Biography

Mr. Takashi Nishijima properly supervises management as President and Chief Executive Officer. Furthermore, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Management Board, providing appropriate guidance for management, and is expected to contribute to all stakeholders. He has therefore been elected as Director.

Mr. Satoru Kurosu properly supervises management as a Director. He also adequately performs his duties as Head of Premium Solutions and Services Business Headquarters, which handles the advanced solutions business that constitutes the core of the Group’s businesses. Accordingly, he has been electedas Director because we consider him qualified to lead the building of the solutions business, and he is expected to contribute to all stakeholders.

Mr. Hitoshi Nara properly supervises management as a Director. He also adequately performs his duties as President of Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation and has led the development of a new business model within the Group. From fiscal year 2018, he has been leading the Life Innovation Business Headquarters, and is expected to contribute to all stakeholders. He has therefore been elected as Director.

Mr. Masatoshi Nakahara properly supervises management as a Director. He also adequately performs his duties as Head of IA Systems and Services Business Headquarters. He is expected to contribute to all stakeholders through improvement of corporate value by planning and executing the system products strategy. Accordingly, he has been elected as Director because we consider him qualified to help bring about sustainable improvement in our corporate value.

Mr. Junichi Anabuki properly supervises management acting as a Director. He has also adequately performed his duties as Head of Accounting & Treasury Headquarters and contributed to sustainable improvement in our corporate value. Since fiscal year 2018, he has led the Administration Headquarters, which also has the accounting and treasury functions of the Company, and is expected to make contributions to all our stakeholders. He has therefore been elected as Director.

Mr. Mitsudo Urano properly supervises management acting as an outside director. He was appointed as an Outside Director so that he can contribute to greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to management of the Company based on his wide knowledge and abundant experience as a manager, and through his expertise in corporate governance.

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

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

Mr. Shiro Sugata properly supervises management acting as an outside director. His election as an outside director is being requested so that he can contribute to greater operational fairness, objectivity, and transparency with respect to management of the Company based on his wide knowledge as a corporate manger, as well as his abundant experience and extensive global business expertise in the development and marketing of industrial instruments.

Mr. Koichi Chujo is well-versed in the Group's business through his experiences of engaging in the test and measurement business, serving as the Head of Quality Assurance Headquarters and conducting internal audits at the Audit & Compliance Headquarters. 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.

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. His election as an Audit & Supervisory Board member is being requested because we consider it appropriate to reflect his knowledge and experience in audits of the Company.

Mr. Zenichi Shishido was appointed as an outside member of the Audit & Supervisory Board so that he can contribute to the Company's audits as an expert in business law and corporate governance with his high insight based on experience in a wide range of research activities.

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.

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.