It was reported that the board of directors of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was held to discuss the appointment of Chairman Mori, and the successor candidate Seiko Hashimoto, the Minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, expressed his intention to accept the request for appointment as Chairman. I did.
After completing the necessary procedures, Mr. Hashimoto is expected to become the new chairman by the end of the 18th.
Mr. Mori, Chairman of the Games Organizing Committee, has expressed his intention to resign on the 12th of this month, taking responsibility for his own remarks, which can be regarded as a disdain for women.
The Organizing Committee has set up a "Candidate Review Committee" consisting of eight members, mainly athletes, in order to ensure transparency and select a successor chairman, and the successor chairman candidate will be Mr. Hashimoto. It has been unified.
The Organizing Committee held a board meeting after 0:30 pm on the 18th, and Acting Chairman Toshiaki Endo said, "The content of Chairman Mori's remarks is very regrettable, and the resignation of the chairman will be a pain in preparation five months after the tournament. However, the new president needs to be decided as soon as possible, and I would like to discuss the appointment of the new president. "
It was reported that Mr. Hashimoto expressed his intention to accept the request for appointment as chairman in the board meeting held privately after that.
Since the chairman is to be elected from among the directors, the Organizing Committee will appoint Mr. Hashimoto as a director at the subsequent board of directors, and a resolution will be made at the board of directors scheduled to reopen, and Mr. Hashimoto will be on the 18th. It is expected that he will be appointed as the new chairman.
The procedure for becoming chairman
If Seiko Hashimoto, Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has indicated that she intends to accept the request for appointment as president, the procedures required by the Games Organizing Committee will be as follows.
Since the chairman is supposed to choose one from the directors, Mr. Hashimoto must first become a director by a resolution of the board of councilors.
After assuming the post of director, a new chairman will be born upon a resolution of the board of directors who has the authority to select a chairman.
Directors are selected from various fields such as sports, business, and parliamentarians, and the number of directors is limited to 35.
According to the "Articles of Incorporation," which summarizes the rules of activity of the Organizing Committee, the resolution of the Board of Directors shall be attended by a majority of the directors, excluding interested directors, and shall be taken by the majority.