Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. (Head office: 6-10-12 Toshima, Kita-ku, Tokyo) hereby announces that at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 25, 2025 (Reiwa year 7), directors for the fiscal year 2025 (97th term) were appointed, and at the subsequent board of directors meeting, the following changes in representative directors were decided.
1. Change in Representative Director
(1) Name and title of Representative Director
| Name | New Title | Previous Title |
| Akihiro Ogawa | Representative Director and Chairman (Full-time) | Chairman and President |
| Junichi Fukushima | Representative President and CEO (Newly appointed) | Director |
(2) Date of change of Representative Director: March 25, 2025
(3) Reason for change of Representative Director: To enhance the company’s corporate value by enhancing the core business and expanding growth areas while inheriting the company’s management philosophy.
(4) Newly appointed President and CEO Junichi Fukushima Biography
| Date of birth: | May 9, 1969 (55 years old) |
| Birthplace: | Hiroshima Prefecture |
| 1994 | Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University |
| 1994 | Joined Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd., assigned to the Development Department |
| 2003 | Vietnam Factory Manager |
| 2012 | Factory Management Department Manager |
| 2015 | Executive Officer |
| 2017 | Senior Executive Officer |
| 2022 | Director (Research and Development Division Head) |
| 2024 | Director (Research and Development Division Head and Marketing Division Head) |
| 2025 | Representative Director and President |
(as of March 25, 2025)
Thank you.
