Akira Okamoto has served as General Manager of administrative units including the Business Support Center and the Personnel Department, and is well-versed in corporate management. He has been involved in enhancement of the Company’s corporate governance and upgrading and operation of the internal control system as General Manager of the Internal Control Department. He provides appropriate recommendations and advice on management decisions and execution of duties from a neutral point of view as a corporate auditor. Accordingly, we judge that he has the appropriate character and insight to perform the duties of a Corporate Auditor, and elected him as a Corporate Auditor.