June 25, 2024 Notice of appointment of directors

June 25, 2024 – Japan Investment Corporation today announced the board directors and auditors appointed at its 15th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 24. 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

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External directors

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Auditor

Note: Member of the board Yuichi Moronaga and Sadayuki Sakakibara 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: Shinnosuke Kameyama

1999 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry
2016 Director General for Representative Office in Silicon Valley, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
2019 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Cool Japan Fund
2021 Director, Innovation and Industry-University Collaboration Division, METI
2022 Director, Industry Creation Policy Division, METI Director, Startup Policy Office, METI
2023 Director, Industrial Finance Division, METI Director, Startup Policy Office, METI
2024 Member of the Board & Chief Strategy Officer, Japan Investment Corporation

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New Chairman of the Board, Investment Committee Chairman career summary: Hideki Kobori

1978 Joined Asahi Kasei
2012 Director and Senior Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Corp.
2014 Representative Director, Primary Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Corp.
2016 President & Representative Director, Presidential Executive Officer, Asahi Kasei Corp.
2022 Chairman & Representative Director
2023 Chairman & Director

■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.