Michael A. Cusumano

Michael A. Cusumano, born 1954 in the USA and a US citizen, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2019. He is the SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During 2016-17, he was Vice President and Dean at Tokyo University of Science and Founding Director of the Tokyo Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, established with support from the MIT Regional Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program (MIT REAP). Professor Cusumano specializes in strategy, product development, and entrepreneurship in computer software and internet services as well as automobiles and consumer electronics. Professor Cusumano was educated at Princeton University and Harvard University (PhD and postdoctoral fellowship in Production & Operations Management). He has published 14 books and more than 120 articles, and has consulted for approximately 100 companies around the world. He also has served and continues to serve as a director and advisor of several public and private companies.

Michael Cusumano holds no shares and/or options in the Company. He is independent of the Company and independent of the significant shareholders.