Urawa Reds would like to announce that at its Board of Directors meeting held on June 11, 2026, it was decided that current Executive Vice President Minoru Shimizu will assume the position of Representative Director and President, effective July 1, 2026.

Furthermore, current Representative Director and President Makoto Taguchi will retire from his position as Representative Director and President on the same date and will become an assistant to the President. (He will retire from the Board of Directors at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in September 2026.)

New Representative Director and President
[Name] Minoru Shimizu
[Date of Birth] April 1965 (61 years old), from Hyogo Prefecture

[Brief Biography]
Joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in April 1988.
April 2019: Deputy Plant Manager, Kobe Shipyard, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
April 2023: Director, Urawa Red Diamonds Co., Ltd.
February 2024, Executive Vice President, Urawa Red Diamonds Co., Ltd.