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Fuji Media New Pres. Shimizu Backed by 82 Pct of Shareholders

Fuji Media New Pres. Shimizu Backed by 82 Pct of Shareholders

Kenji Shimizu, president of Fuji Media Holdings (left), and Yoshitaka Kitao, chairman and president of SBI Holdings
Kenji Shimizu, president of Fuji Media Holdings (left), and Yoshitaka Kitao, chairman and president of SBI Holdings

   Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said Thursday that its President Kenji Shimizu was approved as a board director with support from 82.35 pct of its shareholders at a general shareholders meeting held on Wednesday.
   Shimizu will be tasked with reforming the Japanese media group, whose governance issues were exposed by a sexual assault scandal involving former television star Masahiro Nakai.

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