企業情報

Corporate Governance

Basic Philosophy Concerning Corporate Governance

Management environment of companies have been changed significantly and it became impossible to catch up with globalized environmental transformation with conventional management techniques. In such condition, we believe corporate governance is a major business challenge and is the structure to control corporate activities in order to continue up-scaling corporate value. Under such circumstances, we are constantly reforming management structure to reinforce corporate governance.

Content of Organization & Preparedness of Internal Control System

As of October 1st, 2015, XEBIO Group has transitioned to a pure holdings company structure. Under the umbrella of the holdings company will be 6 core subsidiary companies, each company which have been separated by their business/function and will have the responsibility to manage the subsidiaries within the respective areas, have been placed to promote Group synergy as well as strengthen corporate governance.
Board Meeting and Operating Officer system

As of June 2023, the Board of Directors consists of six directors (including four outside directors). In order to separate management and supervisory responsibilities from business execution responsibilities, the Company has introduced an executive officer system. In terms of governance, each executive officer is given the authority to manage the company for which he/she is responsible and the subsidiaries within his/her function, and is expected to concentrate on auditing each subsidiary. Regarding the decision-making process for management policy, the Board of Directors and the Executive Officers constitute the “Group Management Committee,” which meets on a regular basis. Regarding the term of office of directors, the term of office of each director is set at one year in order to clarify management responsibility.

Auditors meeting

XEBIO Group is a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Auditor Committee consists of two external corporate auditors, who are financial and tax professionals, and one full-time corporate auditor. The auditors monitor and audit the activities of the Directors from their respective viewpoints. Accounting audits are performed by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. The Internal Audit Office, the corporate auditors and accounting auditors work closely together to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of auditing activities by holding regular liaison meetings and exchanging reports.

Governance Committee

In order to maintain sustainable growth and promote mid to long term increase of corporate value, XEBIO Group has in place a Governance Committee and advisory board which includes the Representative Directors, External Directors and the External Auditors.

Compliance Committee

In order to further strengthen the compliance a Compliance Committee has been put in place to monitor and manage the Compliance Committees of each core subsidiary company. The Compliance Committee will monitor and control each of the subsidiary compliance committees as well as report to the other committees any issues that arise to continuously raise the Group compliance standards.

Various Assessment Committees

In order to examine important matters discussed in Board of Directors meetings in a transparent and objective manner, outside directors are included in the Board of Directors and various committees such as “Investment Review Committee”, “Remuneration Review Committee”, “Asset Management Committee” and “Group Synergy Assessment Committee” are implemented.

Internal Audit Office

For internal auditing, the Internal Audit Office and its staff examine the business processes and internal control of all Group companies in order to assess risk as well as promote the guidance and strengthening of compliance standards.

Advisory Board

In order to continue progressing the mid-term vision XEBIO Group has put into a place an Advisory Board in order to have experts from various fields share their knowledge and give input on a variety of topics such as management issues, corporate governance, and social issues which our Group can assist with.

Preparedness of Risk Management System

Xebio Group’s risk management system, accounting auditor and external auditors audit regularly regarding financial side and we receive advice and guidance from our corporate lawyer accordingly regarding legal side. Additionally, as for compliance, we are focusing on developing internal systems to ensure thorough compliance with laws and regulations, internal rules and ethical standards by board members and all employees.