Kakaku.com, Inc. appointed Makoto Kadowaki as External Director of the company. Career summary: Apr. 1996 Joined DDI CORPORATION (currently KDDI CORPORATION) Apr.

2019 General Manager, Consumer Business Planning Department, Consumer Business Planning Division, Consumer Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION, Oct. 2020 General Manager, Personal Business Planning Department, Personal, Business Planning Division, Personal Business Sector, and General, Manager, Department for Integration of Telecommunications and Life Design, Service Division,Personal Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION, Apr. 2021 General Manager, Marketing Planning Department, Marketing Division, Personal Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION, Apr.

2022 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department I, Corporate Strategy Division, KDDI CORPORATION, Jun. 2022 Director, Supership Holdings Inc. (present post), Apr. 2023 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division, KDDI CORPORATION (present post), Apr.

2023 Managing Director, KDDI Research, Inc. (present post). Date of birth November 20, 1973. Takashi Shigeno's term of office as External Director will expire at the Company's 26th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.