Jan 1981 Joined Nihon Shi Pulp Shoji Co., Ltd. Apr 1983 Joined Kawachiya Shi Co., Ltd. (now Kyodo Shihan Holdings Co., Ltd.) Nov 1987 Director, General Manager of Merchandise Division, the Company Jul 1994 Managing Director, General Manager of Administration Division, General Manager of General Planning Office, General Manager of Accounting Department and General Manager of Finance Department, the Company Jun 2001 Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Administration Division, General Manager of General Planning Office, General Manager of Finance Department and General Manager of Computer Office, the Company Jun 2003 Director and Vice President, General Manager of Administration Division, the Company Jun 2006 Representative Director, President, the Company Oct 2008 Representative Director, President, Kanto Ryutsu Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) (current) Apr 2024 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)

Apr 1988 Joined Haga Yoshi Shiten Co., Ltd. (now Kyodo Shihan Holdings Co., Ltd.) Apr 2010 General Manager, Western Paper Division No. 2, Head Office, the Company Apr 2012 General Manager, Sales Department No. 2, Osaka Branch, the Company Oct 2014 General Manager, Fukuoka Branch, the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Fukuoka Branch, the Company Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Western Paper Division, Head Office, the Company Jun 2018 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Western Paper Division, Head Office, the Company Apr 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Western Paper Division, Head Office, the Company Apr 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Western Paper Division, Head Office, the Company Jun 2023 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Supervisor of All-Branch Sales and General Manager, Western Paper Division, Head Office, the Company Apr 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, the Company Apr 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Supervisor of All-Branch Sales, the Company (current)

Jul 1998 Joined Kawachiya Shi Co., Ltd. (now Kyodo Shihan Holdings Co., Ltd.) Jun 2006 Director, Deputy General Manager of Sales Division and General Manager of Sales Promotion Department, the Company Jun 2007 Representative Director, President, Kanto Ryutsu Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) Apr 2010 Executive Officer, General Manager of Internal Control Office, the Company Jun 2011 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2011 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kanto Ryutsu Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) (current) Jun 2016 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Office of the President, the Company Apr 2018 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Planning Division and General Manager of General Affairs Planning Department, the Company Apr 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Planning Division, the Company Jun 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Planning Division and General Manager of Internal Audit Office, the Company Apr 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division, the Company (current)

Jan 2019 Joined Kyodo Shihan Holdings Co., Ltd., Deputy General Manager of Head Office Information Paper Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager of Head Office Information Paper Division, the Company Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Head Office Information Paper Division, the Company Apr 2024 Managing Executive Officer, General Supervisor of Head Office Sales and General Manager of Head Office Western Paper Division, the Company Apr 2026 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Operations Division and General Manager of Purchasing Department, the Company Jun 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Operations Division and General Manager of Purchasing Department, the Company (current)

Jan 2004 Joined Kawachiya Shi Co., Ltd. (now Kyodo Shihan Holdings Co., Ltd.) Apr 2017 General Manager of Operations Division and General Manager of Purchasing Department, the Company Apr 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager of Operations Division and General Manager of Purchasing Department, the Company Apr 2026 Executive Officer, General Supervisor of Head Office Sales, General Manager of Head Office Western Paper Division and General Manager of Industrial Paper Division, the Company Jun 2026 Director, Executive Officer, General Supervisor of Head Office Sales, General Manager of Head Office Western Paper Division and General Manager of Industrial Paper Division, the Company (current)

Apr 1984 Registered as Attorney-at-Law, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (current) Jun 1991 Opened Kawashima Law Office Jun 2006 Director, the Company Jun 2016 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

Apr 1983 Joined Tojo Paper Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.) Jun 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager of Information Paper Sales Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of Printing Paper Sales Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Information & Industrial Paper Sales Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Planning Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

Apr 1992 Joined Tojo Paper Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.) Jun 2016 Chief Researcher, Sales Planning Department, Sales Planning Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 General Manager of Printing Paper Control Department, Printing Paper Sales Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 General Manager of Sales Planning Department, Sales Planning Division, and Chief Researcher, Business Transformation Promotion Office, Biomass Materials Business Promotion Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Jun 2022 Deputy General Manager, Sales Planning Division, and General Manager of Sales Planning Department, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Adviser, Deputy General Manager, Sales Planning Division, General Manager of Sales Planning Department, and Chief Researcher, Pulp-Related Business Promotion Office, Biomass Materials Business Promotion Division, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (current)

Apr 1989 Joined Sanmick Tsusho Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd.) Jun 2012 General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division, Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Deputy General Manager of Management Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Adviser, Deputy General Manager of Management Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Jun 2023 Adviser, General Manager of Management Division, Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Adviser, General Manager of Management Division and General Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Division, Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Director, General Manager of Management Division and General Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Division, Nippon Shi Tsusho Co., Ltd. (current)