Apr 1987 Joined Marubeni Corporation Apr 2011 General Manager, Inorganic & Agricultural Chemicals Department, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2014 Assistant General Manager, Chemicals Division, and General Manager, Inorganic & Agricultural Chemicals Department, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2015 General Manager, Planning Department, Materials Group, Marubeni Corporation Oct 2016 Counselor and Deputy Head, Agricultural Chemicals Headquarters, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2017 Executive Officer and Deputy Head, Agricultural Chemicals Headquarters, Marubeni Corporation Jun 2017 Director of the Company Apr 2018 Executive Officer and Deputy Head, Agri-Input Business Headquarters, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer and Head, Agri Business Headquarters, Marubeni Corporation May 2024 Advisor to the Company Jun 2024 Representative Director, President of the Company (current)

Apr 1990 Joined the Company Apr 2010 Assistant General Manager, Fertilizer Business Department Apr 2011 Deputy General Manager, Hokkaido Branch Apr 2014 General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, and Deputy General Manager, General Affairs & Human Resources Department Oct 2015 General Manager, Fertilizer Business Department Apr 2018 Deputy Head, Fertilizer Division Jun 2019 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Fertilizer Division Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer Jun 2024 In charge of Overseas Business Division, in charge of Risk & Compliance Office Apr 2026 Hokkaido Area Manager (current) Jun 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)

Apr 1989 Joined The Norinchukin Bank Jul 2003 Deputy Manager, Development & Investment Department, Norinchukin Bank Feb 2005 Assistant Manager, New York Branch, Norinchukin Bank Oct 2009 Assistant Manager, Bond Investment Department, Norinchukin Bank Jul 2011 Deputy General Manager, Third Sales Department, Norinchukin Bank Jul 2015 Chief Inspector, Fourth Sales Department, Norinchukin Bank Jul 2017 General Manager, Singapore Branch, Norinchukin Bank Jun 2020 Director, Executive Officer of the Company, in charge of Business Systems Office, General Manager of Finance Division (current) Jun 2024 In charge of Chemicals Division (current)

Apr 1977 Joined Katakura Industries Co., Ltd. Jan 2008 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Katakura Industries Jan 2010 General Manager, Retail Business Division, Katakura Industries Mar 2010 Executive Officer, General Manager, Retail Business Division, Katakura Industries Feb 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager, Accounting Department, Katakura Industries Mar 2013 Managing Director, General Manager, Accounting Department, Katakura Industries Dec 2014 Managing Director, Katakura Industries Mar 2015 Representative Director, President, Katakura Industries Jun 2017 Director of the Company (current) Mar 2019 Representative Director, Chairman, Katakura Industries Mar 2020 Director, Chairman, Katakura Industries Mar 2024 Senior Advisor, Katakura Industries Mar 2026 Advisor, Katakura Industries (current)

Apr 1986 Joined Coop Chemical Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 Deputy Manager, Sales Department, Coop Chemical Aug 2013 Deputy Manager, General Planning Department, Coop Chemical Jan 2015 Manager, General Planning Department, Coop Chemical Oct 2015 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of the Company Apr 2019 Deputy Head, General Affairs Division, General Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Department, and General Manager of Real Estate Business Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Head of General Affairs Division Jun 2023 Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)

Apr 1984 Joined the Company Apr 2014 Deputy General Manager, Hokkaido Branch Apr 2018 Vice Branch Manager, Hokkaido Branch Apr 2019 Branch Manager, Hokkaido Branch Oct 2021 Executive Officer, Branch Manager, Hokkaido Branch Apr 2025 Executive Officer, in charge of Hokkaido Branch Jun 2025 Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)

Apr 1992 Joined National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA-Zenchu) Mar 2015 Seconded to Coop Chemical Co., Ltd. Oct 2015 Seconded to the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Kanto Agricultural Supplies Office, JA-Zenchu Apr 2019 Section Manager, Fertilizer Section, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Aug 2021 Deputy General Manager, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Aug 2023 General Manager, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Jun 2024 Director of the Company Apr 2026 Advisor to the Company Jun 2026 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (current), in charge of Production Technology Division (current), Tsukuba Research Institute (current), Tsukuba Analysis Center (current), Risk & Compliance Office (current)

Apr 1994 Joined National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA-Zenchu) Apr 2018 Section Manager, Sales Planning Section, Sales Development Department, JA-Zenchu Apr 2021 Section Manager, Agricultural Chemicals Section, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Apr 2022 Deputy General Manager, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Jun 2023 Representative Director, President, ZM Crop Protection Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 General Manager, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu (current) Jun 2026 Director of the Company (current)

Apr 1991 Joined Marubeni Corporation Apr 2009 Section Manager, Petrochemicals Section 1, Basic Chemicals Department, Marubeni Corporation Oct 2016 Deputy General Manager, Americas & Europe Business Department, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2018 Deputy General Manager, Agri-Input Business Department, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2019 Assistant to President and Director, HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES, LLC (USA) Apr 2022 Deputy Head, Agri Business Headquarters, Marubeni Corporation Jun 2023 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2024 Executive Officer, Head of Agri Business Headquarters, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2025 Executive Officer, Acting Head of Food & Agri Division, Marubeni Corporation (current)

Apr 1979 Joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Aug 1995 Head of Soil & Fertilizer Laboratory, Environment Division, National Vegetable and Tea Research Station, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Apr 2007 Research Manager, Central Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) Apr 2012 Chief Research Coordinator for Earthquake Reconstruction, NARO Headquarters Apr 2014 Chief Technical Officer, Technical Measures Section, Fertilizer & Agricultural Chemicals Department, JA-Zenchu May 2019 Managing Director, Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (current) Jun 2021 Director of the Company (current)

Sep 2012 Passed the National Bar Examination Dec 2013 Registered as Attorney at Law; joined Masuda Law Office (current) Apr 2014 Assistant Lecturer, Meiji University Law School Feb 2019 Instructor, Civil Litigation Practice Office, Legal Training and Research Institute May 2022 Counselor, Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Director of the Company (current)

Apr 1993 Joined National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA-Zenchu) Apr 2015 Section Manager, Packaging Materials Section, Production Materials Department, JA-Zenchu Head Office Apr 2019 Section Manager, General Affairs Section, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Head Office Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Crop Production Supplies Department, JA-Zenchu Head Office Jan 2025 General Manager, Crop Production Comprehensive Measures Department, JA-Zenchu Head Office (current) Jun 2025 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)

Apr 1997 Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation (now Sojitz Corporation) Jun 2006 Joined Marubeni Corporation Apr 2023 Deputy Manager, Energy & Infrastructure Solutions Group Management Department; concurrently Deputy Manager, Consumer Industry Group Management Department and Deputy Manager, Business Accounting Department, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2024 Deputy Manager, Food & Agri Group Management Department; concurrently Deputy Manager, Consumer Industry Group Management Department and Deputy Manager, Business Accounting Department, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2025 Deputy General Manager, Business Accounting Department, Marubeni Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)

Apr 1983 Joined The Norinchukin Bank Jul 2004 Deputy Branch Manager, Sendai Branch, Norinchukin Bank Oct 2006 Deputy General Manager, Systems Planning Department, Norinchukin Bank Jun 2010 Branch Manager, Fukushima Branch, Norinchukin Bank Jun 2014 Resigned from Norinchukin Bank Jun 2014 Managing Director, Nochu Information System Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Full-time Corporate Auditor, Nochu Trust Bank, Ltd. Jun 2023 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)