East Japan Railway : Notice Regarding Changes in Representative Director, etc.

(Translation)

	May 14, 2021
To whom it may concern:
Company Name:	East Japan Railway Company
Name of Representative:	Yuji Fukasawa
	President and CEO
Securities Code:	9020
	Tokyo Stock Exchange (First Section)
Contact Person:	Dan Tsuchizawa
	General Manager, Public Relations Department
Tel:	[phone]

Notice Regarding Changes in Representative Director, etc.

At its meeting held on May 14, 2021, the Board of Directors made a determination to effect Representative Director changes and to nominate Director and Corporate Auditor candidates for election at the 34th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 22, 2021, as described below.

The relevant resolutions are expected to be adopted at the 34th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held thereafter.

1. Change in Representative Director

1. Reason for change
   Change in management associated with expiration of term of office
2. Name and position of and other information related to new Representative Directors to be elected and a retiring Representative Director
   (New Representative Directors)

Name:	Yoichi Kise
New position:	Executive Vice President (Representative Director)
Date of birth:	August 26, 1964 (Age: 56)
Brief personal record:	April 1989	Entered the Company
	June 2015	Executive Officer
	June 2018	Executive Director
Number of shares owned:	2,200 shares
Name:	Katsumi Ise
New position:	Executive Vice President (Representative Director)
Date of birth:	February 12, 1965 (Age: 56)
Brief personal record:	April 1988	Entered the Company
	June 2015	Executive Officer
	June 2018	Senior Executive Officer
Number of shares owned:	900 shares
Name:	Totaro Ichikawa
New position:	Executive Vice President (Representative Director)
Date of birth:	September 29, 1964 (Age: 56)
Brief personal record:	April 1988	Entered the Company
	June 2017	Executive Officer
	June 2018	Senior Executive Officer
Number of shares owned:	1,000 shares
		1

(Retiring Representative Director)

Name:	Tadao Maekawa
Previous position:	Executive Vice President (Representative Director)

*Mr. Tadao Maekawa will serve as President and Representative Director of TOTETSU KOGYO CO., LTD.

3. Scheduled date of assumption of office June 22, 2021

1. Other changes in Directors and Corporate Auditors

1. New Director Candidates

	Katsumi Ise	(currently Senior Executive Officer; In charge of Facilities Department, Railway
		Operations Headquarters)
	Totaro Ichikawa	(currently	Senior Executive Officer; In charge of Transport & Rolling Stock
		Department, Railway Operations Headquarters)
	Atsushi Ouchi	(currently	Senior Executive Officer; Deputy Director General of Technology
		Innovation Headquarters; In charge of Electrical & Signal Network System
		Department, Railway Operations Headquarters; In charge of Energy Strategies
		Department)
	Atsuko Itoh	(currently	Executive Officer; General Manager of Management Planning
		Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters)
2.	Retiring Directors
	Executive Vice President	Tadao Maekawa	(to serve as President and Representative Director
	(Representative Director)		of TOTETSU KOGYO CO., LTD.)
	Executive Director		Tomomichi Ota	(to serve as President and Representative Director
				of JR East Rail Car Technology & Maintenance
				Co., Ltd.)
	Executive Director		Ryoji Akaishi	(to serve as President and Representative Director
				of JR East Marketing & Communications, Inc.)

3. Corporate Auditor Candidate to be Reelected

Corporate AuditorKimitaka Mori*

*Mr. Kimitaka Mori is an Outside Corporate Auditor candidate.

(Note) After these changes, the number of Directors will become 12 (currently 11), and there will be no change to the number of Corporate Auditors (5).

Each of the following persons is scheduled to be elected as Representative Director or executive director at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the aforementioned General Meeting of Shareholders.

1. Chairman (Director) scheduled to be elected

Tetsuro Tomita

(currently Chairman (Director))

2. President and CEO (Representative Director) scheduled to be elected

Yuji Fukasawa

(currently President and CEO (Representative Director))

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3. Executive Vice Presidents (Representative Directors) scheduled to be elected

Yoichi Kise	(currently Executive Director)
Katsumi Ise	(currently Senior Executive Officer)
Totaro Ichikawa	(currently Senior Executive Officer)

4. Executive Directors scheduled to be elected

Kiwamu Sakai	(currently Executive Director)
Atsushi Ouchi	(currently Senior Executive Officer)
Atsuko Itoh	(currently Executive Officer)

Additionally, the following persons will be elected or retire as Executive Officers (excluding Mr. Katsumi Ise, Mr. Totaro Ichikawa, Mr. Atsushi Ouchi and Ms. Atsuko Itoh, who will retire as Executive Officers when elected as Directors).

