Toshiba apologized that Osamu Nagayama, chairman of the board of directors, held a press conference and caused management confusion over the operation of the general meeting of shareholders last year. He showed the idea of verifying including the responsibility of.
Toshiba was pointed out in a report on the general meeting of shareholders last year that the company and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry were not operating fairly, such as having an unfair impact on some shareholders, and the Audit Committee on the 13th. In addition to the two outside directors in charge of, the vice president and senior managing director have decided to retire.
In response to this, Toshiba's Chairman Osamu Nagayama held an online meeting on the 14th, "I apologize for causing anxiety and concern to all stakeholders, including shareholders." I apologized.
Toshiba has indicated that it will conduct a new investigation with the participation of an outside third party in order to clarify the responsibility.
In connection with this, Chairman Nagayama pointed out that former President Kuratani, who resigned in April, "cannot ignore the responsibility for causing management turmoil and damaging shareholder trust," including the responsibility of former President Kuratani. I showed the idea of verifying.
After that, Chairman Nagayama expressed his intention to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders after the general meeting of shareholders to be held this month and to appoint a new director in a way that reflects the opinions of shareholders.