Yohtaro Hongo

Yohtaro Hongo

Yohtaro Hongo

Outside Director

Date of birth : June 14, 1967

Career

April 1990 Joined The Sanwa Bank, Limited
May 1995 Obtained an MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
August 1999 Investment Banking, JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
May 2008 Managing Director, JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
January 2023 Vice Chairman of Japan Investment Banking, JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
May 2025 Retired from JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
June 2025 Director, the Company (current position)

Reasons for the nomination for Outside Director and outline of expected roles

The Company nominates Mr. Yohtaro Hongo for Outside Director as he is expected to offer advice to the management of the Company from a practical perspective based on his wealth of experience and broad insight acquired from his involvement in various duties at a bank and a securities firm for many years from an independent standpoint.