Apr 1981 Joined the Company Jun 2001 Director Oct 2003 Managing Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Managing Director of the Company Jun 2006 Senior Managing Director, Representative Director Apr 2011 Senior Managing Director, Representative Director; in charge of Corporate Planning Division and Human Resources Planning Department Apr 2014 President, Representative Director (current) Apr 2020 Chairman, Representative Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Chairman of the Board, Representative Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. (current) Principal concurrent position: Chairman of the Board, Representative Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd.

Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2014 Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Managing Executive Officer of the Company; in charge of Corporate RM Department; Okasan Securities Co., Ltd.: oversight of Corporate Finance Division and Global Strategy Office; joint oversight of Corporate Business Department Jun 2020 Director of the Company; Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company; oversight of Strategy Division, Group Corporate Support Department, Sustainability Promotion Office and Corporate RM Department; in charge of Systems Strategy Department and Asset Management Business Planning Department (Group CSO, Group CLO, Group CDO, Group CIO); Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd.; oversight of Planning Division; in charge of Systems Planning Department (CIO) Jun 2022 Representative Director and Executive Vice President of the Company (current) Principal concurrent position: President and Executive Officer, Representative Director, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd.

Apr 2005 Joined Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. May 2005 Financial Institutions Department II, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. Jul 2012 Corporate Planning Department, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd.; Public Relations Department of the Company Dec 2022 Deputy Manager, Audit and Supervisory Committee Office Jun 2023 Manager, Audit and Supervisory Committee Office Apr 2025 Executive Officer, Audit and Supervisory Committee Office Jun 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)

Apr 1974 Joined The Asahi Shimbun Company Nov 1991 Washington Correspondent, The Asahi Shimbun Company Jun 2003 Director; Tokyo Head Office Editor-in-Chief, The Asahi Shimbun Company Jun 2005 Managing Director (Editorial), The Asahi Shimbun Company Apr 2007 Managing Director (Administration, Labor and Compliance), The Asahi Shimbun Company Jun 2008 Managing Director (Business Management), The Asahi Shimbun Company May 2011 President, Japan National Press Club Jun 2013 Senior Executive Officer (Content, Editorial and International), The Asahi Shimbun Company Apr 2014 Adviser, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation Jun 2014 President and Director, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation; Director and President, TV Asahi Corporation Jun 2022 Director and Senior Adviser, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation Jun 2024 Special Adviser, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

Apr 1978 Joined Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 1988 Correspondent, New York, Americas Editorial Bureau, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Apr 2005 Senior Editorial Writer, Editorial Bureau, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 2006 Editor-in-Chief, European Editorial Bureau, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 2007 Head of Legal Affairs Office, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Apr 2009 Head of Legal Affairs Office and Assistant to Business Planning, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 2010 Executive Officer, Special Projects Office Head; Assistant to Business Planning and Cross-Media Sales, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 2012 Managing Executive Officer, Cross-Media Sales and Assistant to Special Projects, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 2015 Managing Director, Cross-Media Sales and Culture Business, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Mar 2016 Vice President and Director, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. Mar 2017 President and Representative Director, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. Apr 2021 Chairman and Director, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. Mar 2023 Special Adviser, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

Apr 1980 Joined the Ministry of Finance Jul 1985 Director, Karatsu Tax Office, Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 1997 Counselor, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jul 2000 Director, Administrative Management Bureau, Management and Coordination Agency Jul 2002 Budget Examiner (Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), Budget Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2003 Director, Research Division, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2004 Director, Second Tax System Division, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2005 Director, First Tax System Division, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2006 Director, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance Jul 2009 Deputy Director-General, Tax Bureau, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance Jan 2010 Senior Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat (attached to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary) Aug 2011 Senior Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance Jun 2013 Director-General, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance Jul 2014 Director-General, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jun 2016 Vice-Minister of Finance Nov 2017 Adviser, Suntory Holdings Limited (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Nidec Corporation (formerly Nidec Corporation) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

Apr 1981 Joined Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Secretariat; General Affairs; Secretary to Chairman and Executive Director) May 1985 Staff Member (Planning and Research, International Economics), Japan Association of Corporate Executives Aug 1987 Graduate study, University of Illinois (USA) Jun 1989 Staff Member (International Business and Planning and Research), Japan Association of Corporate Executives May 1993 Counselor (International), Japan Association of Corporate Executives May 1997 Counselor (Planning and Research; Assistant to Chairman) May 2001 Vice Director and Director of Planning Department, Japan Association of Corporate Executives May 2005 Vice Director and Executive Officer, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Apr 2011 Managing Director, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Apr 2021 Managing Director and Secretary General, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Apr 2022 Secretary General and Representative Director, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Apr 2024 Full-time Senior Adviser, Japan Association of Corporate Executives May 2025 Adviser to the Secretariat, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)