Directors

Director	Title	Outside Director (notification to the stock exchange)	Nominating and Compensation Committee (optional committee)
Akio Nitori	Representative Director & Chairperson		○
Toshiyuki Shirai	Representative Director & President		○
Hiroshi Nagai	Director
Yoshihiko Miyauchi	Outside Director	○
Naoko Yoshizawa	Outside Director	○	○
Ryoko Yamazaki	Outside Director	○
Takao Kubo	Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Yoshiyuki Izawa	Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member （Chairperson）	○	○
Hisayoshi Ando	Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member	○	○
Masahito Kanetaka	Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member	○

(As of June 25,2026)

Akio Nitori

Representative Director & Chairperson

Born on March 5, 1944

Career summary
Mar. 1972	Founded the Company, Senior Managing Director
May 1978	Representative Director & President of the Company
Feb. 2003	Director of Marumitsu Co., Ltd. (currently Nitori Furniture Co., Ltd.)
Nov. 2009	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Public Co., Ltd.
May 2010	Chairperson of DECOHOME CHINA Co., Ltd.
Aug. 2010	Representative Director & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. Representative Director & President of Home Logistics Co., Ltd.
Aug. 2011	Representative Director & President of Nitori Facility Co., Ltd.
May 2012	Director & Chairperson of Nitori USA, Inc.
May 2014	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Co., Ltd. Representative Director & Chairperson of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Facility Co., Ltd.
Feb. 2016	Representative Director & Chairperson (CEO) of the Company 【current position】
May 2016	Outside Director of KOHNAN SHOJI CO., LTD.
June 2016	Chairperson of NITORI (CHINA) HOLDING Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2017	Director & Senior Advisor of Nitori Public Co., Ltd.
May 2017	Director & Senior Advisor of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. 【current position】 Outside Director of IZUMI Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2018	Director & Senior Advisor of HOME DECO CO., LTD. 【current position】
Dec. 2018	Director & Senior Advisor of N Plus Co., Ltd.
Feb. 2020	Representative Director & Chairperson of N Plus Co., Ltd. 【current position】 Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Furniture Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2020	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Apr. 2022	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Digital Base Co., Ltd.
Sept. 2023	Director & Senior Advisor of Nitori Digital Base Co., Ltd.【current position】
Dec. 2023	Representative Director, Chairperson & President of Nitori Furniture Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Jan. 2024	Chairperson of Nitori Furniture Vietnam EPE 【 current position 】
Feb. 2024	Representative Director, Chairperson & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Feb. 2025	Director of SHIMACHU CO., LTD.
Apr. 2025	Chairperson of SIAM NITORI CO., LTD. 【current position】
May. 2025	Representative Director & Chairperson of SHIMACHU CO.,LTD. 【current position】
Sept.2025	Representative Director & Chairperson of All Link Co., Ltd. 【current position】
June 2026	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Real Estate Co., Ltd. 【 current position 】

Reason for appointment
He founded the Company in 1972 and since then, aiming to achieve the Company’s Roman (vision) and while always making the most of his excellent foresight and strong leadership, has led Nitori to grow from being one furniture store to one of Japan’s top home furnishing chains. He is qualified as a director that takes responsibility of decisions making related to management policies and corporate strategy and supervisory functions regarding business execution.

