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Gakken Board Effectiveness Review Highlights Governance Gaps in Strategy and Board Operations

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  • Gakken’s board effectiveness review showed strong governance in ethics, risk, oversight and shareholder dialogue but weaker performance in management and business strategy.
  • Benchmarking revealed Gakken trails similar-sized peers on board structure and strategy oversight, prompting a new action plan through September 2026 to improve governance effectiveness.
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Gakken Board Effectiveness Review Highlights Governance Gaps in Strategy and Board Operations

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Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. ( (JP:9470) ) has provided an announcement.

Gakken Holdings’ board of directors has completed an externally assisted self-evaluation of its effectiveness, covering board composition and operation, management and business strategy, corporate ethics and risk management, performance monitoring and executive officer oversight, and engagement with shareholders and other stakeholders. The survey, conducted in September 2025 among all directors and company auditors, produced an overall average score of 3.9 out of 5, with particularly strong ratings in corporate ethics, risk management, performance monitoring, executive compensation and shareholder dialogue, but comparatively weaker scores in management and business strategy, which also showed the largest decline versus the prior year’s survey. Internal directors rated overall effectiveness slightly lower than external directors, and company auditors were more critical than directors, especially on strategy, while benchmark comparisons indicated that Gakken lags peers of similar market capitalization in several governance dimensions, notably board composition/operation and strategy oversight. Based on these findings, and generally positive feedback on last year’s action plan, the board approved a new action plan running through September 2026 that prioritizes continued improvements in board operations and more rigorous monitoring of management and business strategy, signaling a push to strengthen governance standards and align more closely with market and stakeholder expectations.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:9470) stock is a Buy with a Yen1270.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. stock, see the JP:9470 Stock Forecast page.

More about Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.

Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (securities code 9470). The group operates in the education and related services field, focusing on learning materials, educational content and services aimed at supporting sustainable growth and long-term corporate value creation.

Average Trading Volume: 109,958

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen49.18B

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