Fujitsu Chairperson Hidenori Furuta resigned on Tuesday at his request after the company confirmed his ¡°woman-related ?inappropriate conduct,¡± a spokesperson at ?the Japanese ?technology conglomerate said.
Fujitsu has ?withdrawn Furuta¡¯s candidacy as a nonexecutive director in the annual shareholders¡¯ ?meeting slated for later this month, it said ?in a disclosure.
The spokesperson did not comment further ?about Furuta¡¯s conduct and ?any plans to replace him.
Furuta, contacted via LinkedIn, ?said: ¡°The company ?statement speaks for itself.¡±
Furuta became ?Fujitsu¡¯s chairperson in 2024 after ?serving ?as chief operating officer, executive vice president and chief technology officer, according to the company¡¯s website.
Shares in ?Fujitsu were little moved after the announcement, up 0.2% in the afternoon session, largely in line with ?the 225-issue Nikkei stock average.
Among Japanese conglomerates, ?an executive vice president at carmaker ?Honda resigned last year following an allegation of inappropriate behavior outside of work, while energy giant Eneos ?dismissed its president in 2023 for misconduct at a social gathering while intoxicated.
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