Takako Masai Outside Director42I would first like to express my candid impressions of the Board of Directors, which seems to be operating in quite an amiable atmosphere, where outside directors can freely express their opinions. This is probably due to the no-nonsense manner of Mr. Norikyo, the president. The right amount of information is provided in a timely manner. Our understanding has been greatly enhanced by the Company initiative to arrange site visits for various projects, in response to outside director requests.One aspect deemed challenging for the Company, as viewed from an outside director, is the personnel issue. In serious consideration of the results of the Employee Satisfaction Survey for the current term, the Company would need to work on short-term, as well as medium-to-long-term, measures, considering what should be done to protect employees’ health and life, and enhance their work motivation.I would also emphasize that cases of failure are more important than cases of success for any organization to grow. By sharing information about failed projects in the past, and difficulties in any present activities straightforwardly with outside directors, I will be able to provide more proper advice, based on my experience.I highly appreciate the Company’s arrangements for allowing me to contribute rapidly and actively to various meetings, as sincere responses to my preliminary and ex post facto questions and confirmation about agenda of the Board of Directors’ meetings. In addition, I have been allowed to visit actual civil engineering/architectural sites, participate in branch managers’ meetings, and share information discussed at management conferences. The Company’s efforts in the field of qualitative improvements of the Board of Directors and governance are quite tangible.SX management promotion will require, in the short term, measures to ensure successful completion of the Medium-Term Five-Year Plan, and in the long term, efforts to improve profitability under the macroeconomic conditions different from those assuming cost increases in the past several decades.The top management naturally recognizes these changes Akitaka Saiki Outside Director in business environments, but the key question is whether these issues are fully shared at the individual worksites and whether there is a general trend of change and moving forward within the entire Company. These are the points the Board of Directors should carefully monitor. In terms of both short-term and long-term perspectives, securing human resources should be a crucial issue. With that in mind, I will watch with anticipation the executives’ actions toward diversity and inclusion (D&I).Sharing cases of failure with outside directors, the Company can benefit more from proper advice based on individual unique experience.The Company’s efforts for qualitative improvements of the Board of Directors are highly appreciated, as in the supports it provides to encourage outside directors to contribute actively to various meetings.
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