Directors

Nomination Committee Member / Compensation Committee Member

Chairperson (Not concurrently serving as an Executive Officer of the Company and not involved in the day-to-day execution of the Company's business)

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

Chairperson of the Board of the Directors / Nomination Committee Member / Compensation Committee Member

President and CEO of Japan Investment Corporation / Chairperson of Sonar Advisers Inc. / Outside Director of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited / Outside Director of Takashimaya Company, Limited

At the Company, as Outside Director, he has made appropriate management decisions and supervised management from the perspective of shareholders and investors by leveraging his broad and extensive experience gained through many years of working in the finance and capital markets, as well as his broad knowledge and insights on finance. Additionally, as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, he has led and operated Board of Directors meetings from a neutral standpoint, leading free, vigorous, and constructive discussions, particularly by eliciting active opinions from Outside Directors. Furthermore, as Nomination Committee Member and Compensation Committee Member, he has engaged in proactive discussions from an independent standpoint, based on his experience as a top executive, contributing to the strengthening of oversight functions and ensuring of objectivity and transparency in the nomination and compensation processes.
In fiscal 2023, he provided advice and recommendations on active information dissemination to the capital markets, transformation of the revenue structure, expansion of TSR^*, capital policies, and growth investments through deliberations, on such matters as the “Corporate Value Improvement Project” at the Board of Directors, contributing to the Company's initiatives towards business growth and corporate value enhancement. Additionally, he actively monitored important meetings related to business execution, including attending management meetings as an observer.

Chairperson of the Compensation Committee / Nomination Committee Member

Executive Director and Editor in Chief of Nippon.com / Advisor of Jiji Research Institute, Ltd.

At the Company, as Outside Director, he has made appropriate management decisions and supervised management by leveraging broad experience and insights from his long-standing career as an economic journalist, particularly in global economy and societal issues. Additionally, as the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee, he has led discussions on appropriate officer incentive compensation while considering the perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders such as shareholders and employees. This has contributed to the strengthening of oversight functions and ensuring of transparency in the process of determining officer compensation. Moreover, as Nomination Committee Member, he has engaged in discussions focused on ensuring objectivity and transparency in the nomination process.
In fiscal 2023, he provided advice and recommendations on internal and external information dissemination, human resource strategy, and growth investment through deliberations, on such matters as the “Corporate Value Improvement Project” at the Board of Directors, contributing to the Company's initiatives towards business growth and corporate value enhancement. Additionally, he actively monitored important meetings related to business execution, including attending management meetings as an observer.

Lead Independent Director / Chairperson of the Nomination Committee / Compensation Committee Member

President, CEO of National Institute of Advance Industrial Science and Technology / Outside Director of Nomura Holdings, Inc.

At the Company, as Outside Director, he has made appropriate management decisions and supervised management by providing advice and recommendations based on his extensive experience as a management executive of AGC Inc. and his knowledge and insight as President and CEO of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Additionally, as the Lead Independent Director, he has collaborated with the Chairperson of the Board of Directors to continuously strengthen governance and led the duties of the Independent Outside Directors. Additionally, as the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee, he has facilitated objective discussions from an independent standpoint, contributing to the strengthening of oversight functions. As Compensation Committee Member, he has also developed discussions focused on ensuring objectivity and transparency in the process of determining officer compensation.
In fiscal 2023, he provided a wide range of advice and recommendations on improving capital profitability, organization and governance, growth investment, human resource strategy, etc. through deliberations on such matters as the “Corporate Value Improvement Project” at the Board of Directors. This contributed to the Company's initiatives towards realizing the reform of the business structure and enhancing corporate value. In addition, he actively worked to understand our business through communication with key executive divisions.

Nomination Committee Member

Chairperson & Director of TDK Corporation / Outside Director of NTT DATA Group Corporation

At the Company, as Outside Director, he has made appropriate management decisions and supervised management by leveraging his broad and extensive experience as an executive of TDK Corporation. Additionally, as Nomination Committee Member, he has engaged in proactive discussions from an independent standpoint, based on his experience as a top executive, contributing to the strengthening of oversight functions and ensuring objectivity and transparency in the nomination process.
In fiscal 2023, he provided advice and recommendations on management emphasizing diversity and speed for the transformation of the Company into a digital services company, global talent utilization, profitability-driven business growth strategies, strategic growth investments, etc. through deliberations on such matters as the “Corporate Value Improvement Project” at the Board of Directors. This contributed to the Company's initiatives towards realizing business growth and enhancing corporate value. Additionally, he visited our main sites and engaged in dialogue with local employees to gain insight into the actual state of affairs at these sites, and he attended management meetings as an observer and actively communicated with key executive divisions to understand our business.

Compensation Committee Member

Executive Officer, Research Fellow, and General Manager of Think Tank Unit of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. / Outside Director of FANUC CORPORATION

At the Company, as Outside Director, she has made appropriate management decisions and supervised management by leveraging her excellent foresight and analytical skills regarding the global economy and social trends, as well as her deep insight and knowledge in respect of employment issues and talent development, which she cultivated over the years as an economist. Additionally, as Compensation Committee Member, she has engaged in proactive and fair discussions from an independent standpoint, contributing to strengthening of oversight functions and ensuring objectivity and transparency in the compensation process.
In fiscal 2023, she provided advice and recommendations on risks and opportunities arising from the global economy and financial trends, human capital management, contributions to environmental sustainability, business growth strategies, etc. through deliberations on such matters as the “Corporate Value Improvement Project” at the Board of Directors. This contributed to the Company's initiatives towards realizing business growth and enhancing corporate value. Additionally, she visited our main sites and engaged in dialogue with local employees to gain insight into the actual state of affairs at these sites and actively communicated with key executive divisions to understand our business.