Aug 1973 Joined Nihon Jitsugyo Shuppansha Co., Ltd. Nov 1978 Joined Owada Shoten Co., Ltd. Nov 1986 Founded the Company Oct 1988 Established Village Vanguard Co., Ltd. (now the Company), Representative Director May 1998 Established the Company, Representative Director Aug 2010 Representative Director, Chairman (current)

Apr 1990 Joined Kokusai Securities Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.) May 1997 Joined Nihon Asia Investment Co., Ltd. Mar 2003 Joined the Company Aug 2003 Director, General Manager of Management Planning Office Aug 2006 Senior Managing Director Aug 2010 Representative Director, President (current) Jun 2012 Outside Director, As-me Estel Co., Ltd. (now Estel Holdings Co., Ltd.) (current) May 2024 Outside Director, Headwaters Co., Ltd. (current) May 2024 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Headwaters Co., Ltd. (current) May 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kaitori Okoku Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 1974 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Jul 1988 Joined Nihon ASEAN Investment Co., Ltd. (now Nihon Asia Investment Co., Ltd.) Apr 1998 President and Representative Director, Nihon ASEAN Investment Co., Ltd. Aug 2008 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2009 Senior Advisor, Nihon Asia Investment Co., Ltd. Dec 2015 Director, Chuo Saiken Kaishu Co., Ltd. Jul 2020 Outside Director, Manabi Aid Co., Ltd.

Apr 1993 Joined Estel Co., Ltd. (now Estel Holdings Co., Ltd.) Jun 2007 Senior Managing Director, Estel Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 President and Representative Director, Azumi Co., Ltd. (now Estel Holdings Co., Ltd.) Oct 2009 President and Representative Director, Estel Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2012 Outside Director of the Company (current) Apr 2018 President and Representative Director, As-me Estel Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 President and Representative Director, Sanko Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 1999 Registered as attorney-at-law, Tokyo Bar Association Apr 2003 Member, Special Committee on Measures against Civil Intervention by Anti-Social Forces, Tokyo Bar Association (current) Apr 2006 Member of Standing Council, Tokyo Bar Association; Delegate, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Jun 2007 Director, Azumi Co., Ltd. (now Estel Holdings Co., Ltd.) (current) Oct 2009 Principal, Saito Sogo Law Office (current) Aug 2015 Outside Director of the Company (current)

Oct 1993 Joined Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) May 1996 Opened Suhara Certified Public Accountant Office Apr 1997 Joined McCann-Erickson Japan Co., Ltd. Oct 1999 Co-founded S Networks Co., Ltd., Representative Director and Executive Vice President Apr 2008 President and Representative Director, S Networks Co., Ltd. Dec 2010 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2016 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company Aug 2017 Outside Director of the Company (current) Mar 2021 Director, Group Founder, S Networks Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Group Founder, S Networks Co., Ltd. Jul 2021 Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO, Fine Today Co., Ltd. (Shiseido Group) Apr 2023 Director and CFO, Fine Today Holdings Co., Ltd.; Director, Fine Today Industries Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2023 Director, Executive Vice President and CFO, Fine Today Co., Ltd. Jul 2026 Vice President and Director, Fine Today Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2026 Director, Executive Vice President, Fine Today Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 2000 Joined Compy Co., Ltd. Dec 2000 Established Mospen Co., Ltd. (now Varistride Group Co., Ltd.) Oct 2002 President and Representative Director, Mospen Co., Ltd. (now Varistride Group Co., Ltd.) Aug 2021 President and Representative Director, ALH Co., Ltd. Aug 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current) Dec 2024 General Manager, Management Planning Office, ALH Co., Ltd. Dec 2024 President and Representative Director, ALH Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 2007 Joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. Japan Jul 2010 Joined Advantage Partners, LLP (now Advantage Partners Co., Ltd.) Dec 2014 Outside Director, Pixela Corporation Jun 2019 Outside Director, E-Store Co., Ltd. Oct 2019 Outside Director, Hiramatsu Co., Ltd. Mar 2020 Outside Director, Arcland Service Holdings Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Nihon Power Fastening Co., Ltd. Sep 2022 Representative Director, Growth Partners Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2023 Outside Director, Proled Partners Co., Ltd. Feb 2023 Outside Director, GRCS Co., Ltd. May 2024 Outside Director, Takakyu Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Lancers, Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Beplats Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2025 Outside Director, Via Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2026 Outside Director of the Company (current)

Mar 1979 Joined Oriental Nakamura Department Store Co., Ltd. (now Nagoya Mitsukoshi, Ltd.) Mar 2006 General Manager, Operations, Mitsukoshi Business Co., Ltd. Jan 2019 Joined the Company, General Manager, General Affairs Department Aug 2019 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

Apr 2003 Joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Jan 2012 Joined Seiha Network Co., Ltd.; Managing Director (current) Mar 2017 Chairman, Nihon Kyoiku Gakuen Educational Corporation Mar 2024 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Mar 2024 Representative Director, Kanda Gaigo Bunko Co., Ltd. (current)

Oct 2001 Registered as attorney-at-law (Aichi Bar Association); joined Ishihara Sogo Law Office Oct 2006 Established Haruma & Noguchi Law Office (now and LEGAL Attorney Corporation) Apr 2010 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Nextage Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2013 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Pobal Kogyo Co., Ltd. Feb 2017 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Copro Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2023 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)