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Akira Kiyota is Group Chief Executive Officer & Director at Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Mr. Kiyota is also on the board of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (former President & Representative Director) and World Federation of Exchanges. Mr. Kiyota previously held the position of Chairman for Daiwa Securities Group Inc. President & Representative Director at Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co., Ltd. and Representative Director & Vice President at Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.). Mr. Kiyota received an undergraduate degree from Waseda University.

Noriaki Kiyota is President & Representative Director at TOTO Ltd. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Nagasaki.

Akira Iwasaki holds the position of Manager-Energy & Functional Materials at Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Mr. Iwasaki is also on the board of Taoka Chemical Co., Ltd.

Akira Matsuura holds the position of Managing Director & GM-Research & Development at Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.

Akira Kondoh currently works at Japan Bank for International Cooperation, as Outside Director from 2012, FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD., as Independent Outside Director from 2018, and Glocalist Co. Ltd., as Outside Director from 2020.
Mr. Kondoh also formerly worked at The Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2011 to 2013, AIG Japan Holdings KK, as Vice Chairman, Sumitomo Bank Ltd., as Managing Director, Raysum Co., Ltd., as Independent Outside Director, PineBridge Japan Capital Investment KK, as Outside Director, AIG Japan Partners, Inc., as Outside Director, FWD Life Insurance Co., Ltd., as Director, Sony Group Corp., as Corporate Senior Executive Vice President, and Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd., as Executive Vice President.

Akira Gemma is currently an Independent Outside Director at TV Asahi Holdings Corp.
and Why How Do Co., Inc. He previously served as President & Representative Director at Shiseido Co., Ltd.
and as an Independent Outside Director at KONAMI Group Corp.

Akira Fujii is Director, Head-Finance, Legal Affairs, IR & CSR at Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. He is also on the board of POLA, Inc. and Pola Foundation For The Promotion of Traditional Japanese.

Akira Hiruma is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies. Currently, Mr. Hiruma is Chairman of The Graduate School For The Creation of New Photonics Inds, Chairman for Research Foundation For Opto-Science & Technology, Chairman for Hamamatsu Medical Photonics Foundation, Chairman of Hamamatsu Photonics (China) Co., Ltd. and President & Representative Director at Hamamatsu Photonics KK, President & Director at Photonics Management Corp. (a subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics KK). Akira Hiruma is also on the board of Hamamatsu Corp. and President & Director at Photonics Management Corp. He received an undergraduate degree from Rutgers State University of New Jersey.

Currently, Akira Kurokawa holds the position of Chairman for Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. In the past he occupied the position of President & Director at Santen Holdings U.S., Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Waseda University.

Akira Kubota is currently the Lead Outside Director at Tamura Corp.
since 2018 and the Senior Managing Director at Nippon Electric Control Equipment Industries Association since 2017.
Previously, he worked as an Executive Officer at Olympus Corp.
from 2006 to 2012.

Mr. Akira Sato is a Chairman at Nidec Management Shanghai Corp., an Auditor at Nidec Techno Motor Corp., a Senior Managing Executive Officer at NIDEC Corp., a Chairman at Nidec Us Holdings Corp. and a President & Director at GREEN SUN Insurance, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Nidec Copal Corp., Nidec Copal Electronics Corp., Nidec Tosok Corp., Nidec Motor Holdings Corp., Nidec Sankyo Corp., Nidec Seimitsu Corp., Nidec Servo Corp., Nidec Servo Europe BV, Nidec Sole Motor Corp. Srl and GREEN SUN Insurance, Inc. Mr. Sato was previously employed as a President & Representative Director by Nissan Network Holdings Co. Ltd., a Corporate Vice President-Global Asset Management by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., a Chairman by Nidec ASI SpA, and a Chairman by Nidec Motor Corp. He also served on the board at Nissan Tokyo Sales Holdings Co., Ltd., Niles Co., Ltd., Nidec-Read Corp. and Nidec-Shimpo Corp.

Akira Mori is MD & Senior Managing Executive Officer at Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.

Akira Maruyama is on the board of Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.

