Outside Director — Capital Allocation & Global Markets

Japan·Industrial Manufacturing·Industrial & Precision Manufacturing·Posted 9 September 2026

TSE Prime Market industrial group with majority overseas revenue

The problem this seat exists to solve

The company is responding to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's cost-of-capital initiative and needs a director who has personally executed portfolio disposals and capital-return decisions. The Corporate Governance Code asks Prime Market boards for at least one-third independent directors.

The remit

Bring direct experience of capital allocation, disposal and shareholder-return decisions
Contribute to the board's response to the cost-of-capital disclosure expectations
Support engagement with overseas institutional shareholders
Serve on the nomination or remuneration advisory committee

What the sponsor will not compromise on

Former CEO, CFO or group strategy lead who has executed disposals or a capital-return programme
Experience of a manufacturing or engineering business at international scale
Willingness to attend a monthly board cadence — the Japanese norm, not the exception
English required; Japanese welcome but interpretation is provided

Terms

Engagement: Elected annually at the general meeting; monthly board cycle.
Compensation: JPY 12m – 18m a year.
Cross-border: Japan applies no nationality or residency test. A non-resident appointee must provide affidavits or signature certificates in place of a Japanese seal registration at each filing.
Time commitment in this market: Typically 12 board meetings a year — monthly is the norm rather than the exception — plus committee and pre-meeting briefings.

Before you apply — Japan

Japan applies no nationality or residency test to directors. The genuine barriers are language and board custom, not law.

Residency test: None.
Nationality test: None.
Work authorisation: A non-resident outside director attending board meetings does not require a status of residence. An executive or representative-director role does, typically under the Business Manager status.
Tenure limit once appointed: No statutory cap. Independence is tested by relationship rather than years, and TSE's independence criteria govern the designation.

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