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Management Profile

(as of June 17 ,2009)

Capcom has nine directors, including three external directors. The opinions and advice of the external directors 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.

Directors

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Kenzo Tsujimoto

Jun  1983 Representative Director of CAPCOM Co., LTD.
Jul  1985 President and Representative Director of the Company
Apr  2001 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company (to present)
Jul  2007 Chairman and Representative Director of the Company
(to present)

President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Haruhiro Tsujimoto

Apr  1987 Entered into the Company
Jun  1997 Director of the Company
Feb  1999 Managing Director of the Company
Apr  2001 Senior Managing Director of the Company
Jul  2004 Director and Executive Corporate Officer of the Company
Apr  2006 Director and Executive Vice President of the Company
Jun  2007 Representative Director of the Company
Jul  2007 Representative Director, President, COO, in charge of Consumer Entertainment Business, R&D, R&D Administration and Online Business of the Company (to present)

Director

Sumitaka Hatsuno

Dec  1989 Entered into the Company
Apr  1993 General Manager of Arcade Operations Dept. of the Company
Jun  1999 Officer & General Manager of Arcade Operations Dept .of the Company
Jul  2004 Managing Corporate Officer of the Company
Apr  2005 In charge of Domestic Business Operations of the Company
Jun  2005 Director of the Company
Apr  2006 Director, in charge of Arcade Operations, Arcade Game Sales and Pachinko & Pachislo Business of the Company (to present)

Director

Hiroshi Tobisawa

Aug  1997 Entered into the Company
Apr  1998 General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
Jun  1999 Officer & General Manager of Home Video Games Domestic Sales Business of the Company
Apr  2001 Managing Corporate Officer of the Company
Jan  2004 President of CAPCOM U.S.A. INC. and CE EUROPE LTD.
Jun  2005 Director of the Company (to present)
Jul  2007 In charge of Overseas Business of the Company
(to present)

Director and Managing Corporate Officer
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Kazuhiko Abe

Apr  1987 Entered into The Mitsubishi Bank, Limited. (currently The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Limited.)
Jul  1994 Deputy Manager of New York Branch, The Mitsubishi Bank, Limited.
Nov  2000 Executive Officer, Hikari Tsushin, Inc.
Jan  2002 Executive Officer, Intuit Kabushiki Kaisha (currently Yayoi Co., Ltd.)
Mar  2003 Entered into the Company
Jul  2003 General Manager of Management Planning Dept. of the Company
Apr  2004 Corporate Officer and General Manager of Management Planning Dept. of the Company
Apr  2006 Managing Corporate Officer of the Company (to present)
Jun  2006 Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company
(to present)
Jul  2007 In charge of Group Management (to present)

Director

Tamio Oda

Apr  1969 Entered into The Sanwa Bank, Limited. (Currently The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Limited.)
Jun  1997 Branch Manager of Nakanoshima Branch of the said bank
May  2001 Advisor of the Company
Jun  2001 Director of the Company
Jun  2003 Managing Director of the Company
Jul  2004 Director, Executive Corporate Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company
Mar  2006 Director of the Company (to present)
Jun  2006 In charge of Special Mission of the Company
Jul  2007 In charge of Corporate Management of the Company (to present)

External Directors

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
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 (to present)
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

More strict oversight of the internal control system to ensure appropriate business conduct.
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 Auditors. To do so, we maintain close communication with the Board of Directors, the Internal Audit Office 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.
Additionally, since last year, 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

  1. Messrs. Shoji Yamaguchi, Koji Takito are External Auditors.

Auditors

Hiroshi Yasuda
Director
Hiroshi Yasuda
Apr 1957 Entered into the Ministry of Finance
Nov 1973 Personal Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Jan 1977 Personal Secretary to the Prime Minister
Jun 1988 Deputy Vice Minister of Finance
Jun 1990 Director-General, Budget Bureau
Jun 1991 Administrative Vice Minister of Finance
May 1994 Governor, the Export-Import Bank of Japan
Oct 1999 Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Sep 2001 Advisor, the Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (to present)
Jan 2002 Chairman, Yomiuri International Economic Society (to present)
Jul 2002 President, Japan Investor Protection Fund
Jun 2004 External Corporate Auditor, Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Aug 2004 President, Capital Market Promotion Foundation (to present)
Jun 2007 Director of the Company (to present)
Makoto Matsuo
Director
Makoto Matsuo
Apr 1975 Admitted to Japanese Bar (The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Ozaki & Momo-o
Aug 1978 Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York
Mar 1979 Admitted to New York Bar
Apr 1989 Partner, Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba (to present)
Apr 1997 Lecturer, Nihon University, Faculty of Law: International
Transaction Law
Jun 1999 Corporate Auditor, Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC)
(to present)
Jun 2003 Corporate Auditor, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical, Co., Ltd.
Jun 2004 Corporate Director, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical, Co., Ltd.
Apr 2005 Corporate Director, Astellas Pharma Inc. (to present)
Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University Faculty and Graduate School of Law: World Business Law (to present)
Jun 2007 Director of the Company (to present)
Takayuki Morinaga
Director
Takayuki Morinaga
Apr 1964 Entered into The Export-Import Bank of Japan (Currently Japan Bank for International Cooperation)
Apr 1992 General Manager of Personnel Division of the said Bank
Apr 1994 General Manager, Osaka Branch of the Bank
Apr 1996 Senior General Manager of the Bank
Sep 1998 Managing Director, Yazaki Corporation
Sep 2000 Senior Managing Director, Yazaki Corporation
June 2006 Vice Chairman, Yazaki Corporation
June 2007 Director and Executive Councilor, Yazaki Corporation
June 2008 Advisor of Yazaki Corporation (to present)

Notes

  1. Messrs. Hiroshi Yasuda, Makoto Matsuo and Takayuki Morinaga are External Directors.

Corporate Officer

Yoshifumi Yamashita

Managing Corporate
Officer
Yoshifumi Yamashita
Human Resources Division & Development Management Department

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 Home Video Games Business

Yoshiki Noro

Managing Corporate
Officer
Yoshiki Noro
Head of Corporate Planning Division

Yoichi Egawa

Corporate Officer
Yoichi Egawa
Head of Pachinko and Pachislo Business

Osamu Izumi

Corporate Officer
Osamu Izumi
Head of Arcade Games Research & Development Department

Motohide Imaizumi

Corporate Officer
Motohide Imaizumi
Head of Arcade Operations Business

Toshihiro Tokumaru

Corporate Officer
Toshihiro Tokumaru
Head of Character Contents Business

Nobuyuki Matsushima

Corporate Officer
Nobuyuki Matsushima
Head of Home Video Games Research & Development Department

Kazuo Tanigawa

Corporate Officer
Kazuo Tanigawa
Corporate Planning Division General Manager of Corporate Planning Department

Koji Yokota

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

Shigeki Mori

Corporate Officer
Shigeki Mori
Head of Arcade Games Business

Atsuo Itsuji

Corporate Officer
Atsuo Itsuji
Head of IT Division

Kenkichi Nomura

Corporate Officer
Kenkichi Nomura
Head of Internal Control Division