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President & Chief Executive Officer

Issei Ainoura

Apr. 1986: Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.

Apr. 2000: President and Representative Director of Card Call Service, Inc. (now GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.)

Dec. 2003: Director of MTI Ltd.

Mar. 2006: Director of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2011: CEO and Representative Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2012: President and Chief Executive Officer of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2014: Managing Director and Head of Group Payment Processing Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2016: Deputy CEO and Head of Group Payment Processing Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2022: Director and Executive Vice President, Head of Group Payment Processing Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Chairman & Director

Masatoshi Kumagai

May 1991: CEO of VoiceMedia, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Sep. 1999: CEO of MagClick, Inc. (now GMO AD Partners, Inc.)

Apr. 2000: Director of MagClick, Inc. (now GMO AD Partners, Inc.)

Aug. 2001: Representative Director and Chairman of iSLE, Inc. (now GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.)

Apr. 2002: Chairman of the Board of GMO Research Institute (now GMO Research, Inc.) (Present)

Mar. 2003: CEO and Chairman of the Board of Global Media Online, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2003: Chairman of iSLE, Inc. (now GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.) (Present)

Mar. 2004: Chairman of the Board of paperboy&co, Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) (Present)

Mar. 2004: Chairman of the Board of GMO Mobile&Desktop Inc. (now GMO Media, Inc.) (Present)

Dec. 2004: Chairman of the Board of Card Commerce Service, Inc. (now GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.)

Mar. 2007: Chairman of the Board of MagClick, Inc. (now GMO AD Partners, Inc.)

May 2008: Group CEO and Representative Director of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2009: Chairman of the Board of Inovex, Inc. (now GMO TECH, Inc.) (Present)

Dec. 2011: President and Chairman of the Board of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2012: Chairman and Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2015: Director of GMO AD Partners, Inc.

Mar. 2016: Chairman of the Board of GMO AD Partners, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2022: Founder, Group CEO, Group Chairman and CEO of GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Sep. 2022: Founder, Group CEO, Chairman and CEO of GMO Internet Group, Inc. (Present)

Director, Executive Vice President
General Manager of Corporate Value Creation Strategy Division

Ryu Muramatsu

Apr. 1994: Joined Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (now JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.)

Dec. 1999: Representative Director of Payment One, Inc.

May 2001: Representative Director and CEO of Payment One, Inc.

Dec. 2004: Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office of Card Commerce Service, Inc. (now GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.)

Dec. 2007: Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Oct. 2009: Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, in charge of Investment Strategy of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Oct. 2010: Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, in charge of Investment Strategy and Corporate Strategy of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Nov. 2010: Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, in charge of Investment Strategy, Corporate Strategy and Products and Services Strategy of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2010: Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, in charge of Investment Strategy, Corporate Strategy and Products and Services Strategy of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Oct. 2012: Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Value Creation Strategy Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Director, Executive Vice President
General Manager of Corporate Support Division

Satoru Isozaki

Apr. 1984: Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.

Jan. 1998: General Manager of System Department of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Jan. 2006: Chairman, in charge of Finance Sector Delivery of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Jul. 2007: Executive Board Member, in charge of Application Innovation Service of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Apr. 2009: Executive Board Member, in charge of ITS Delivery of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Sep. 2011: Senior Executive Officer, in charge of System Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Oct. 2011: Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of System Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2011: Managing Director, General Manager of System Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Oct. 2012: Managing Director, General Manager of System Division, General Manager of IT Strategy Planning Office of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2012: Senior Managing Director, General Manager of System Division, General Manager of IT Strategy Planning of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Feb. 2013: Senior Managing Director, General Manager of System Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2014: Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager of System Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Oct. 2017: Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Support Division of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Director

Masashi Yasuda

Apr. 2000: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant

Apr. 2000: Joined InterQ Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Sep. 2001: Head of Corporate Strategy Office of Global Media Online, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2002: Director, Head of Corporate Strategy of Global Media Online, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2003: Executive Director, in charge of Group Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations of Global Media Online, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2005: Managing Director, Head of Management Division, in charge of Group Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations of Global Media Online, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

