Monex : Announcement of Changes in Management, Personnel and Organization

Announcement of Changes in Management, Personnel and Organization

TOKYO, March 27, 2019 - Monex Group, Inc. ("the Company") hereby announces changes in management, personnel and organization of its group companies named below in order to strengthen management structure and enhance collaboration among group companies.

Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and President of the Company, will become Representative Director and Chairman of Monex, Inc. ("Monex") and Chairman of Coincheck, Inc. ("Coincheck"). The Company will further promote group-wide management more than ever.

In Monex, Yuko Seimei, Executive Vice President, will newly become Representative Director and President, and will be responsible for its management while cooperating with group companies.

In addition, three Executive Directors of Coincheck will concurrently serve as Executive Directors of the Company to enhance cooperation with group companies, and in Monex, diverse employees will be aggressively promoted to managerial positions.

With the new management structure, we expect to further revitalize the organization, move our business forward with more flexibility, and realize synergy effects among the group companies:

Monex Group, Inc.

Monex, Inc.

Coincheck, Inc.

Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc.

I. Monex Group, Inc.

1.Changes in Responsibilities of Executive Officer Effective April 1, 2019

Name		Responsibilities (new)			Responsibilities (old)
		- Planning			- Planning
Yuko Seimei		- Japan Segment
					- Japan Segment
		- Investment business
[Supplementary Information] Management of the Company
Responsibilities of Executive Officers (As of April 1, 2019)
Name	Title		Responsibilities	Other important positions in the
				group
Oki	Representative		Chairman and Chief	- Representative Director &
Matsumoto	Executive				Chairman, Monex, Inc.
			Executive Officer
	Officer &			- Chairman of the Board of
			- Overall management
	President				Directors, TradeStation Group, Inc.
			- Monex Zero
				- Chairman, Coincheck, Inc.
Yuko	Senior		- Planning	- Representative Director &
Seimei	Executive		- Japan Segment		President, Monex, Inc.
	Officer		- Investment business	- Director, TradeStation Group, Inc.
Toshihiko	Senior			- Representative Director &
Katsuya	Executive		- Crypto Asset business
					President, Coincheck, Inc.
	Officer
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	Name		Title		Responsibilities	Other important positions in the
						group
	Satoshi		Executive		Chief Financial Officer	- Managing Director & Senior
	Hasuo		Officer			Executive Director, Monex, Inc.
					- Financial controls
						- Director, Monex Finance
					- Asia-Pacific Segment
						Corporation
					- Risk management
						- Director, TradeStation Group, Inc.
	Kiminori		Executive		- Japan Segment	- Representative Director &
	Kaneko		Officer			Executive Vice President, Monex,
						Inc.
	Takashi		Executive		Chief Strategic Officer	- Director & Chief Strategic Officer,
	Oyagi		Officer		- US Segment	TradeStation Group, Inc.
	John		Executive		- US Segment	- Director & President, TradeStation
	Bartleman		Officer			Group, Inc.
	Shoji		Executive		Chief Quality Officer/
	Kuwashima		Officer		Vice Chairman
					- Human resources	- Managing Director, Monex, Inc.
					- Quality controls
					- Corporate
					communications
					- Information security
	Hisashi		Executive		Chief Administrative	- Managing Director& Vice
	Tanaami		Officer		Officer
						Chairman, Monex, Inc.
					- Internal controls
	Masaki		Executive		- Crypto Asset business	- Managing Director, Coincheck, Inc.
	Ueda		Officer
2. Executive Officer Resignation
Effective March 31, 2019
	Name			New Position			Current Position
	Koichi Tateno			(Resign) *			Senior Executive Officer
							Chief Investment Officer
	* Will become Senior Advisor on April 1, 2019.

3. Organizational Change

The Company will integrate Finance Department into Financial Control Department effective April 1, 2019.

4. Management and Personnel Changes

Effective April 1, 2019

Name	New Position	Current Position
Koichi Tateno	Senior Advisor	Senior Executive Officer
		Chief Investment Officer
Takuya Yamanaka	Executive Director	-
	& General Manager of Human
(*1)
	Resource Department

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Name	New Position	Current Position
	Executive Director	General Manager,
		Internal Audit Office
Seiji Sakuma	General Manager,
		& General Manager,
	Internal Audit Office
		Audit Committee Office
Koichiro Wada (*2)	Executive Director	-
	Monex Zero Office
Yusuke Otsuka (*3)	Executive Director	-
	Strategic Planning Office
Neal Sato (*4)	Executive Director in charge of	-
	global engineering collaborations
	Executive Officer and Chief
	Administrative Officer	Executive Officer and Chief
Hisashi Tanaami (*5)	General Manager, CEO Office	Administrative Officer
	& General Manager,	General Manager, CEO Office
	Audit Committee Office

(*1) Will continue to serve as Senior Executive Director, Monex, Inc.