Akira Nagasawa holds the position of Chief Financial Officer & Executive Officer at Mercari, Inc.

Mr. Ryo Sumiya is an Executive Officer & Compliance Manager at Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.

Presently, Akira Marumoto is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Mazda Motor Corp.

Currently, Akira Nakamoto occupies the position of Chairman of Shimadzu Corp. He is also on the board of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Mr. Akira Okada is a President & Representative Director at ANA Strategic Research Institute Co. Ltd. and an Independent Outside Director at The Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at ANA Strategic Research Institute Co. Ltd. and The Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. Mr. Okada was previously employed as a President & Representative Director by ANA Cargo, Inc., a Senior Managing Director & Executive Officer by All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. /New/, and a Managing Director & Executive Officer by ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Akira Yamamura is a businessperson who has been at the head of 7 different companies. Mr. Yamamura occupies the position of Chairman for Ferrotec Holdings Corp., Chairman at Hangzhou Dahe Thermo-Magnetics Co., Ltd., Chairman at Shanghai Shenhe Thermo-Magnetics Electronics Co. Ltd. and Chairman for Ferrotec (USA) Corp. (which are all subsidiaries of Ferrotec Holdings Corp.) and Investment Advisor at China Venture Investment Co. Ltd. Mr. Yamamura is also on the board of Yamamura Sangyo YK and Ferrotec Investments, LLC. Akira Yamamura previously occupied the position of Chairman for Hangzhou Wagen Precision Tooling Co., Ltd., Chairman at Ferrotec Nord Corp. and President & Representative Director at Ferrotec Corp.

Akira Sudo is an Independent Outside Director at Topcon Corp.
since 2014.
Previously, he worked as a Director & Corporate Senior Vice President at TOSHIBA Corp.
in 2013.
He holds a doctorate degree from Waseda University, which he received in 1980.

Akira Uchida is currently an Independent Outside Director at Yokogawa Electric Corp., an Independent Outside Director at J.
FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd., a Director at Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co., Ltd., and an Auditor at Suga Weathering Technology Foundation.
Previously, he was a Director at Toray Industries, Inc. from 2005 to 2009, a Director at Atsugi Co., Ltd., and the President of Toray Capital (America), Inc., Toray Capital (Europe) BV, and Toray Holdings (USA), Inc.

Presently, Akira Onishi occupies the position of President & Representative Director at Toyota Industries Corp. Mr. Onishi is also on the board of Towa Real Estate Co., Ltd. In the past Mr. Onishi occupied the position of Non-Executive Director & Senior Managing Director at Uster Technologies AG. Mr. Onishi received a graduate degree from Nagoya University.

Akira Nozaki is President & Representative Director at Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. He received an undergraduate degree from Waseda University.

Currently, Akira Uehara is President & Representative Director at Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. and Chairman for Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.). In the past he held the position of President for Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Akira Shimada is Chief Financial Officer & Representative Director at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. In his past career Mr. Shimada occupied the position of Director at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone West Corp. and Manager-General Affairs & Personnel at Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp.

Currently, Akira Aoyagi occupies the position of Auditor for Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

Akira Nagai holds the position of President & Representative Director at Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. and Chairman-Supervisory Board at Harmonic Drive SE and Executive Officer of HD Management GK (both are subsidiaries of Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.). He is also on the board of Harmonic AD, Inc. and Executive Officer at HD Management GK. Mr. Nagai previously was President & Director at HD Systems, Inc.

Akira Hasegawa is Executive Officer, Head-Research & Development at Olympus Corp.

Akira Kumagae is on the board of Yaskawa Electric UK Ltd. and GM-Technology Development at YASKAWA Electric Corp.

Currently, Akira Oyama holds the position of Chief Marketing Officer & General Manager-Sales at Ricoh Co., Ltd. He is also on the board of Ricoh Europe Holdings Plc. He previously held the position of Chairman of Ricoh Europe BV, Chief Executive Officer of Ricoh Europe Plc and President for Ricoh Americas Holdings, Inc.