May 2008: Managing Director, Head of Group Management Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2013: Managing Director, Deputy to Group CEO, Head of Group Management Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2015: Deputy CEO, Deputy to Group CEO, Head of Group Management Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2016: Director of GMO Media, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2016: Director of GMO CLOUD K.K. (now GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.) (Present)

Mar. 2016: Director of GMO Pepabo, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2016: Director of GMO Research, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2016: Director of GMO AD Partners, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2016: Director of GMO TECH, Inc. (Present)

Jun. 2016: Director of GMO Click Holdings, Inc. (now GMO Financial Holdings, Inc.) (Present)

Jun. 2016: Outside Statutory Auditor of Aozora Trust Bank, Ltd. (now GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd.)

Dec. 2016: Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Jun. 2019: Outside Director of GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd. (Present)

Mar. 2022: Director and Executive Vice President, Group CFO, Deputy to Group CEO, Head of Group Management Division of GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Director

Hirofumi Yamashita

Apr. 1985: Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.

Feb. 2002: General Manager of Financial Solutions and Service Development Division of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Apr. 2007: Joined GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)
Acting Head of Group Systems Support Office of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2008: Head of Group Systems Support Office of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Jan. 2009: General Manager of Systems Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2009: Director and General Manager of Systems Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2010: External Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Mar. 2011: Executive Director and General Manager of Systems Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Jun. 2011: External Director of GMO CLICK Securities, Inc.

Mar. 2013: Executive Director, Head of Group Systems Division, General Manager of Systems Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2015: Managing Director, Head of Group Systems Division, General Manager of Systems Division of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2018: Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2022: Executive Vice President, Head of Group Systems Division, General Manager of Systems Division of GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2022: Executive Vice President, Head of Group Systems Division, General Manager of Systems Management Division of GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Director

Teruhiro Arai

Dec. 1999: Joined interQ Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2001: Manager of Corporate Strategy Office of Global Media Online Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Jul. 2001: Resigned from Global Media Online Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Jul. 2001: Established Arai Accounting Office

Dec. 2003: Returned to Global Media Online Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2004: Head of Group Investment Strategy Office of Global Media Online Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2005: Director and Head of Group Investment Strategy Office of Global Media Online Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2010: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant

Mar. 2020: Executive Director and Head of Group Investment Strategy Office of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2021: Executive Director in charge of Group Investment Strategy of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2021: Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2022: Group Managing Executive Officer, Head of Group Investment Strategy and Alliance Building of GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Director

Noriko Inagaki

Jun. 2003: Joined Global Media Online, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Jun. 2003: Registered as a Certified Public Tax Accountant

Jan. 2013: Manager of Group Finance Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2016: General Manager of Group Finance Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2020: Director and General Manager of Group Finance Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2021: Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2022: Group Executive Officer, General Manager of Group Finance Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Director

Yuki Kawasaki

Dec. 2011: Registration as a lawyer (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)

Dec. 2012: Joined GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Oct. 2016: Manager of Group Legal Affairs Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2018: General Manager of Group Legal Affairs Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Dec. 2020: Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Mar. 2021: Director and General Manager of Group Legal Affairs Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Mar. 2022: Group Executive Officer, General Manager of Group Legal Department of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Director

Takashi Shimahara

Apr. 1985: Joined Sumitomo Bank (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)

Nov. 2006: General Manager of Maritime Finance Dept. of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2008: General Manager of Europe Banking Dept. IV of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Jun. 2011: General Manager of Europe Banking Dept.VI of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2013: General Manager of Trade Finance Dept. of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2015: Member of the Board, General Manager of Global Business Promotion Dept. of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2016: Member of the Board, General Manager of Transaction Business Division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Apr. 2018: Managing Executive Officer of Ginsen Co., Ltd.

