Aug  1996 Deputy Superintendent-General, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
Jul  2004 Chairman of the Board, Horse Racing Security Association
May  2008 Advisor, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (to present)
Jun  2008 Corporate Auditor of the Company (to present)

Comment

Capcom’s Board of Corporate Auditors consists of four auditors including two from outside the company.
We perform our daily audit responsibilities in accordance with the auditing policy and job descriptions established by the Board of Corporate Auditors. To do so, we maintain close communication with the Board of Directors, Office of Internal Auditing and other employees to collect relevant information and to lay the groundwork for audits. Also, we attend important corporate meetings such as board meetings to receive activity reports from directors and other key managers on their day-to-day execution of operational duties, ask them for clarification as required, review documents of important corporate decisions, and investigate the status of operations and financial status of the company.
Since fiscal 2006, it has become our responsibility to monitor and verify the effectiveness of the system that ensures directors’ day-to-day execution of their duties is compliant with laws and regulations, as well as of the internal control system designed to ensure the company’s business operations are conducted appropriately. We maintain close communication with directors at our subsidiaries, exchange information with them and obtain updated business reports from them as the need arises.

Notes) Messrs. Shoji Yamaguchi, Koji Takito are External Auditors.

Compensation for directors and corporate auditors

Compensation for the directors and corporate auditors of Capcom were as follows for the year that ended in March 2009.

Compensation
Corporate auditors: 60 million yen for 6 individuals (including 39 million yen for 4 outside corporate auditors)

Notes) The amount of compensation includes the allowance for retirement benefits for corporate auditors applicable to the fiscal year and gratuities to 2 corporate auditors to resign.

Reasons for selection of outside corporate auditors

The external directors were selected for the following reasons.

Shoji Yamaguchi :
Selected based on overall assessment including knowledge of taxes, character, insight, experience in business operations and other factors

Koji Takito :
Selected as an individual with the skills to help ensure legal compliance based on work experience, insight, experience and other factors

Corporate Officer

Yoshifumi Yamashita

Managing Corporate
Officer
Yoshifumi Yamashita
Head of Human Resources and Research & Development Management Division

Keiji Inafune

Managing Corporate
Officer
Keiji Inafune
Head of Research & Development Management Group, Online Business and Contents Management Division

Katsuhiko Ichii

Managing Corporate
Officer
Katsuhiko Ichii
Head of Consumer Entertainment Business Management Group and Consumer Games Business Division

Yoshiki Noro

Managing Corporate
Officer
Yoshiki Noro
Head of Corporate Planning Division

Yoichi Egawa

Corporate Officer
Yoichi Egawa
Head of Pachinko & Pachislo Business Division

Osamu Izumi

Corporate Officer
Osamu Izumi
General Manager of Arcade Machine Development Department

Motohide Imaizumi

Corporate Officer
Motohide Imaizumi
Head of Arcade Business Division

Toshihiro Tokumaru

Corporate Officer
Toshihiro Tokumaru
Head of Character Contents Business Division

Nobuyuki Matsushima

Corporate Officer
Nobuyuki Matsushima
Head of Consumer Games Research & Development Division

Kazuo Tanigawa

Corporate Officer
Kazuo Tanigawa
General Manager of Corporate Planning Department

Koji Yokota

Corporate Officer
Koji Yokota
Head of General Affairs and Legal & Intellectual Property Management Division

Atsuo Itsuji

Corporate Officer
Atsuo Itsuji
General Manager of Corporate Informatization Department

Kenkichi Nomura

Corporate Officer
Kenkichi Nomura
Head of Internal Control Division