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Message from Outside Directors

Azbil Corporation transitioned to a company with a three-committee board structure in June 2022. We strive to improve the transparency and soundness of management through the Board of Directors, of which the majority are outside directors, and the Nomination, Audit, and Remuneration Committees, each of which is chaired by an outside director. Since June 2025, an outside director has served as the Chairperson of the Board.

Message from the Chairperson of the Board (azbil Report 2026)

Strengthening corporate governance is one of the most important priorities for achieving the sustainable enhancement of enterprise value. We spoke with Tomoyasu Miura, an outside director who has served as Chairperson of the Board since FY2025, about initiatives to improve board effectiveness and his views on the company’s medium- to long-term growth.

Message from the Chairperson of the Board (1,482 KB)

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Outside Directors' Roundtable (azbil Report 2025)

We interviewed four outside directors—the Chairperson of the Board and the Chairpersons of each committee—about past initiatives to strengthen our governance system and future developments.

From left to right:
Mitsuhiro Nagahama, Outside Director, Chairperson of Remuneration Committee
Tomoyasu Miura, Outside Director, Chairperson of the Board
Shigeaki Yoshikawa, Outside Director, Chairperson of Nomination Committee
Hiroshi Yoshida, Outside Director, Chairperson of Audit Committee

azbil Report 2025 Outside Directors' Roundtable (1,821 KB)

Interviews with Three Committee Chairpersons (azbil Report 2024)

In the integrated report azbil Report 2024, the chairpersons of the three committees speak about how each committee functions to improve the governance of the Group.

azbil Report 2024 Interview with Three Committee Chairpersons (524 KB)

Roundtable Discussion among Outside Directors (azbil Report 2023)

It had been one year since the new organizational structure was inaugrated. In the integrated report azbil repot 2023, the three outside directors who chair the three committees speak about how the separation of supervisory and business execution functions had progressed, what discussions were taking place at Board meetings and what issues had emerged.

From left to right:
Fumitoshi Sato, Outside Director, Audit Committee chairperson
Takeshi Itoh, Outside Director, Nomination Committee chairperson
Mitsuhiro Nagahama, Outside Director, Remuneration Committee chairperson

azbil Report 2023 Roundtable Discussion among Outside Directors (419 KB)

Related Information

azbil Report (Integrated Report)

Management and Board of Directors

Corporate Governance