Ichigo : Nomination of Directors

Make The World More Sustainable

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This English translation of the original Japanese document is provided solely for information purposes. Should there be any discrepancies between this translation and the Japanese original, the latter shall prevail.

April 19, 2022

Ichigo Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, 2337)

Representative: Scott Callon, Chairman

Inquiries: Takanori Sakamatsu, Senior Statutory Executive Officer Telephone: [phone]www.ichigo.gr.jp/en

Nomination of Directors

Ichigo decided today on the following Director candidates for approval at this year's shareholder meeting. In support of a strong independent board for its shareholders, Ichigo is proposing two Independent Director candidates who have served as CEOs of Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime companies.

1. Directors (subject to shareholder approval, May 29, 2022)

To support strong corporate governance, the majority of Ichigo's board members are Independent Directors as defined in Japan's Corporate Governance Code.

Name	New Position	Current Position (as of April 19, 2022)
Scott Callon	Director	Unchanged
Takuma Hasegawa	Director	Unchanged
Minoru Ishihara	Director	Unchanged
Eri Murai	Director	Unchanged
Tetsuya Fujita	Independent Director	Unchanged
Noriko Kawate	Independent Director	Unchanged
Yukio Suzuki	Independent Director	Unchanged
Masatoshi Matsuzaki	Independent Director	Unchanged
Nobuhide Nakaido	Independent Director	Unchanged
Amina Sugimoto	Independent Director	New

Reference: Profile of New Candidate for Director

Name (Date of Birth)	Career History	Number of Ichigo Shares Held
Amina Sugimoto (September 18, 1988)	March 2013 Master of Science, University of Tokyo June 2017 Doctor of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine November 2017 Healthcare Innovation Producer, Mistletoe Inc. August 2018 Global Business Director, Holoeyes Inc. January 2019 Global Business Manager, All Turtles Corporation August 2019 Representative Director, CEO, & Co-founder, fermata Inc. (current)	-

2. Candidates for Committees (subject to shareholder approval, May 29, 2022)

Chairman	Member	Member	Member	Member
Nominating Committee	Takuma Hasegawa	Scott Callon	Tetsuya Fujita	Noriko Kawate	Masatoshi Matsuzaki
Audit Committee	Tetsuya Fujita	Noriko Kawate	Yukio Suzuki	-	-
Compensation Committee	Takuma Hasegawa	Scott Callon	Tetsuya Fujita	Noriko Kawate	Masatoshi Matsuzaki
Compliance Committee	Takuma Hasegawa	Yukio Suzuki (Vice Chairman)	Scott Callon	Tetsuya Fujita	-

Reference: Statutory Executive Officers (subject to board approval, May 29, 2022)

Name	New Position	Current Position (as of April 19, 2022)
Scott Callon	Chairman & Representative Statutory Executive Officer (Overall Management)	Unchanged
Takuma Hasegawa	President & Representative Statutory Executive Officer (Overall Management)	Unchanged
Minoru Ishihara	Executive Vice President & Statutory Executive Officer (Sustainable Infrastructure Business) COO	Unchanged
Eri Murai	Executive Managing Director & Statutory Executive Officer (HR) President, Ichigo University	Unchanged
Go Watanabe	Executive Managing Director & Statutory Executive Officer (New Ventures)	Unchanged
Takeyuki Yoshimatsu	Executive Managing Director & Statutory Executive Officer (Corporate Operations) Head of Communications	Unchanged
Takanori Sakamatsu	Senior Statutory Executive Officer (Finance)	Unchanged
Kazunori Kurita	Senior Statutory Executive Officer (Sustainable Engineering)	Unchanged
Takashi Ohigawa	Senior Statutory Executive Officer (HR) Head of HR Development	Unchanged
Kenichi Tanaka	Statutory Executive Officer (Business Promotion, Finance)	Unchanged
Yasutoyo Senda	Statutory Executive Officer (Audit)	Unchanged
Kenji Tanaka	Statutory Executive Officer (Sustainable Infrastructure Business, DX Acceleration)	Unchanged