Mar 1977 Joined the Company Sep 1984 Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office Sep 1986 Senior Managing Director Apr 1992 Representative Director, President Sep 2023 Representative Director, President and CEO Sep 2024 Director, Chairman of the Board (current)

Apr 1988 Joined Plus Corporation May 1999 Joined ASKUL Corporation Feb 2010 Representative Director, President, ASMARU Corporation Aug 2017 Director, CMO, Executive Officer, General Manager of B-to-C Company Life Creation Division and Value Creation Center, ASKUL Corporation May 2021 Director, in charge of Branding, Design and Supplier Relations, ASKUL Corporation Jun 2021 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Asahi Holdings, Inc. (currently ARE Holdings Inc.) Sep 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Development Division, the Company Jun 2023 Outside Director, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. Sep 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Development Division and CMO, the Company Sep 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, CEO and General Manager of Development Division, the Company Jun 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, CEO, in charge of Development Division, the Company (current)

Apr 1984 Joined The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2008 Deputy General Manager, Shanghai Branch, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (China), Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank (China), Ltd.) Apr 2011 General Manager, Germany, and General Manager, Dusseldorf Branch, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank (Europe)) Aug 2014 Advisor, the Company Sep 2014 Director, General Manager of Administration Division, in charge of Business Planning Department Sep 2015 Managing Director, General Manager of Management Division Sep 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Management Division Sep 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Management Division, CFO, General Manager of Overseas Business Division, in charge of Overseas Sales Subsidiaries Jun 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting & Finance Division, CFO, General Manager of Overseas Business Division, in charge of Overseas Sales Subsidiaries and General Affairs Department (current)

May 1998 Joined the Company Jul 2020 General Manager, Human Resources Department Sep 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources Department Sep 2022 Senior Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Management Division and General Manager, Human Resources Department Sep 2023 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of HR & DX Division, CHRO, CIO and General Manager, Human Resources Department Jun 2024 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of HR & DX Division, CHRO, CIO Jun 2026 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, in charge of Information Systems Department, CIO Sep 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, in charge of Information Systems Department, CIO (current)

Apr 1998 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Apr 1998 Joined Miyahara, Suda & Ishikawa Law Office Oct 2003 Joined Kasahara General Law Office Aug 2012 Established Ryowa Sogo Law Office Sep 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Toppan Inc. (currently TOPPAN Holdings Inc.) Mar 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yano Research Institute Ltd. (current) Sep 2019 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jan 2025 Joined Takagi Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Amuse Inc. (current)

Apr 1988 Joined Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Matsuyama Broadcasting Station Feb 1991 Freelance Announcer Mar 2007 Joined NTT Solco Corporation (currently NTT Nexia Corporation) Jun 2008 Joined Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Dec 2009 Representative, Office Benefit (current) Jul 2011 Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Sep 2019 Vice Chairperson, Minna no Okane no Advisor Association (NPO) Sep 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) May 2022 Representative Director, MZ Benefit Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2022 Registered as Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Dec 2023 Representative Director, Minna no Kinyu Kyoiku Kyokai (General Incorporated Association) (current) Apr 2024 Chairperson, Minna no Okane no Advisor Association (NPO) (current)

Apr 1998 Joined The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (currently SBI Shinsei Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2003 Assistant, School of Commerce, Waseda University Oct 2009 Visiting Researcher, Marketing and Communication Research Institute, Waseda University Research Organization (current) Apr 2012 Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, Tokyo International University Apr 2018 Visiting Professor, The Open University of Japan Apr 2018 Professor, School of Business Administration, Tokyo International University (current) Sep 2018 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University Sep 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current)

Apr 1984 Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jul 2011 President and Director, Ajinomoto Peru S.A. Jul 2013 President and Director, PT Ajinomoto Indonesia Jun 2015 Executive Officer, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2016 Managing Executive Officer, President and Director, Thai Ajinomoto Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2020 Outside Director, J-Oil Mills, Inc. Apr 2021 General Manager, Global Corporate Division and Corporate Services Division, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2021 Director, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2022 Chairman, Ajinomoto Foundation Jun 2023 Chairman, Japan Umami Seasoning Association Sep 2023 Outside Director, Monogatari Corp. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, JSP Corporation (current) Sep 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)

Apr 1997 Joined FANUC Corporation Apr 2002 Registered as Patent Attorney Apr 2002 Joined Shuwa Patent Office (currently Shuwa Patent Attorney Corporation) Apr 2012 Director, Shuwa Chizai Co., Ltd. (currently IA Beacon Co., Ltd.) Oct 2020 Head of Office, Shuwa Patent Attorney Corporation (current) Mar 2023 Representative Director, IA Beacon Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Apr 2024 Vice President, Japan Patent Attorneys Association

Apr 1991 Joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Sep 1995 Joined Adachi Mitsuzo Certified Public Accountant Office (currently Shinei Tax Accountant Office) Aug 2001 Joined Toma Certified Public Accountant Office (currently TOMA Tax Corporation) Feb 2005 Joined Tact Consulting Tax Corporation (current) Mar 2005 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Sep 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)

Apr 1993 Joined Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) Nov 2016 General Manager, Business Administration Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (China), Ltd. Apr 2022 Deputy President, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (China), Ltd. Aug 2026 Advisor, the Company Sep 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)