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Mr. Hiroaki Okukubo has abundant work experience in sales, administration and international business at the Company. Since June 2011, he has led the Company’s operations and business activities as President and Representative Director, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge and exert his leadership to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.

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Mr. Yasuhiro Awane has abundant work experience in sales at the Company and in-depth knowledge in marketing. Since June 2011, he has been involved in the management of the Company as a Director while leading the sales division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.

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Mr. Ryuji Katsura has abundant work experience in planning, finance and international business at the Company. Since June 2013, he has been involved in the management of the Company as a Director while leading the corporate planning division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.

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Mr. Masafumi Sato has abundant work experience in research and development as well as production at the Company. Since June 2013, he has been involved in the management of the Company as a Director while leading the research and development division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.

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Mr. Shogo Yanagida has abundant work experience in production as well as research and development at the Company. Since June 2017, he has been involved in the management of the Company as Director while leading the production division, thereby contributing to enhancement of the Company’s corporate value. We believe he will continue to leverage his experience and knowledge to facilitate strategic and agile decision-making of the Board of Directors and further promote the growth of the JMS Group.

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Although Mr. Kazuo Ikemura has not been involved in corporate management in the past, he is familiar with the Company’s businesses because he has served as an outside officer of the Company since June 2011. In addition, he has abundant professional knowledge and experience as a lawyer. As we believe he can play an appropriate role in managerial decision-making and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group, we appointed him as an Outside Director of the Company.

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Mr. Shozo Ishizaka has a substantial track record and knowledge in the medical device industry. As we believe he can play an appropriate role in managerial decision-making and supervision of the business execution of the JMS Group, we appointed him as an Outside Director of the Company.

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Mr. Yoshio Kondo has abundant work experience in administration at the Company. In addition, he has served as president of an overseas subsidiary. He has been appointed as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member with the expectation that he will leverage his experience and knowledge for audit and supervision of the Company’s corporate management.

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Although Mr. Akira Mito has not been involved in corporate management in the past, he has been appointed as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member with the expectation that he will leverage his professional knowledge and experience as a tax accountant for audit and supervision of the Company’s corporate management.

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Although Mr. Yoshiharu Sagami has not been involved in corporate management other than as an outside officer at other company, he has been appointed as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member with the expectation that he will leverage his professional knowledge and experience as a certified public accountant for audit and supervision of the Company’s corporate management.