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Shareholders vote out Toshiba board chairman in big win for Japan governance

TOKYO, June 25 (Reuters) - Shareholders at crisis-ridden Toshiba Corp(6502.T)voted out its board cha

Shareholders vote out Toshiba board chairman in big win for Japan governance

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The newly elected board will meet later on Friday to discuss who will head the new board.\nAccording to one Toshiba source, foreign investors had voted in greater numbers than in the company's previous shareholder meetings as they saw it as an important test case of corporate governance in Japan.\nThe source was not authorised to speak to media and declined to be identified.\nNagayama only joined Toshiba's board in mid-2020 after the alleged pressuring of foreign shareholders to vote in line with management's board nominees took place.\nA former Chugai Pharmaceutical(4519.T)CEO and Sony Group Corp(6758.T)board director, he is well respected and both the electronics giant and former U.S. ambassador to Japan John Roos had expressed their support for him.\nBut his critics argued he should step down to take responsibility for the board's resistance to address the allegations.\nShareholder advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services Inc and Glass Lewis had recommended shareholders not reappoint him, while 3D Investment Partners, Toshiba's Singapore-based No. 2 shareholder with a 7.2% stake, had called for his resignation.\n3D Investment said in a statement after the result that it hoped the AGM marked the beginning of a new era at Toshiba and it looked forward to constructive, ongoing dialogue with Toshiba's board and management team.\nToshiba nominated 11 directors at the AGM, including Nagayama. 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