Biography

Mr. Takashi Nishijima properly supervises management as a Director. He has been responsible for the management of the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer since fiscal year 2013 and as Chairman since fiscal year 2019 after being engaged in product planning and development in the Company's industrial automation and control business and department operation and serving as President of a subsidiary in the test and measurement business, and has abundant experience and track records as a corporate manager. Because he is expected to continuously contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his experience in management and track records, he has been elected as Director.

Number of years since appointment as a Director: 9 years

Concurrent Positions

Outside Director of Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.

Mr. Hitoshi Nara properly supervises management as a Director. He has spearheaded the execution of business as President and Chief Executive Officer since fiscal year 2019 after being engaged in operations for the sales department of the Company's industrial automation and control business, serving as President of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and working on the launch of new business, and has abundant experience and track records as a corporate manager. Because he is expected to continuously contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his experience in management and track records, he has been elected as Director.

Number of years since appointment as a Director: 9 years

Mr. Junichi Anabuki properly supervises management as a Director. He possesses many years of operational experience in the Company's accounting & treasury and business management department, currently demonstrates his high ability and expertise in accounting & finance and corporate administration as Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters, and has abundant experience and track records. Because he is expected to continuously contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his experience and wide knowledge, he has been elected as Director.

Number of years since appointment as a Director: 6 years

Mr. Yu Dai properly supervises management as a Director. He engaged in administrative operations for construction projects and corporate management at several global companies in petroleum and chemical industries, then became the general manager of the Company's subsidiary in the ASEAN and Pacific region, currently leads the solution business, one of core businesses in the industrial automation and control business, and has abundant experience and track records. Because he is expected to contribute to improvement of corporate value and strengthening of the decision-making function and the management supervision function of the Board of Directors by utilizing his wide experience and knowledge, he has been elected as Director.

Number of years since appointment as a Director: 1 year

Mr. Noritaka Uji properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can realize greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manger, as well as his abundant experience and extensive expertise in technology development and IT/ICT fields.

Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 6 years

Concurrent Positions

Outside Director of DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Outside Director of Gallery Abarth Inc.
Honorary chairman of Japan Telework Association
Honorary chairman of Japan Institute of Information Technology

Mr. Nobuo Seki properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can achieve greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager, his abundant experience in the engineering business centered on the energy industry, and his extensive expertise in global business.

Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 5 years

Concurrent Positions

Outside Director of KAMEDA SEIKA CO., LTD.

Mr. Shiro Sugata properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can achieve greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervising the management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager, his abundant experience in the development and marketing of industrial instruments, and his extensive expertise in global business.

Number of years since appointment as an Outside Director: 4 years

Concurrent Positions

Special Corporate Advisor of USHIO INC.
Outside Director of JSR Corporation
Outside Director of YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Mr. Akira Uchida properly supervises management as an Outside Director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can achieve greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to supervision of management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manager and wide experience in the corporate administration field centered on the Finance and Controller's Division.

Number of years since appointment as a Director: 1 year

Concurrent Positions

Outside Director of J. FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd.
Auditor of Suga Weathering Technology Foundation

Mr. Kouji Maemura is well-versed with respect to the Group's organization and business, and also has experience playing a leadership role in carrying out the Group's managerial reforms. He has been elected as an Audit & Supervisory Board member because we consider it appropriate to reflect his knowledge and experience in audits of the Company.

Number of years since appointment as a member of the audit & supervisory board: 3 years

Mr. Hajime Watanabe is well-versed in the Group's business through his many years of experience in the management of the accounting and treasury department and overseas subsidiaries, and the operation of the business divisions. Most recently, he has been serving as head of the Company's Audit & Compliance and Quality Assurance Headquarters. He has been elected as an Audit & Supervisory Board member because he is expected to execute effective auditing that reflects such knowledge and experience.

Ms. Yasuko Takayama has been working for a major company in the consumer market where she has gained extensive practical experience that includes handling corporate social responsibility, as well as experience acting as a full-time audit and supervisory board member, and also has a wealth of experience acting as an outside executive at various companies. Accordingly, she was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board member because we consider it appropriate to reflect such experience in audits of the Company.

Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 3 years

Concurrent Positions

Outside Director of The Chiba Bank, Ltd.
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Mitsubishi Corporation
Outside Director of Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.

Mr. Makoto Ohsawa has wide knowledge based on his perspective as an experienced corporate manager and his extensive range of business activities in the economic circles. Accordingly, he was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board member to reflect such experience in audits of the Company and to further strengthen corporate governance.

Number of years since appointment as an Outside member of the audit & supervisory board: 2 years

Concurrent Positions

Chief Executive Officer of FEMO Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of ZENHOREN CO., LTD.
Outside Director of Bank of Toyama

Mr. Masaru Ono is a lawyer with wide knowledge of the corporate legal affairs and finance fields. Accordingly, he was appointed as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member because he is expected to execute effective auditing that reflects such extensive knowledge from his extensive range of business activities in economic and educational circles.

Concurrent Positions

Partner at Nishimura & Asahi
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd.
Outside Director of Daido Life Insurance Company