Apr 2005 Joined Mitsukan Group Headquarters Co., Ltd. (current Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.) Apr 2008 Joined the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Head of Development Division, the Company Jun 2018 Director and Executive Officer, Head of Development Division, the Company Dec 2025 Representative Director and Executive Officer, President, the Company (current)

Jun 1999 Joined Andersen Consulting (current Accenture Japan Ltd.) Apr 2003 Founded the Company; Representative Director Mar 2015 Founded Eight Clouds Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Apr 2015 Representative Director and Executive Officer, President, the Company May 2019 Representative Director and Executive Officer, President and Head of Business Division, the Company Dec 2025 Director and Chairman of the Board, the Company (current)

Apr 1991 Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (current Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.) Feb 2000 Joined Rakuten, Inc. Feb 2011 Founded Third Gear Inc.; Representative Director (current) Nov 2011 Outside Director, CrowdWorks, Inc. Feb 2013 Founded Kibidango Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jan 2016 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jan 2019 Outside Director, User Local, Inc. (current)

Apr 1988 Joined Shiseido Company, Limited Oct 1998 Beauty Science Research Institute, Shiseido Company, Limited Apr 2015 General Manager, Corporate Communications Division, Shiseido Company, Limited Jul 2019 Director and Secretary General, Japan Humanitude Society (general incorporated association) Dec 2019 Outside Director, Mammy Mart Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current) Mar 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Broadleaf Co., Ltd. (current) May 2024 Representative Member, EdgeBridge LLC (current) Jul 2024 Director, Japan Humanitude Society

Apr 2011 Joined McKinsey & Company Apr 2016 Joined Lone Star Japan Acquisitions Co., Ltd. Jan 2017 Joined Hudson Japan Co., Ltd. Sep 2018 Joined McKinsey & Company as Engagement Manager Jun 2021 Joined Asset Value Investors Limited Oct 2024 Head of Japan Research, Asset Value Investors Limited (current) Dec 2025 Outside Director of the Company (current)

Apr 1980 Joined Asahi Accounting Firm (current Azsa LLC) Jun 2006 Representative Partner, Azsa LLC Jul 2019 Head of Ryuichi Makino Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current); Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Apr 1999 Joined Takahashi Sogo Law Office Apr 2011 Established Nagahama, Mizuno & Inoue Law Office; Senior Partner (current) Sep 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (current)

Mar 1991 Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (current Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC) Apr 1996 Seconded to Japan Securities Dealers Association Jan 2000 Joined PwC Consulting Co., Ltd. (current IBM Japan, Ltd.) Sep 2002 Joined Ernst & Young Malaysia Nov 2005 Joined Global Brain Corporation Jan 2009 Founded Minato Global Inc.; Representative Director (current) Feb 2010 Established Toshihide Nakayama CPA Office; Head (current) Jun 2013 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Esclea Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Five Star Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. Jul 2015 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kakko Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) May 2021 Outside Director, Value Creation Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Globee Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director, Five Star Investment Trust Management Co., Ltd. (current)