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    Independent Director,
    Member of the Audit Committee,
    Member of the Nomination Committee,
    Member of the Compensation Committee,
    Member of the Healthcare Compliance Committee

    Hiroaki Yoshihara

    Biography

    Nov. 1978

    Joined Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.

    Jul. 1996

    National Managing Partner, the Pacific Rim Practice of KPMG LLP

    Oct. 1997

    The Board Member of KPMG LLP

    Oct. 2003

    Vice Chairman and Global Managing Partner of KPMG International (retired in April 2007)

    Jun. 2018

    Director of the Company (present post)

    Important positions of other companies concurrently held

    Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd.

    Reason for the selection for Director

    Mr. Yoshihara has long-term experience as an expert in finance and accounting as well as management experience gained as Global Managing Partner of an international accounting firm. He also has a track record of participating in the M&A of many companies from a professional standpoint. The Company’s Nomination Committee has judged that he will contribute to the enhancing the supervisory function of the Board of Directors of the Company and at the same time provide plenty of advice in regard to M&A, an important measure in the Company’s business strategy.

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    Independent Director,
    Member of the Nomination Committee,
    Member of the Compensation Committee,
    Member of the Audit Committee,
    Member of the Healthcare Compliance Committee

    Yasuyuki Abe

    Biography

    Apr. 1977

    Joined Sumitomo Corporation

    Jun. 2002

    Representative Director and President of Sumisho Electronics Co., Ltd. (present SCSK Corporation)

    Apr. 2005

    Representative Director and President of Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (present SCSK Corporation)

    Jun. 2009

    Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Financial & Logistics Business Unit of Sumitomo Corporation

    Apr. 2010

    Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, New Industry Development & Cross-function Business Unit of Sumitomo Corporation

    Apr. 2011

    Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, New Industry Development & Cross-function Business Unit, General Manager, Financial Service Division of Sumitomo Corporation

    Apr. 2013

    Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination Group of Sumitomo Corporation

    Jun. 2015

    Advisor of Sumitomo Corporation (retired in June 2018)

    Jun. 2021

    Director of the Company (present post)

    Important positions of other companies concurrently held

    Outside Director of SUBARU CORPORATION

    Reason for the selection for Director

    Mr. Abe was primarily engaged in the electric power, machinery, and information fields at Sumitomo Corporation, a general trading company. After stationed twice in the United States, he served as representative director and president of the company’s electronics and information related subsidiaries. Subsequently, as a representative director of Sumitomo Corporation, he was engaged in the company’s financial, logistics and new business development. The Company’s Nomination Committee has judged that he will contribute to the Board of Directors of the Company through his wide-ranging experience at the general trading company, his global mindset cultivated over the years of stay in the United States, his business experience nurtured as a representative director and president, and his experience as an independent director gained at other companies after leaving Sumitomo Corporation.

  • Independent Director,
    Member of the Nomination Committee,
    Member of the Compensation Committee,
    Member of the Audit Committee

    Takayo Hasegawa

    Biography

    Apr. 1984

    Joined SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. (present SWCC Corporation)

    Jun. 2005

    Deputy Director of Technical Development Center and Manager of Superconducting Project of SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO.

    Apr. 2006

    Director, Director of Technical Development Center of SWCC SHOWA CABLE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

    Apr. 2010

    Managing Director, Director of Technical Development Center of SWCC SHOWA CABLE SYSTEMS CO., LTD., and Corporate Officer, General Manager of The Technology Planning Office of SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. (present SWCC Corporation)

    Jun. 2013

    Director, General Manager of The Technology Planning Office of SHOWA ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD.

    Jun. 2018

    President and Director of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

    Apr. 2019

    President and Representative Director, Group CEO of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

    Apr. 2020

    President and Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Director, Group CEO of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (present post)

    Jun. 2022

    Director of the Company (present post)

    Important positions of other companies concurrently held

    President and Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Director, Group CEO of SWCC Corporation

    Reason for the selection for Director

    Ms. Hasegawa was engaged for many years as a researcher in the R&D divisions of the SWCC Group, which was originally established in the electric wire and cable industry and expanded widely into the Energy / Infrastructure, Communications/Industrial Devices, and Electrical Equipment/Components businesses, promoting the technological development of the SWCC Group. Since taking office as the first female President and Representative Director from the R&D divisions in the SWCC Group in 2018, she has implemented rapid reform of governance by dividing the business of SWCC SHOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. into segments, helping to ensure stable profitability. The Company’s Nomination Committee expects that she will contribute significantly to the Company’s management based on her experience as a manager backed by expertise as an engineer and with regard to initiatives for new business and transformation.

