Career summary

April 1975	Joined Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise
October 1986	Registered as certified public accountant
April 1993	President of Corporate Strategy Research Institute (current position)
March 2005	Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
March 2016	Outside Board Director of the Company (current position)

Reasons for the appointment

Mr. Takahata is a certified public accountant and an expert in finance and accounting. In addition, he has abundant experience and knowledge as President of the Corporate Strategy Research Institute. The Company expects him to utilize his financial and accounting experience and expertise as a certified public accountant to further strengthen the Company's governance structure, and actively offer his opinions and proposals on corporate management.
Although he has not been directly involved in the management of a listed company in the past, for the reasons stated above, the Company believes that he will be able to appropriately perform his duties as an Outside Board Director. He is independent of the management team that executes business operations, and there is no potential conflicts of interest with general shareholders.