News Release

Canon Inc. announces director change

TOKYO, September 29, 2025—Canon Inc. (the company) announced today that the company's Board of Directors approved the following appointment of a director at the Board Meeting held today. This change is to be formally approved at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in March 2026.

The purpose of this change is to further strengthen the management structure of the company.

Newly appointed directors (Outside)

Name	Former position
Atsumi Arima	Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Reason for selection as candidate

Ms. Arima possesses an abundance of practical experience and specialized knowledge from her time spent working at a major financial institution, where she served critical roles in its corporate advisory and international business departments. She also has plentiful experience as an outside director, and was therefore chosen as a candidate with the expectation that she can offer helpful advice concerning the company’s management and supervise the execution of its administrative duties.

As of September 2025

Atsumi Arima

Education

1986, Graduate Faculty of Law, Kyoto University

1993, MBA, Harvard Business School

2018, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow 2018

Business Career

Apr. 1986	Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited (currently Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.)
Apr. 2014	Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Advisory Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (the Bank)
Apr. 2016	Executive Officer and General Manager of International Business Department of the Bank
Dec. 2017	Resignation from the Bank
May 2020	Outside Director of Takashimaya Company, Limited (current)
Jun. 2021	Outside Director of SEIBU HOLDINGS INC. (current)
Jun. 2024	Outside Director of The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (current)