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Reasons for selection of Outside Directors

Leadership

Directors (excluding Directors who also serve as Audit and Supervisory Committee members)

Kunihiko Iida

Chairperson and Representative Director

Date of Birth December 10, 1956

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Kunihiko Iida
April 1980
Joined Maruka Corporation
December 2000
Head of Finance Department, Maruka Corporation
April 2003
Head of General Affairs Department, Maruka Corporation
December 2006
Head of Corporate Communications Office, Maruka Corporation
December 2008
Commissioner of Maruka Corporation
December 2009
Deputy Chief of Administrative Headquarters of Maruka Corporation
December 2011
Head of General Affairs and Finance Department of Maruka Corporation
December 2012
Executive Officer of Maruka Corporation
February 2013
Director, Executive Officer, and Chief of Administrative Headquarters of Maruka Corporation
April 2018
Chief Financial Officer of Maruka Corporation
February 2019
Director and Managing Executive Officer of Maruka Corporation
March 2020
Director, Vice President and Executive Officer of Maruka Corporation
February 2021
President of Maruka Corporation (to present)
Chief Executive Officer of Maruka Corporation (to present)
October 2021
Chairperson and Representative Director of the Company (to present)
March 2024
Director of G-net Corporation (to present)
January 2025
Chairperson and Representative Director of UNISOL Business Partners Corporation (to present)

Ryohei Furusato

President and Representative Director

Date of Birth September 15, 1962

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Ryohei Furusato
September 1985
Joined Furusato Industries, Ltd.
June 1995
Director and General Manager of Purchasing & Marketing Department of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
April 1997
Managing Director, Chief of Purchasing & Marketing Headquarters, and General Manager of Purchasing & Marketing Department of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
April 2000
Representative Director and Senior Managing Director of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
June 2004
President and Representative Director of Furusato Industries, Ltd. (to present)
President of G-Net Corporation (to present)
October 2007
Chairperson and Representative Director of Gifu Shoji Co., Ltd.
November 2016
Director & Chairperson of Security Design Inc.
June 2021
President & Representative Director of Security Design Inc. (to present)
October 2021
President and Representative Director of the Company (to present)
March 2022
Director of Maruka Corporation (to present)
January 2025
President and Representative Director of UNISOL Business Partners Corporation (to present)

Katsuhiro Yamashita

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Date of Birth August 6, 1968

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Katsuhiro Yamashita
April 1991
Joined the Sanwa Bank, Limited (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
March 1999
Deputy General Manager of Kyoto Corporate Business Department 1 of Global Large Enterprise Line of the Sanwa Bank, Limited
June 2004
Assistant General Manager of Hong Kong Kowloon Branch of the Sanwa Bank, Limited
August 2006
Joined Merrill Lynch & Co. Japan, Inc. (currently BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
Vice President of Global Markets Division
January 2008
Director of Business Corporation Origination Department of Investment Banking Unit of Merrill Lynch & Co. Japan, Inc.
September 2015
Advisor to Furusato Industries, Ltd.
June 2016
Senior Managing Director of Furusato Industries, Ltd. (to present)
Director of G-Net Corporation (to present)
November 2016
Senior Managing Director of Security Design Inc.
October 2021
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company (to present)

Hiroyuki Nakatsukasa

Director Outside Independent

Date of Birth December 21, 1957

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Hiroyuki Nakatsukasa
October 1981
Joined Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLC (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
November 1989
Established Nakatsukasa Certified Public Accountant and Tax Accountant Office, Representative of the same Office (to present)
June 2007
Chairman and President of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountant Kinki Chapter
February 2012
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
January 2013
Outside Director of Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
June 2015
Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (currently Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation)
Director of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
June 2021
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
October 2021
Director of the Company (to present)
October 2023
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Board Member) of Kyoto Financial Group, Inc. (to present)