  • Independent Director,
    Member of the Nomination Committee,
    Member of the Compensation Committee,
    Member of the Audit Committee,
    Member of the Healthcare Compliance Committee

    Mika Nishimura

    Biography

    Jun. 1985

    Joined BAIN & COMPANY

    Aug. 1989

    Joined LEK PARTNERSHIP

    Jan. 1992

    Director, Global Marketing of GUIDANT CORPORATION

    Sep. 1999

    Managing Partner of THE BLG GROUP

    Oct. 2002

    Vice President International Sales, Operations and Marketing of EV3

    Jan. 2007

    Managing Partner of THE BLG GROUP

    Jan. 2011

    Operational Partner of GILDE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS (present post)

    Apr. 2011

    Vice President, Commercial Development of AUXOGYN (present PROGYNY)

    Nov. 2015

    Vice President, Commercialization of NVISION MEDICAL CORPORATION (present BOSTON SCIENTIFIC)

    Jun. 2022

    Director of the Company (present post)

    Important positions of other companies concurrently held

    Operational Partner of GILDE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS

    Reason for the selection for Director

    Ms. Nishimura has over 30 years of experience in the medical technology sector and was engaged in commercialization strategy on a global scale (50 markets in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Central and South America). Through leadership positions, including Director, Global Marketing, she has been involved in clinical and business strategies and has a proven track record in helping to launch franchises that contribute to stable revenue growth. In addition, her experience as a partner in a life science venture fund has given her a broad global perspective on the latest technologies and companies. Based on her past experience, the Company believes that she will contribute to strengthening the supervisory function, primarily in the life science business, and at the same time provide a great deal of advice on business strategy of the Company.

  • Independent Director,
    Member of the Nomination Committee,
    Member of the Compensation Committee,
    Member of the Audit Committee

    Mototsugu Sato

    Biography

    Apr. 1979

    Joined Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.

    Apr. 2008

    Executive Officer of Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.

    Apr. 2011

    Senior Executive Officer in charge of accounting of Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd

    Oct. 2013

    Executive Officer in charge of Planning of Panasonic Corporation

    Jun. 2014

    Director in charge of Planning of Panasonic Corporation

    Apr. 2015

    Managing Director in charge of Planning of Panasonic Corporation

    Apr. 2016

    Representative Director and Senior Managing Director in charge of Planning and Human Resources of Panasonic Corporation

    Jun. 2017

    Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of Panasonic Corporation

    Apr. 2019

    Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Director of Corporate Strategy Division of Panasonic Corporation

    Apr. 2022

    Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Panasonic Holdings Corporation (present post)
    Representative Director, Member of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd. (present post)

    Jun. 2023

    Director of the Company (present post)

    Important positions of other companies concurrently held

    Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Panasonic Holdings Corporation
    Representative Director, Member of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Panasonic Operational Excellence Co., Ltd.

    Reason for the selection for Director

    Mr.Sato has extensive experience as a manager at Panasonic Holdings Corporation, a company that develops a wide variety of products globally, including home appliances, audio/visual equipment, automotive products, industrial equipment, and information and telecommunications equipment, primarily on diverse staff functions, including administrative divisions, and has contributed to the company’s business growth and corporate value enhancement. The Company’s Nomination Committee has judged that he will contribute significantly to the Company’s management with regard to important issues such as new business and supervision of the entire Group, based on his experience as a manager backed by his wide range of experience in the global manufacturing industry and extensive knowledge of business administration.

  • Internal Director

    Eiichiro Ikeda

    Biography

    Apr. 1992

    Joined the Company

    Feb. 2010

    Co-CEO, Memory Disk Division of the Company

    Sep. 2010

    Head of Optical Lens of the Company

    Jun. 2013

    Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company

    Jun. 2015

    Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer (COO), Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Company

    Mar. 2020

    Executive Officer & Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Company

    Mar. 2022

    Representative Executive Officer President & CEO of the Company
    Chief Representative of Singapore Branch of the Company (present post)

    Jun. 2022

    Director, Representative Executive Officer President & CEO (present post)

  • Internal Director

    Ryo Hirooka

    Biography

    Apr. 1996

    Joined The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited (present Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)

    Sep. 2002

    Joined the Company

    Aug. 2004

    Financial Manager of HOYA HOLDINGS N.V. (Netherlands)

    Feb. 2007

    Director of HOYA HOLDINGS N.V.

    Jul. 2007

    Director of HOYA HOLDINGS N.V., and President of HOYA HOLDINGS (Asia) B.V.

    Jul. 2009

    Deputy CFO of Netherlands Branch of the Company

    Jun. 2013

    Executive Officer & CFO of the Company

    Jun. 2014

    Representative Executive Officer & CFO

    Jun. 2022

    Director, Representative Executive Officer & CFO (present post)

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