SoftBank’s First Female Director to Leave After Challenging Son
- Waseda professor Kawamoto departs board after just one year
- SoftBank needs governance suitable to Son’s leadership
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SoftBank Group Corp. director Yuko Kawamoto plans to resign from the company’s board in June, removing an outspoken board member who has clashed with controversial founder Masayoshi Son over governance issues.
Kawamoto, a professor at Waseda University, will step down on June 23 after just one year in the role, SoftBank said in a statement on Friday. She was the first woman to ever serve on the board and its only female member, although another one has been nominated.