Japan Exchange : Feb. 22, 2021JPXTSEOSEJPX-RJSCCTOCOMDisclosure Candidates for Directors and Executive Officers, etc.

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February 22, 2021

Company Name: Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

Name of Representative: Kiyota Akira, Director & Representative

Executive Officer, Group CEO

(Code No.: 8697, TSE 1st Section)

Inquiries: Corporate Communications (TEL: [phone])

Candidates for Directors and Executive Officers, etc.

We today announce that Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) decided on candidates for directors and executive officers, etc. effective from April 1, 2021 as follows.

1. Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX)

（1） Director

New Candidate for Director (to be proposed at the annual general shareholders meeting to be held in June 2021)

Director

Iwanaga Moriyuki

（2） Executive Officer New Candidate for Executive Officer (effective on April 1, 2021)

Executive Officer

Iwanaga Moriyuki

2. Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE)

（1） Director

New Candidate for Director (effective on April 1, 2021)

President & CEO

Yamaji Hiromi

Director with New Title (effective on April 1, 2021)

Director (Part-time)

Kiyota Akira

3. Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE)

（1） Director

New Candidate for Director (effective on April 1, 2021)

President & CEO

Iwanaga Moriyuki

Retiring Director (effective on March 31, 2021)

President & CEO

Yamaji Hiromi

（2） Executive Officer New Candidate for Executive Officer (effective on April 1, 2021)

Executive Officer

Kakizaki Kazuhisa

4. Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM)

（1） Director

New Candidate for Director (effective on April 1, 2021)

Representative Director & Chair, Chairperson of the Board

Iwanaga Moriyuki

Retiring Director (effective on March 31, 2021)

Representative Director & Chair, Chairperson of the Board

Yamaji Hiromi

5. Japan Exchange Regulation (JPX-R)

（1） Governor

Standing Governor with New Title (effective on April 1, 2021)

Managing Governor

Hirano Takeshi

（2） Auditor

New Candidate for Auditor (effective on April 1, 2021)

Standing Auditor

Kikuchi Kiichi

Retiring Auditor (effective on March 31, 2021)

Standing Auditor

Shimomura Shosaku

6. Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) （1） Director

Retiring Director (effective on March 31, 2021)

Director

Iwanaga Moriyuki

（2） Executive Officer Retiring Executive Officer (effective on March 31, 2021)

Senior Executive Vice President

Iwanaga Moriyuki

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Reference 1

Curricula Vitae of New Candidates

Name: Yamaji Hiromi

Date of Birth: Mar. 8, 1955

Brief Biography and Positions Held:

Apr. 1977	Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (now Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Jun. 1997	General Manager, Personnel Department, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jun. 1998	Member of the Board in charge of Investment Banking Products Division, Nomura Securities Co.,
Ltd.
Jun. 2000	Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Banking Division, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2002	President & CEO, Nomura Europe Holdings plc (London) and Chairman, Nomura Holding
America Inc. (New York)
Apr. 2007	Executive Vice President, Global Investment Banking, in charge of Corporate Finance Division,
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2013	Director, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (current position)
President & CEO, Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (now Osaka Exchange, Inc.) (current
position)
Nov. 2015	Executive Officer, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Oct. 2019	Representative Executive Officer, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Dec.2019	Representative Director & Chair, Chairperson of the Board, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
(current position)
Jun. 2020	Representative Executive Officer, Group Co-COO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Dec.2020	Representative Executive Officer, Group COO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (current position)

Name: Iwanaga Moriyuki

Date of Birth: Nov. 8, 1961

Brief Biography and Positions Held:

Apr. 1984	Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2007	Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Aug. 2007	Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2008	Executive Officer & Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2009	Executive Officer & Director, Corporate Marketing Management Department, Tokyo Stock
Exchange, Inc.
Director, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2012	Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jan. 2013	Executive Officer, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2013	Senior Executive Officer, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2017	Director & Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2018	Director & Executive Vice President, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2019	Executive Vice President, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2019	Director, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (current position)
Apr. 2020	Senior Executive Vice President, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (current position)

Name: Kakizaki Kazuhisa

Date of Birth: Apr. 20, 1970

Brief Biography and Positions Held:

Apr. 1993	Joined Osaka Stock Exchange
Jun. 2015	Director, IT Services Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr.2017	Director, Market Planning Department, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (current position)

Name: Hirano Takeshi

Date of Birth: Dec. 16, 1966

Brief Biography and Positions Held:

Apr. 1989	Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2011	Director, Strategic Planning Department, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jul. 2013	Director, Strategic Planning Department & OTC Derivatives Clearing Service Department,
Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2014	Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2015	Executive Officer & Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Apr. 2017	Standing Governor, Japan Exchange Regulation (current position)

Name: Kikuchi Kiichi

Date of Birth: Sep. 23, 1966

Brief Biography and Positions Held:

Apr.1990	Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2013	Director, Treasury Department, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2015	Director, General Administration Department, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Apr.2017	Director, Market Surveillance & Compliance Department, Japan Exchange Regulation
May2019	Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (current position)