Akira Hamamoto held positions as a Director at au Kabucom Securities Co., Ltd.
from 2016 to 2019, and as a Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer at MUFG Bank Ltd.
in 2019.
He also served as the Group Chief Compliance & Legal Officer at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Kazuo Kiyota worked as an Executive Officer at Toagosei Co., Ltd.

Mutsuhito Kiyota has worked at San-in Godo Bank Ltd.
since 1985.
He currently holds the position of Representative Director, which he started in 2020.

Yuji Kiyota is associated with Seiyoken KK.
He started working at Seiyoken KK in 2011 and currently holds the position of Senior Managing Director & GM-Administration since 2018.

Shusaku Kiyota worked as a Manager-Accounting & Investor Relations Contact at Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.

Koichi Kiyota currently works as a Director at Symetra Financial Corp.

Takao Kiyota is currently a Director at Kei Co., HBI, Inc., and mobcast global, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer & Director at Bit-isle Equinix, Inc. from 2010 to 2011.
He also held positions as an Independent Director at Metaplanet KK, Director at Increws Co., Ltd., Director at Heart & Brain Consulting, Inc., Director, CFO & Manager-Administration at MOBCAST HOLDINGS, INC., Director at Bit-surf, Inc., and Director at Adval KK.

Keiichi Kiyota worked as an Independent Director at Joban Kosan Co., Ltd.
from 2012 to 2017.

Shuji Kiyota is currently working as the Director & Managing Executive Officer at Sasebo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Muneaki Kiyota is an Independent Outside Director at JCU Corp.
since 2021.
Previously, he worked as a Director at Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
from 2010 to 2020.

Mr. Akihiro Kiyota is Executive Managing Director at Tomoike Industrial Co., Ltd.
and Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director at CDW Holding Ltd.
He is on the Board of Directors at CDW Holding Ltd.

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Kiyota is currently a Director at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
Previously, he was a Vice President-Corporate Affairs at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. from 2000 to 2016.
He also worked as a Principal at RCN Corp., a Mayor at the City of Los Angeles (California), and a Senior Program Officer at the US Department of Justice.
Mr. Kiyota obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kosuke Kiyota is currently a Director at Libero Project, Inc. Previously, he worked as an Executive Officer & General Manager-Sales at SHIFT, Inc. from 2015 to 2016.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from Rikkyo University.

Shinichi Kiyota is currently a Director at Higashinihon Gas Corp.
and the Head-Finance & Investor Relations at Nippon Gas Co., Ltd.
He previously worked as a Director at Shinnihon Gas Corp.

Satoshi Kiyota currently works at JAFCO Group Co. Ltd.
(Private Equity), as Senior Associate.

Akira Maru worked as a Vice President at Hitachi Ltd.

Akira Tsuda is currently the Chairman of Japan Compliance Promotion Association, Outside Director of Tradfit Co., Ltd., and Independent Outside Director of FCE, Inc. Previously, he held positions such as Chairman of Nomura Investor Relations Co., Ltd., Senior Managing Representative Director of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., and Representative Director & Vice President of JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.
He was also an Independent Director of Hitachi Capital Corp.
from 2005 to 2016, and an Independent Outside Director of Torishima Pump Mfg.
Co., Ltd.
from 2009 to 2021.
Additionally, he served as a Non-Executive Director of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc, Director of TAKARA & COMPANY LTD., Director of Nippon Venture Capital Corp., Managing Director of Fuchu Country Club KK, and Director & Executive Officer of Takara Printing Co., Ltd.
Mr. Tsuda received his undergraduate degree from Waseda University in 1968.

Dr. Akira Shimizu, MD, is Auditor at Soiken Holdings Inc. He received his doctorate degree from Osaka University.

Akira Shirayama worked as a Director & Managing Executive Officer at Shinagawa Refractories Co., Ltd.

Akira Motoi is currently the Director, Managing Executive Officer & Head-Sales at Okabe Co., Ltd.
and the President & Representative Director at Okabe Holdings USA, Inc. He previously served as the President & Representative Director at Okabe Engineering Co., Ltd.