Junko Takechi

Director Outside Independent

Date of Birth December 28, 1971

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Junko Takechi
April 1999
Registered with the Osaka Bar Association
Joined Midosuji Legal Profession Corporation
January 2003
Associated with Midosuji Legal Profession Corporation
January 2006
Partner of Midosuji Legal Profession Corporation (to present)
April 2012
Councilor of Assumption Academy
June 2014
Director of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
October 2021
Director of the Company (to present)
June 2023
Independent Outside Director of IwaiCosmo Holdings, Inc. (to present)

Hisao Takahashi

Director Outside Independent

Date of Birth February 24, 1961

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Hisao Takahashi
April 1983
Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Mazda Motor Corporation)
January 1989
Joined Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
April 2010
President of Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.
April 2015
Representative of Production of Regional Operation (China) of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.,
Executive Vice President of Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., and Executive Vice President of Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
April 2019
Director and Senior Managing Officer of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
April 2022
Senior Managing Officer of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Director of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
April 2023
Senior Partner of CO-SAKU GK (to present)
August 2023
Specially Appointed Professor at Nagaoka University of Technology (to present)
March 2024
Director of the Company (to present)
June 2024
Outside Director of Nitta Gelatin Inc. (to present)

Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members

Satoshi Onishi

Director (Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Date of Birth October 23, 1956

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Satoshi Onishi
April 1979
Joined the Sanwa Bank, Limited (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
May 2008
Joined Furusato Industries, Ltd., served as General Manager of the Administration Department
June 2008
Director and General Manager of Administrative Headquarters of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
June 2010
Managing Director, General Manager of Administrative Headquarters and General Manager of General Affairs Department of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
June 2011
Director and General Manager of Administrative Headquarters of G-net Corporation
June 2013
Managing Director and General Manager of Administrative Headquarters of G-net Corporation
November 2016
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Security Design Inc.
June 2017
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Gifu Shoji Co., Ltd.
June 2017
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Furusato Industries, Ltd.
October 2021
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
March 2025
Director and Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (to present)

Kyoko Hikita

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Outside Independent

Date of Birth December 19, 1964

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Kyoko Hikita
October 1991
Joined Ota Showa Audit Corporation (currently EY Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
August 1995
Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
July 2019
General Manager of Hikita Certified Public Accountant Office (to present)
February 2021
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Maruka Corporation
April 2021
Professor at the Institute of Business and Accounting, Professional Graduate School, Kwansei Gakuin University (to present)
October 2021
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (to present)
July 2022
Council Member of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountant (to present)
June 2023
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of PALTAC CORPORATION (to present)
June 2024
Outside Corporate Auditor of Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd. (to present)
March 2025
Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (to present)

Yasuo Sasaki

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Outside Independent

Date of Birth January 23, 1957

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Yasuo Sasaki
April 1979
Joined Toyota Motor Corporation
January 2003
General Manager of the Planning Office, Accounting Department of Toyota Motor Corporation
July 2004
Senior Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation of Thailand
January 2008
General Manager of the Global Audit Office of Toyota Motor Corporation
January 2009
Executive Officer of Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 2009
Managing Director of Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 2012
Senior Managing Director of Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 2014
Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 2015
Vice President of Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd.
October 2021
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
March 2025
Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (to present)

Executive Officers

Takahisa Watanabe

General Manager of Machinery & Tools Business Headquarters

Hidenori Otani

Deputy Chief of Machinery & Tools Business Headquarters

Koichiro Ikari

Director of Overseas Business, Machinery & Tools Business Headquarters

Yasuhiro Fujimoto

Director of Food Machinery Business

Hideyasu Taniguchi

Director of Construction Products Business

Keita Okamura

Director of Construction Machinery Business

Taketsugu Fujii

General Manager of Administrative Headquarters

Naoto Shimabayashi

General Manager of Group Governance Unit and General Manager of Risk Control Division

