Apr 2009 Joined the Company Jul 2009 Test Center, Technology Development Department, Osaka Head Office Sales Division Oct 2011 Powder Engineering Research Institute Mar 2014 Completed doctoral program (Materials Science Course, Materials Production Science), Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Oct 2014 Posted to Hosokawa Alpine Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) Oct 2017 Posted to Hosokawa Micron International Inc. as Vice President (USA) Oct 2018 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Powder Systems Business Headquarters; General Manager, Technology Division Dec 2019 Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of Business Management and Hosokawa Kaizen Office Oct 2020 Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of Business Management and Hosokawa Kaizen Office; General Manager, Global Administration Headquarters May 2021 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer; in charge of Business Management, Hosokawa Kaizen Office and Global Administration Headquarters Oct 2021 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Administration Headquarters Oct 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business Oct 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)

Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2004 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Accounting Division Oct 2010 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Accounting Division Dec 2011 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Accounting Division; concurrently General Manager, Finance Department Oct 2014 Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of General Affairs and Accounting; General Manager, Accounting Division Oct 2017 Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of General Affairs and Accounting Apr 2020 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of General Affairs and Accounting Oct 2020 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of Administration; General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Oct 2021 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of Administration Oct 2024 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of Administration and Sustainability Promotion Oct 2025 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of Administration, IR and Sustainability Promotion (current)

Apr 2002 Joined the Company Oct 2020 General Manager, Technology Development Department, Powder Engineering Research Institute Oct 2021 Deputy Director, Powder Engineering Research Institute Oct 2023 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Powder Systems Business Headquarters Oct 2024 Executive Officer; General Manager, Powder Systems Business Headquarters Oct 2025 Executive Officer; Deputy in charge of Domestic Business; General Manager, Powder Systems Business Headquarters Dec 2025 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Domestic Business; General Manager, Powder Systems Business Headquarters (current)

Mar 1991 Joined the Company Jan 2002 Posted to Hosokawa Micron Ltd. (UK) Oct 2009 Head, International Management Office, International Administration Department Apr 2020 Manager, Overseas Sales Department, Sales Division, Powder Systems Business Headquarters; General Manager, Operations Promotion Department Oct 2024 Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Strategy Headquarters Oct 2025 Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business; General Manager, Global Strategy Headquarters Dec 2025 Director and Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business; General Manager, Global Strategy Headquarters (current)

May 1986 Bachelor of Arts, Political Economy, Columbia University (USA) May 1988 Joined TV Asahi, New York Bureau (Foreign News Department) Aug 1997 Established R&F Marketing Studio, Inc. (New York State); Representative Director and President May 1998 Completed doctoral program in Economics (Financial Economics), New York University Graduate School; Ph.D. obtained Sep 2005 First elected to House of Representatives (44th general election) Dec 2012 Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Oct 2018 Senior Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; Deputy Minister, Cabinet Office Sep 2019 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment Dec 2021 Director of the Company (current) Jul 2023 Representative Director, Future Analytics Inc. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), SRS Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 Outside Director, Sentient Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 1976 Practical Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Doshisha University Apr 1993 Lecturer (Experimental), Faculty of Engineering, Doshisha University Mar 2005 Doctor of Engineering, Doshisha University Apr 2019 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University Mar 2024 Retired from Doshisha University Dec 2021 Director of the Company (current)

Apr 1983 Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Sep 2006 Joined Citibank N.A.; Director, Tokyo Branch Mar 2008 Director and Osaka Branch Manager, Citibank Japan Ltd. Mar 2009 Concurrently Head, Public Sector Department, Citibank Japan Ltd. Jun 2011 Joined ING Bank N.V.; Director, Tokyo Branch; Head of Sales Oct 2013 Managing Director, Country Head of Japan; Head of Sales Apr 2019 Deputy Chief Ceremonies Officer, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Apr 2021 Adviser (Ceremonies), Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Jun 2021 Outside Corporate Auditor, Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, G-Taste Inc. (now Yakiniku Sakai Holdings Co., Ltd.) (current) Dec 2023 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current)

Aug 1978 Joined Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd. (now PILLAR Corporation); Director Feb 1985 Managing Director Aug 1987 Executive Vice President Jun 1989 Representative Director and President Jun 2007 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Jun 2020 Representative Director and Chairman (current) Dec 2025 Director of the Company (current)

Apr 1986 Joined Osaka Yomiuri Shimbun Inc. (now The Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Head Office) Jun 2011 General Manager, Public Relations and Advertising Department, Executive Office, The Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Head Office Jun 2014 General Manager, Administration Department, Editorial Division Jun 2016 General Manager, Human Resources Department, General Affairs and Accounting Bureau (now General Affairs Bureau) Jun 2018 Deputy General Manager and General Manager, Human Resources Department, General Affairs Bureau Jun 2020 Editorial Writer, Editorial Division (retired Sep 2022) Oct 2022 Joined the Company Dec 2022 Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)

Oct 1989 Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (left Jul 1997) Feb 1993 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 1997 Joined Ei Audit Corporation Jul 2003 Representative Partner, Ei Audit Corporation (retired Jun 2020) Dec 2010 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Feb 2011 Auditor, Osaka International Exchange Center Foundation (current) Mar 2011 Auditor, Hoosen Bunka Foundation (current) Apr 2011 Auditor, Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation (current) Apr 2011 Advisor, Osaka Dental Association Federation (current) Oct 2019 Director, Tatsumi Gakuen (current) Jul 2020 Established Uehommachi Audit Corporation; Representative Partner (current) Feb 2022 Auditor, General Incorporated Association Seikousha (current)

Apr 1995 Registered as attorney-at-law, Osaka Bar Association Apr 1995 Joined Nakanoshima Central Law Office Jan 2002 Partner Attorney, Nakanoshima Central Law Office (current) Dec 2021 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Apr 2023 Vice President, Osaka Bar Association (retired Mar 2024)