Executive Director

Hidenobu Shirota

Number of Investment Units Held: 0

Apr. 1987	Joined Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. (currently, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.)
Oct. 2009	General Manager of Debt Syndicate Department of Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. (currently, Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.)
Jul. 2011	General Manager of Debt Capital Markets Department of Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd. (currently Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.)
Apr. 2016	Senior Managing Director, Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking, Co-Head of Global Investment Banking Department of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Apr. 2018	Senior Managing Director, Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking, Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking Department of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Apr. 2020	Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Banking, Deputy Head of Global Investment Banking Department of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Apr. 2021	Executive Managing Director, Head of Europe & Middle East of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.; Member of the Board of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited; Member of the Remuneration Committee, the Audit Committee, the Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee
Apr. 2024	Senior Managing Director, Deputy Head of Overseas Operations, Head of Europe & Middle East (International Planning Officer) of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Executive Managing Director, Deputy Head of Overseas Operations of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.; Member of the Board of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Member of the Remuneration Committee, the Risk and Audit Committee, and the Nomination Committee
Mar. 2025	Retired from Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited
Aug. 2025	Advisor (part time) of FN Holding Co., Ltd. (present) Advisor (part time) of Finance Facsimile News Co., Ltd. (present)
Dec. 2025	Executive Director, Tochiku Co., Ltd. (present)

Supervisory Director

Akimitsu Takai

Number of Investment Units Held: 0

Apr. 1995	Joined Asahi Law Office (currently, Asahi Law Office, Nishimura & Asahi Law Office)
Jun. 1999	Joint Partner, Sudo and Takai Law Office
Sep. 2010	Auditor of Japan Cycle Co., Ltd. (present)
Jun. 2016	Outside Auditor of Take and Give Needs Co., Ltd. (present) Representative of Takai Law Office (present)
Jun. 2017	Outside Auditor of NEW ART HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (present)
Nov. 2020	Outside Director (Audit, etc., Committee Member) of Kojima Co., Ltd. (present)
Feb. 2021	Outside Director of Noda Corporation (present)
Dec. 2021	Representative Director, Tochiku Co., Ltd. (present)

Asako Hiruta

Number of Investment Units Held: 0

Jul. 2012	Joined ShinNihon LLC (currently, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
Jul. 2014	Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Feb. 2019	Joined Mercari, Inc.
Nov. 2024	Representative of Hiruta CPA Office (present)
Mar. 2025	Appointed Full-Time Corporate Auditor of Sharedine Co., Ltd. (present)
Dec. 2025	Representative Director, Tochiku Co., Ltd. (present)