Biographical Outlines of New Executives: Hitoshi Oda: Hometown: Hyogo, Japan; Education: Bachelor of Law, Chuo University in March 1991. April 2022-present General Manager, General Risk Management Department, April 2020- General Manager, Risk Management Department; April 2019- Managing Executive Officer, Sojitz Pla-Net Corporation; July 2018- Management Support for Risk Management Planning, Risk Management; April 2017- General Manager, Controller Office (Foods & Agriculture Business, Retail & Lifestyle Business, Industrial Infrastructure & Urban Development Division); July 2015- General Manager, Controller Office (Foods & Agriculture Business, Lifestyle Commodities & Materials, Retail Division); August 2006- Joined Sojitz Corporation; March 2003- Resigned from Nissho Iwai Corporation; April 1991 - Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation. Kenji Maeda: Hometown: Hiroshima, Japan; Education: Bachelor of Economics, Yamaguchi University in March 1993.

April 2023-present- Vice COO, Chemicals Division, General Manager, Specialty Chemicals Department; December 2020- General Manager, Specialty Chemicals Department; June 2017- Director COO, solvadis deutschland gmbh; October 2005- Sojitz Holdings Corporation and Sojitz Corporation merge to form company under trade name, Sojitz Corporation; April 2004- Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation merge to form company under trade name, Sojitz Corporation; April 1993- Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation. Mizue Nakazawa: Hometown: Tokyo, Japan, Education: Bachelor of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University in March 1994. June 2020-present-General Manager, General Accounting Department April 2013- Section Manager, Corporate Accounting Department, IFRS Section; October 2005- Sojitz Holdings Corporation and Sojitz Corporation merge to form company under trade name, Sojitz Corporation; April 2004- Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation merge to form company under trade name, Sojitz Corporation; April 1994- Joined Nichimen Corporation.

Corporate Officer Appointments: Sari Miida: Current Position: Vice COO, Retail & Consumer Service Division General Manager, Planning & Administration Office, Retail & Consumer Service Division; New Position: Corporate Officer Vice COO, Retail & Consumer Service Division General Manager, Planning & Administration Office, Retail & Consumer Service Division. Kozo Mizushima: Current Position: Vice President, Sojitz Vietnam Company Ltd. General Manager, Ho Chi Minh Branch; New Position: Corporate Officer President, Sojitz Vietnam Company Ltd. General Manager, Hanoi Branch. Changes to Area of Responsibility: Kiyoaki Tsuda: Current Position: Corporate Officer President & CEO for Middle East & Africa; New Position: Corporate Officer A member of the Board of Management, General Director, CEO, Saigon Paper Corporation.