Oct. 2018: Head of Group Financial Business Promotion and Management Office of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Jun. 2019: Outside Statutory Auditor of GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd. (Present)

Mar. 2020: Head of Group Financial Business Promotion and Group Internal Audit Office of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

Apr. 2021: General Manager of Group Risk Management Division and Head of Group Financial Business and Group Internal Audit Office of GMO Internet, Inc.(now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (Present)

Dec. 2021: Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

External Director

Akio Sato

Apr. 1997: Registration as a lawyer (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)

Mar. 2003: Establishment of Sato Law Office (Present)

Mar. 2008: Outside Corporate Auditor of POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC. (Present)

Dec. 2008: External Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Jun. 2015: Outside Director of Kirayaka Bank, Ltd. (Present)

Jun. 2016: Outside Director of Aozora Trust Bank, Ltd. (now GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd.) (Present)

Jul. 2017: Outside Director of U-NEXT Co., Ltd. (now USEN-NEXT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.) (Present)

External Director

Kazutaka Yoshida

Apr. 1974: Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.

Oct. 2002: Member of the Board, General Manager of the First Financial Services Business Division of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Apr. 2004: Executive Officer, in charge of Financial Solutions Center of IBM Japan, Ltd.

Nov. 2006: Executive Officer, General Manager of IT Consulting Division of JRI Solutions Ltd. (now JSOL Corporation)

Jan. 2009: Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of the Technology Division of JSOL Corporation

Dec. 2016: External Auditor of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2021: External Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

External Director

Kazuhiko Okamoto

Apr. 1970: Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Corporation)

Oct. 1989: President of Bang & Olufsen Japan K.K

Jan. 1993: Vice President, in charge of Japanese Market of GES Division of American Express Japan Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2001: Vice President, in charge of Japanese & Korean Markets of GNES Division of American Express Japan Co., Ltd.

Aug. 2006: Deputy Representative Director of Visa Worldwide (Japan) Ltd.

Dec. 2008: Representative Director of Visa Worldwide (Japan) Ltd.

Oct. 2010: Representative Director of CyberSource KK (Japan)

Sep. 2015: Chairman of Visa Worldwide (Japan) Ltd.

Jun. 2017: External Auditor of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2021: External Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.(Present)

External Director

Yumi Hokazono

Oct. 1998: Joined Showa Ota & Co. (now Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)

Apr. 2002: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant

Jul. 2013: Representative of Yumi Hokazono Certified Public Accountant Office (Present)

Dec. 2018: External Auditor of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

Dec. 2021: External Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

External Director

Fumio Kai

Apr. 1983: Joined the Bank of Japan

Jun. 1996: Director of Management Administration Department of the Bank of Japan

Jun. 1998: Director of Personnel and Corporate Affairs Department of the Bank of Japan

Jun. 2000: Director of Payment and Settlement Systems Section of Credit Systems Office of the Bank of Japan

Oct. 2001: Director of Examination Department of the Bank of Japan

Jun. 2006: Associate Director-General of Financial System and Bank Examination Department of the Bank of Japan

Oct. 2008: General Manager of Akita Branch of the Bank of Japan

Jun. 2011: Associate Director-General of Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies of the Bank of Japan

Apr. 2013: General Manager of Deposit Insurance Department of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan (seconded from the Bank of Japan)

Jun. 2015: Full-time auditor of Chuo Labour Bank

Jun. 2019: Policy Research Director of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research

Jun. 2021: Outside Director of the Board of FIDEA Holdings Co. Ltd. (Present)

Dec. 2021: External Director of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (Present)

Chief Managing Executive Officer: Shinichi Sugiyama

Chief Managing Executive Officer: Tatsuya Koide

Senior Managing Executive Officer: Yuichi Hisada

Senior Managing Executive Officer: Takashi Mitani

Managing Executive Officer: Tomoyuki Murakami

Managing Executive Officer: Takeshi Yoshii

Managing Executive Officer: Katsunari Mukai

Senior Executive Officer: Masaru Yoshioka

Senior Executive Officer: Kazunari Taguchi

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