Seiichi Masui

General Manager of Business Development Department, Corporate Strategy Unit

Skill matrix

Name Position Attributes Management and business strategy Solution development (technology) Global experience Sustainability and SDGs Legal & governance Finance & accounting Human resources & organization
Kunihiko Iida Chairperson and Representative Director Male ● ● ● ● ● ●
Ryohei Furusato President and Representative Director Male ● ● ● ● ● ●
Katsuhiro Yamashita Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Male ● ● ● ● ●
Hiroyuki Nakatsukasa Director Male Outside
Independent		 ● ● ● ●
Junko Takechi Director Female Outside
Independent		 ● ●
Hisao Takahashi Director Male Outside
Independent		 ● ● ● ●
Satoshi Onishi Director
(Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)		 Male ● ●
Kyoko Hikita Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)		 Female Outside
Independent		 ● ●
Yasuo Sasaki Director
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)		 Male Outside
Independent		 ● ● ●

*Please note that the table above does not show all of the knowledge, experience, capabilities etc. of each officer.

Reasons for selection of Outside Directors

Outside Directors (excluding Directors who also serve as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

Company officer Reasons for appointment
Hiroyuki Nakatsukasa Based on his extensive knowledge and experience in finance and accounting as a Certified Public Accountant and Tax Account, we determined that Mr. Nakatsukasa would be able to fulfil the duties of an Outside Director properly. By proactively expressing his views in relation to all of the matters discussed by the Board of Directors, he has contributed toward enhancing the overall quality of the Board’s deliberations. Furthermore, as Chairman of the Compensation Committee, he attends committee meetings and leads the supervisory function in determining executive compensation from an objective and neutral standpoint. We believe that he will continue to play a role in advising and supervising our Group’s management based on his broad insight and wealth of experience, leading to his appointment as an Outside Director.
Mr. Nakatsukasa has no special interests relating to our company and does not hold shares in our company; therefore, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Junko Takechi Based on her knowledge and experience as a lawyer and her commitment to ensuring full compliance with the law, we determined that Ms. Takechi would be able to fulfil the duties of an Outside Director properly. By proactively expressing her views in relation to all of the matters discussed by the Board of Directors, she has contributed toward enhancing the overall quality of the Board’s deliberations. Furthermore, as Chairman of the Nomination Committee, she attends committee meetings and leads the selection process for our executive candidates from an objective and neutral standpoint. We believe that she will continue to play a role in advising and supervising our Group’s management based on her broad insight and wealth of experience, leading to her appointment as an Outside Director.
Ms. Takechi has no special interests relating to our company and does not hold shares in our company; therefore, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Hisao Takahashi Based on his experience participating in development projects at Honda R&D Co., Ltd. and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., as well as his overseas work experience, Mr. Takahashi provides advice from both a technical and global standpoint as an engineer, and contributes to the strengthening our management structure as an Outside Director. Furthermore, he serves as a member of both the Nomination Committee and the Compensation Committee, and attends both committees and exercises supervisory functions regarding the selection of executive candidates and the determination of executive compensation from an objective and neutral standpoint. We believe that he will continue to play a role in advising and supervising our Group’s management based on his broad insight and wealth of experience, leading to his appointment as an Outside Director.
Mr. Takahashi has no special interests relating to our company and does not hold shares in our company; therefore, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.

Outside Directors who also serve as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members

Company officer Reasons for appointment
Kyoko Hikita Based on her extensive auditing experience and specialized knowledge of finance and accounting as a Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Hikita has consistently provided valuable opinions and frank observations regarding our management from an objective and independent standpoint as an Outside Auditor.
We believe that she will continue to participate in our Group’s management in this capacity, leading to her appointment as an Outside Director who also serves as a Audit and Supervisory Committee member.
Ms. Hikita has no special interests relating to our company; therefore, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Yasuo Sasaki Based on his many years of experience working at Toyota Motor Corporation, Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. and Primearth EV Energy Co., Ltd., Mr. Sasaki possesses a high level of insight. As an Outside Auditor, he has consistently provided valuable opinions and frank observations regarding our management.
We believe that he will continue to participate in our Group’s management in this capacity, leading to his appointment as an Outside Director who also serves as an Audit and Supervisory Committee member.
Mr. Sasaki has no special interests relating to our company; therefore, we have determined that there is no risk of a conflict of interest with general shareholders.