Investor Presentaiton
ALL External Directors
Highly experienced leaders in the Japanese economy are appointed as external
directors.
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Nobuaki Kurumatani
External Director
Chairman of the Board, First Advisers Inc.
Served as Representative Director, Deputy president
and Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation, as well as President of Japan of CVC
Capital Partners. Former Director, Representative
Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Toshiba Corporation.
Masaaki Tanaka
External Director
Vice Chair, Board of Councilors, US-Japan Counsel
Former Chairman, President & CEO,
Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
Former Director and Deputy President at Mitsubishi UFJ
Financial Group. Appointed as Executive Chairman of the
Board of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. in March 2019.
Serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Councilors of US-
Japan Counsel from 2013.
Etsuko Okajima
External Director
CEO, ProNova Inc.
Founded ProNova Inc in 2007, and currently serves as CEO of
the company. Worked at Mitsubishi Corporation, McKinsey &
Company, and Globis Group, where she served as President
of Globis Managment Bank Inc. Holds an MBA from Harvard
University.
Ryoko Ueda
External Director
Associate Professor, SBI Graduate School
After joining Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., was seconded to
Japan Investor Relations and Investor Support, Inc. (J-IRIS).
Served as Special Research Fellow of Financial Research
Center, Financial Services Agency (FSA), worked at Mizuho
International plc (London), and was then appointed Senior
Researcher at J-IRIS. Holds current position since March
2020. Holds a PhD in policy research.
Akira Kurabayashi
External Director
Managing Director & Head of Japan, DNX Ventures
Joined DNX Ventures (former Draper Nexus Venture
Partners) in 2015 where he currently serves as
Managing Director. Engaged in venture capital
businesses targeting Japan and the U.S. at Fujitsu
Limited and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Oversaw investments in
Japan at Globespan Capital Partners and Salesforce
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