Shunzo Morishita elected NHK Executive Committee Chairman December 24 20:33
Mr. Shunzo Morishita, chairman of the Hanshin Expressway, who is currently acting as chairman of the NHK Management Committee, has been elected as the new chairman of the NHK Management Committee, and Mr. Morishita said at a press conference that "NHK will be more trusted as a public broadcaster So, I want to work while maintaining good tension with the executive department. "
On April 24, the NHK Management Committee elected to replace the former chairman Susumu Ishihara, who retired upon expiration of the term of office, and elected unanimously, and elected Shunzo Morishita, acting as the chair's acting representative, as the new chairman.
Morishita is 74 years old. Joined the former Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, the predecessor of NTT in 1970, and later served as Vice President of NTT East and President of NTT West Japan. Since 2012, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hanshin Expressway. He was appointed to the management committee of NHK in March 2015 and has been acting chairman since last March.
Mr. Morishita said at a press conference, "NHK has very important issues such as smooth realization of simultaneous distribution of TV broadcasts to the Internet, promotion of the Trinity Reform, research on a new reception fee system, and formulation of the next business plan. As a public broadcaster that is made up of the reception fees received from viewers and the public, NHK will maintain a good relationship with the executive office so that NHK can be more trusted and fulfill its role stipulated by the Broadcasting Law. I want to work. "
In addition, at the Executive Committee meeting on April 24, it was decided that Mr. Koji Murata, a professor of Doshisha University's Faculty of Law, will be appointed as the chair's substitute for Morishita.