(*2) Will be promoted to and concurrently serve as Senior Executive Director, Coincheck, Inc.

(*3) Will continue to serve as Executive Director, Coincheck, Inc.

(*4) Will be promoted to and concurrently serve as Executive Director, Coincheck, Inc.

(*5) Will continue to serve as Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Monex, Inc.

II. Monex, Inc.

Monex, Inc. decided to change its personnel effective April 1, 2019 as described below.

1.Representative Director Changes Effective April 1, 2019

	Name			New Position		Current Position
	Oki Matsumoto			Representative Director &		Representative Director &
				Chairman		President
	Yuko Seimei			Representative Director &		Executive Vice President
				President
Biographical information of new Representative Director & President (As of Apr. 1, 2019)
Name		Yuko Seimei			(Date of Birth: September 8, 1977)
Biography		Mar. 2001			Graduated from Kyoto University (Department of Economics)
		Apr. 2001			Joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
		Dec. 2006			Joined MKS Partners Ltd
		Feb. 2009			Joined Monex Group, Inc.
		Mar. 2013			Executive Director, Monex Group, Inc.
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Jun. 2015 Senior Executive Director, Monex Group, Inc. Jun. 2016 Executive Officer, Monex Group, Inc.

Dec. 2016 Representative Director, Monex Ventures, Inc.

Apr. 2017 Representative Director, Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc.

Apr. 2017 Senior Executive Director (Johmu), Monex, Inc. Oct. 2017 Senior Executive Director (Senmu) , Monex, Inc.

Mar. 2018 Managing Director, Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc.

Apr. 2018 Senior Executive Officer, Monex Group, Inc. (Present) Apr. 2018 Executive Vice President, Monex, Inc.

Apr. 2018 Director, TradeStation Group, Inc. (Present)

Apr. 2019 Representative Director & President, Monex, Inc.

2. Executive Director Change

Effective March 31, 2019

Name	Responsibilities (new)	Responsibilities (old)
Yasuyuki Kotera*	(Resign)	Executive Director

* Expected to become Managing Director of Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc. on April 1, 2019.

3. Management and Personnel Changes

Effective April 1, 2019

Name	New Position	Current Position
Yuya Asamura	Associate Director in charge of	-
	Corporate Finance Department
Kazunari Ohuchi	General Manager,	General Manager,
	Internal Audit Office	Accounting & Finance Department
	General Manager,	General Manager,
Rikiji Maki	Marketing Department
	& General Manager, TradeStation	Products Department
	Promotion Office
Hiroshi Iino	General Manager,	-
	Customer Service Planning Office
	General Manager,	General Manager,
Shinichiro Yamada		Marketing Department
	Products Department	& General Manager, TradeStation
		Promotion Office
Koichi Inazawa	General Manager, Corporate	-
	Administration Department
	4

Name	New Position	Current Position
Tomokazu Furukawa	General Manager, Accounting &	-
	Finance Department

III.Coincheck, Inc.

1.Management Changes Effective April 1, 2019

		Name		New Position		Current Position
		Oki Matsumoto		Managing Director & Chairman		Managing Director
		Koichiro Wada		Senior Executive Director		Executive Director
		Neal Sato		Executive Director		-
IV. Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partnership, Inc.
1.		Management Resignation
	Effective March 31, 2019
		Name		New Position		Current Position
		Yuko Seimei		(Resign)		Managing Director
2.		Management Change
	Effective April 1, 2019
		Name		New Position		Current Position
		Yasuyuki Kotera		Managing Director		-
Contact: Akiko Kato					Atsushi Demoto, Yuki Nakano
		Corporate Communications Office			Investor Relations, Financial Control Department
		Monex Group, Inc.			Monex Group, Inc.
	[phone]				[phone]

This material is an English translation of a Japanese announcement made on the date above. Although the Company intended to faithfully translate the Japanese document into English, the accuracy and correctness of this English translation is not guaranteed and thus you are encouraged to refer to the original Japanese document. This translation was made as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or to solicit an offer to buy securities in the U.S.

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