(New Senior Executive Officers) as of June 22, 2021

Senior Executive Officer	Teruyuki Omote	(currently Executive Officer;
Deputy Director General of Life-style		Deputy Director General of
Business Development Headquarters		Life-style Business
		Development Headquarters)
Senior Executive Officer	Takashi Momose	(currently Executive Officer;
Stationmaster of Tokyo Station, Tokyo		In charge of Work & Welfare
Branch Office		Strategies Department
		Business Renovation Project;
		Director of JR East General
		Education Center)
Senior Executive Officer	Hitoshi Suzuki	(currently Executive Officer;
In charge of Transport & Rolling Stock		General Manager of Transport
Department, Railway Operations		& Rolling Stock Department,
Headquarters		Railway Operations
		Headquarters)
Senior Executive Officer	Masaaki Nakanishi	(currently Executive Officer;
In charge of Facilities Department,		General Manager of Facilities
Railway Operations Headquarters		Department, Railway
		Operations Headquarters)
Senior Executive Officer	Hiroyuki Takahashi	(currently Executive Officer;
In charge of Marketing Department,		General Manager of
Railway Operations Headquarters; In		Marketing Department,
charge of Tourism; In charge of		Railway Operations
Olympics and Paralympics		Headquarters)
Senior Executive Officer	Hirohiko Ikeda	(currently Executive Officer;
Director General of Shinkansen		General Manager of Customer
General Management Department;		Service Quality Reformation
Deputy Director General of Railway		Department, Railway
Operations Headquarters		Operations Headquarters)

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(Retiring Senior Executive Officers)
As of June 21, 2021
Senior Executive Officer	Kunihiko Koike	(to serve as Chairman and
Stationmaster of Tokyo Station, Tokyo		Director of JR East Personnel
Branch Office		Service Co., Ltd.)
Senior Executive Officer	Masatoshi Kawai	(to serve as Executive Vice
Director General of Shinkansen		President and Director of JR
General Management Department;		East Information Systems
Deputy Director General of Railway		Company)
Operations Headquarters
As of June 22, 2021
Senior Executive Officer	Mikiko Sakamoto
In charge of Marketing Department,
Railway Operations Headquarters; In
charge of Tourism; In charge of
Olympics and Paralympics
(New Executive Officers) as of June 22, 2021
Executive Officer	Takashi Takaoka	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Management		General Affairs Department,
Planning Department, Corporate		Tokyo Branch Office)
Planning Headquarters
Executive Officer	Takeshi Omori	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Transport Safety		International Affairs
Department, Railway Operations		Headquarters)
Headquarters
Executive Officer	Hisatsugu Miyata	(currently Customer Service
General Manager of Marketing		Quality Reformation
Department, Railway Operations		Department, Railway
Headquarters		Operations Headquarters
		(dispatched to JR East Service
		Creation Co., Ltd.))
Executive Officer	Seiichi Yano	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Transport &		Transport & Rolling Stock
Rolling Stock Department, Railway		Department, Tokyo Branch
Operations Headquarters		Office)
Executive Officer	Takehiro Tamagawa	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Facilities		Facilities Department,
Department, Railway Operations		Railway Operations
Headquarters		Headquarters)
Executive Officer	Hidemaro Onishi	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Finance		Finance Department)
Department
Executive Officer	Toshiki Saito	(currently General Manager of
In charge of Work & Welfare		Work & Welfare Strategies
Strategies Department Business		Department)
Renovation Project; Director of JR
East General Education Center
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Executive Officer	Hideji Uchida	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Hachioji Branch		Transport & Rolling Stock
Office		Department, Railway
		Operations Headquarters)
Executive Officer	Chiharu Minamisawa	(currently Life-style Business
General Manager of Takasaki Branch		Development Headquarters
Office		(dispatched to Central
		Security Patrols Co., Ltd.))
Executive Officer	Kimito Kubo	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Morioka Branch		Inquiry & Audit Department)
Office
Executive Officer	Haruhiko Ogawa	(currently International Affairs
General Manager of Niigata Branch		Headquarters (dispatched to
Office		Japan International
		Consultants for Transportation
		Co., Ltd.))
Executive Officer	Yutaka Nomoto	(currently General Manager of
General Manager of Tokyo Electrical		International Affairs
Construction & System Integration		Headquarters)
Office
(Retiring Executive Officers) as of June 21, 2021
Executive Officer	Kazushige Yasuda
General Manager of Electrical & Signal
Network System Department, Railway
Operations Headquarters
Executive Officer	Naoki Shimomura
General Manager of Hachioji Branch
Office
Executive Officer	Toru Ishida	(to serve as Executive Director
General Manager of Morioka Branch		of JR East Mechatronics Co.,
Office		Ltd.)
Executive Officer	Akira Abe	(to serve as President and
General Manager of Niigata Branch		Representative Director of JR
Office		East Facility Management Co.,
		Ltd.)

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