June 28, 2022 Notice of appointment of directors

June 28, 2022 – Japan Investment Corporation today announced the board directors and appointed at its 13th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 27. The board directors decided responsibility of each director and the investment committee members at a board meeting held afterwards the same day. Appointees are shown below.

Executive Directors

External directors

Note: Member of the board Takuya Fukumoto resigned at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on the expiration of term of office.

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New Director and Chief Strategy Officer career summary: Yuichi Moronaga

2000 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry
2015 Director, Intellectual Property Policy Office, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
2018 Director, Fukushima New Industries and Employment Promotion Office, Fukushima Reconstruction Promotion Group, METI
2020 Director, Office for Healthcare Goods Supply Continuity Strategy, METI
2021 Director, Industry Creation Policy Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI, and General Planning Coordinator, Startup Creation Promotion Office, METI

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About Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)
Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”) was established on September 25, 2018 under the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act. JIC’s investment focus areas are driving the creation of new businesses for Society 5.0, creating "unicorn startups", leveraging promising untapped regional technologies and promoting business consolidation across industries and organizations. JIC provides risk capital to these areas through funds independently established by JIC and LP investment in private funds to promote open innovation and contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of Japanese industries and expanding the investment ecosystem.