Jul 1983 Established Kyoden Co., Ltd., Representative Director Jun 1993 Director and Chairman, Showa Mining Co., Ltd. (now Showa KDE Co., Ltd.) Jun 1999 Representative Director and Chairman, Kyoden Co., Ltd. Jan 2000 Established E.I.P.O. Co., Ltd. (now KAN Co., Ltd.), Representative Director (current) Jun 2002 Business Trustee, Nagasakiya Co., Ltd. (Corporate Reorganization) (now Nagasakiya Co., Ltd.) Jun 2002 Director and Senior Advisor, 99 Plus Co., Ltd. (now Lawson Store 100 Co., Ltd.) Feb 2004 Established Freeway Co., Ltd., Representative Director (current) Jul 2006 Director and Chairman, Nagasakiya Co., Ltd. Dec 2006 Representative Director and President, Oedo Onsen Monogatari Co., Ltd. May 2016 Representative Director, Yoyogi Animation Academy Co., Ltd. Oct 2025 Advisor, the Company Mar 2026 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)

Mar 1993 Established the Company, Representative Director Jan 2011 Chairman, Vector Public Relations Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Director, Vector Group International Limited (current) Mar 2014 Representative, Vector Group Ltd. May 2014 Representative, Vector Group Company Limited May 2020 Chairman of the Board, the Company Mar 2021 Representative Director, Long Breath Online Studio Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Representative Director, Chairman and President, the Company May 2025 Representative Director, Chairman and President & CEO, the Company Mar 2026 Representative Director, President and CEO, the Company (current)

Apr 2007 Joined SoftBrain Co., Ltd. Jan 2015 Joined VOYAGE GROUP, Inc. (now CARTA HOLDINGS, Inc.) Jun 2019 Joined the Company Mar 2020 Director, Ashita no Team Co., Ltd. May 2020 Director, the Company May 2021 Representative Director, 100 Capital Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Director and CFO, the Company Feb 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Vitabrid Japan Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Representative Director, Executive Vice President and CFO, the Company (current)

Apr 1998 Joined the Company Jun 2003 Director, the Company May 2004 Representative Director, Vector Communication Co., Ltd. (now Platinum Co., Ltd.) (current) Mar 2022 Director and Vice President, the Company (current)

Apr 1990 Joined Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) May 1998 Established Tully's Coffee Japan Co., Ltd., Representative Director Oct 2006 Established P3&Co., Ltd. (now Peace Three & Co., Ltd.), Representative Director (current) Jan 2008 Established Tully's Coffee International, Founder; President, Quiznos Asia Pacific May 2009 Established Face+by Yamano Asia Pacific, Co-Representative May 2009 Established EGGS 'N THINGS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. (now EGGS 'N THINGS HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.), Director (current) Jul 2010 Elected to the House of Councillors (Tokyo constituency) Jan 2015 Established the Japan Genki Party (Nihon wo Genki ni suru Kai), Representative May 2018 Director, the Company (current) Feb 2019 Established EGGS 'N THINGS JAPAN HOLDINGS LLC (now Kuju Co., Ltd.), Representative Director (current)

Apr 1989 Joined Salomon Brothers Asia Securities (now Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.) Dec 2004 Managing Executive Officer and Co-Head of Bond Division, Nikko Citigroup Securities Ltd. (now Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.) Jun 2008 Managing Executive Officer and Head of Market Sales Division, same company Oct 2009 Director, Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc. Dec 2009 Vice President and Director, same company Dec 2010 Established Stormharbour Securities Japan Co., Ltd., Representative Director and President Mar 2011 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, GLM Co., Ltd. Jul 2014 Director, Asuka Asset Management Co., Ltd. Jul 2014 Director, eWeLL Co., Ltd. Sep 2014 Director, i-ne Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2014 Chairman, Stormharbour Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Nov 2014 Director, Geniee, Inc. Jul 2015 Director, Prevent Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd. (now Mikata Short-Term Insurance Co., Ltd.) (current) Jul 2016 Established Boardwalk Capital Co., Ltd., Representative Director and President (current) Jun 2017 Established Accelerator Co., Ltd., Representative Director and President (current) Dec 2018 Director, Boardwalk Trading Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2019 Director, Vision Co., Ltd. (current) May 2020 Director, the Company (current) May 2021 Director, HOUYOU Co., Ltd. (now Hoyu Co., Ltd.) (current) Oct 2022 Director, HR Cloud Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 2001 Joined Raika Co., Ltd. Apr 2004 Joined Rex Holdings Co., Ltd. Sep 2005 Joined Yumeshin Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Joined Something Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Joined Medical Care Service Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Joined AUCFAN Co., Ltd. Oct 2019 Representative Director, AUCFAN Incubate Co., Ltd. May 2023 Director, Kenkokai Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director, Smart Life Investment Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2024 Director, Smart Life Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2025 Representative Director, MARQ-I Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Representative Director, Smart Life University Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Director, the Company (current)

Apr 1969 Joined Sanyu Agency Co., Ltd. (now ADK Communications Inc.) Jul 2004 Head of Sales Division, same company May 2016 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company May 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)

Apr 1990 Joined Kokusai Securities Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.) Jun 1995 Joined Mex Inc. May 1997 Joined Forval Co., Ltd. Sep 2000 Joined SoftBrain Co., Ltd. Jul 2005 Executive Officer, same company Sep 2006 Director, Sea Insight Security Co., Ltd. Feb 2008 Director, Realit Co., Ltd. Jan 2011 Joined Fidec Co., Ltd. (now Acrieve Co., Ltd.) Mar 2012 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, SoftBrain Co., Ltd. May 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Mar 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, SoftBrain Co., Ltd. May 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current) Jan 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, SoftBrain Co., Ltd. (current)

Sep 1984 Joined Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. (now Daiwa Securities Group Inc.) Jul 1988 Joined Transportation Group Japan Co., Ltd. Jan 1990 Japan Representative, same company May 1993 Joined Deutsche Bank, Tokyo Branch Aug 1997 Joined Swiss Union Bank, Tokyo Branch Aug 1999 Joined Lehman Brothers Securities Co., Ltd., Tokyo Branch Jan 2005 Managing Director and Head of Global Structured Finance Japan, same company Oct 2005 Head of Investment Banking Division, Fintech Global Co., Ltd. Dec 2005 Director and Head of Investment Banking Division, same company Apr 2007 Director and Head of Corporate Strategy Division, same company Apr 2008 Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Strategy Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, same company Apr 2009 Executive Vice President and Director, same company Jan 2016 Advisor, Glax & Associates Co., Ltd. (current) May 2020 Director, the Company Aug 2020 Representative Director, Meditary Japan Co., Ltd. May 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current) Jul 2025 Director, Moomin Monogatari Co., Ltd. (current)