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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

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Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>Regarding the Nikkei article, "Mitsubishi Electric to Reform Strict Governance to Revamp Organization," I would like to summarize the points and discussed the issues.</li>
<li>This case proves that we cannot rely on the appearance of board practices alone. We can think of companies with similar organizational structures that have had repeated scandals.</li>
<li>I will focus on the board diversity from the perspective of whether Mitsubishi Electric can seriously change its corporate culture to one that accepts different values and discusses issues head-on.</li>
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Regarding the Nikkei article, "Mitsubishi Electric to Reform Strict Governance to Revamp Organization," I would like to summarize the points and discussed the issues.
This case proves that we cannot rely on the appearance of board practices alone. We can think of companies with similar organizational structures that have had repeated scandals.
I will focus on the board diversity from the perspective of whether Mitsubishi Electric can seriously change its corporate culture to one that accepts different values and discusses issues head-on.


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