Katsumi Ihara

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. engages in the management control of its subsidiaries which are in the insurance and financial services. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Life Insurance, Non-Life Insurance, and Banking Business. The Life Insurance segment provides customized life insurance products through life planners (sales employees) and partners (recruitment agencies). The Non-Life Insurance segment offers automobile insurance and medical insurance. The Banking Business segment deals with local and foreign currency deposits, housing loans, investment trust, and foreign exchange margin transactions. It also handles variable annuity products. The company was founded on April 1, 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sony Life Insurance Co. Ltd. provides life insurance, term insurance, endowment insurance, health insurance, nursing care insurance, personal pension insurance, education endowment insurance and equities insurance services. The company was founded in August 1979 by Akio Morita and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Sony Group Corp., Sony Assurance, Inc. provides direct property, casualty, and life insurance services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Sony Bank, Inc. provides commercial banking services. The company also provides online and telephonic banking services. It offers currency deposits, investment trust, and home loans services. It is a subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. Sony Bank was founded in April, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is a global provider of mobile multimedia devices, including feature-rich phones, accessories and PC cards. The products combine powerful technology with innovative applications for mobile imaging, music, communications and entertainment. The net result is that Sony Ericsson is an enticing brand that creates compelling business opportunities for mobile operators and desirable, fun products for end users. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established in 2001 by telecommunications leader Ericsson and consumer electronics powerhouse Sony Corporation. The company is owned equally by Ericsson and Sony and announced its first joint products in March 2002. Sony Ericsson products have universal appeal and are different in the key areas of imaging, music, design and applications. The company has launched products that make best use of the major mobile communications technologies, such as the 2G and 3G platforms, while enhancing its offerings to entry level markets. Sony Ericsson undertakes product research, design and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, distribution and customer services. Global management is based in London, and R&D is in Sweden, UK, France, Netherlands, India, Japan, China and the US. The management team is led by President Hideki Komiyama, a former senior executive of Sony Europe and one of the key players in the growth of Sony in Europe; and Executive Vice-President and Head of Sales Anders Runevad, the former President of Ericsson Brazil.

Benesse Holdings, Inc. operates as a a holding company which provides the overall group management strategy formulation and management oversight. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Education, Kids and Family, Nursing Care and Childcare, Berlitz, and Others. The Domestic Education segment operates correspondence education courses for elementary school to high school students and education business for schools and cram schools. The Kids and Family segment deals with correspondence education business, mail order business, and magazine publishing mainly for young children in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. The Nursing Care and Childcare segment provides in-home nursing care service, long-term care training, human resources introduction business for nurses and long-term care workers, and nursery school and child management business. The Berlitz segment deals with language education business and study abroad support. The Others segment includes information system maintenance and information processing services. The company was founded on January 28, 1955 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.