ASKUL : 【Delayed】Appointment of Directors and Auditor

News Release Dated: August 13, 2020

To whom it may concern:

Company Name: ASKUL Corporation

(Code No.: 2678, Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section)

Representative: Akira Yoshioka

President and Chief Executive Officer

Contact Person: Tsuguhiro Tamai

Director and Chief Financial Officer

Phone: [phone]

Appointment of Directors and Auditor

ASKUL Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") hereby announces that the 57th

Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on August 13, 2020, and the board of directors meeting

held on the same day, resolved to appoint the directors and auditor listed below.

1. Appointment of directors As of August 13, 2020

Name	Duties
Akira Yoshioka	President
Chief Executive Officer(CEO)
Hitoshi Yoshida	Director
Vice President
	Director
Hironori Koshimizu	Supervisor of LOHACO Business Unit
	Executive Officer
	Director
Miyoko Kimura	Supervisor of Merchandising Unit
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
	Executive Officer
	Director
	Chief Financial Officer(CFO)
Tsuguhiro Tamai	Director in charge of risk management, finance and accounting, and
information disclosure
	Executive Officer
	Executive Officer of Corporate Unit
Takao Ozawa	Outside Director

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	Name	Duties
	Yumiko Ichige	Outside Director
	Genri Goto	Outside Director
	Iwao Taka	Outside Director
	Kazuo Tsukahara	Outside Director
	Tadahisa Imaizumi	Director
2. Appointment of auditor
	As of August 13, 2020
	Name	Duties
	Yoshitaka Asaeda	Outside Auditor

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