Toshiyuki Shirai

Representative Director & President

Born on December 21, 1955

Career summary
Apr. 1979	Joined the Company
May 2001	Director of the Company
May 2004	Managing Director of the Company
May 2008	Senior Managing Director of the Company
May 2010	Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Aug. 2010	Director of Nitori Co., Ltd. Director of Home Logistics Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2010	General Manager of Merchandising Division of Nitori Co., Ltd.
May 2012	Director of Nitori USA, Inc.
May 2014	Representative Director & Executive Vice President of the Company Representative Director & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. Representative Director & President of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. Representative Director & President of Nitori Facility Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2015	Representative Director & President of Nitori Public Co., Ltd.
May 2015	Representative Director & Chairperson of Home Logistics Co., Ltd.
Feb. 2016	Representative Director & President of the Company 【current position】
May 2017	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. Chairperson of NITORI (CHINA) HOLDING Co., Ltd. Representative Director & Chairperson of HOME DECO CO., LTD.
Apr. 2017	Chairperson of Nitori Taicang Trading & Logistics Co. Ltd.
June 2017	Director of KATITAS Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Dec. 2018	Director of N Plus Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Mar. 2019	Director of NITORI FURNITURE Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Feb. 2020	Director of Nitori Co., Ltd. 【current position】 Chairperson of SIAM NITORI CO., LTD.
Mar. 2020	Director of Nitori Public Co., Ltd. 【current position】
July 2020	Director of Home Logistics Co., Ltd.
June 2023	Director of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. 【current position】
Aug. 2023	Representative Director & Chairperson of Home Logistics Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Sept. 2023	Director of Nitori Digital Base Co., Ltd.
Aug. 2024	Representative Director & Chairperson of Nitori Digital Base Co., Ltd. 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has had a broad range of business experience such as being involved in store operations, personnel, product development, logistics, and overseas business, and has abundant experience and knowledge related to overall management of the Group gained from serving positions such as Representative Director & President of Nitori Co., Ltd. from May 2014 to February 2020, and Representative Director &President of the Company from February 2016.

Hiroshi Nagai

Director

Born on September 19, 1964

Career summary
Apr. 1998	Joined TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Sept.1993	Management Trainee of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Nov.1997	Manager of Virtual Venture Company of TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Apr.2001	Joined FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Aug.2006	General Manager of Product & Marketing Division of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Mar.2008	Group Executive Officer of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
Mar.2013	Group Executive Officer of UNIQLO USA LLC; Head of Marketing Strategy and E-Commerce
Sept.2015	Joined the Company
Oct.2016	Nitori Co., Ltd. Store Operation Division; Store Manager of YACHIYO Store
July 2018	Executive Officer of the Company General Manager of Sales Planning Office of Nitori Co., Ltd.
May 2021	Senior Executive Officer of the Company
May 2022	Managing Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
Feb.2024	Senior Managing Director of Nitori Co., Ltd . (current position)
Feb.2025	Director of SHIMACHU CO., LTD. (current position)
June 2026	Director of the Company 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has abundant experience and knowledge in marketing and sales planning. He has also been engaging in the supervision of domestic business within our Group, thereby contributing to business expansion and the strengthening of profitability. For these reasons, we consider him to be an appropriate candidate for Director necessary for the execution of our medium- to long-term growth strategies and the strengthening of our management foundation.

Yoshihiko Miyauchi

Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director

Born on September 13,1935

Career summary
Aug. 1960	Joined Nichimen & Co., Ltd. (currently Sojitz Corporation)
Apr. 1964	Joined Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently ORIX Corporation)
Mar. 1970	Director of Orient Leasing Co., Ltd.
Dec. 1980	Representative Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., Group CEO
Apr. 2000	Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ORIX Corporation, Group CEO
June 2003	Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Corporation, Group CEO
Apr. 2006	Outside Director of ACCESS CO., Ltd. 【current position】
June 2014	Senior Chairman of ORIX Corporation 【current position】
June 2017	Outside Director of Calbee, Inc. 【current position】
Oct. 2019	Outside Director of RAKSUL INC. 【current position】
May 2020	Outside Director of the Company 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has abundant experience and deep insight in corporate management gained from his extensive years of engaging in management of ORIX Corporation. He has been actively expressing his opinions from a broader perspective on our medium- to long-term plan, management strategies, and other matters, at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and thereby playing his proper role as an Outside Director. For these reasons, we consider that he will continue to fulfill his duties as Outside Director appropriately. Tenure as Outside Director: 6 years

Naoko Yoshizawa

Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director

Born on May 29, 1964

Career summary
Aug. 1988	Joined Fujitsu Limited
Sept. 2009	Vice President of Mobile Phones Unit of Fujitsu Limited
Oct. 2011	Head of Global Research & Development Center of Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc.
Apr. 2016	Deputy Head of Advanced System Research & Development Unit and Head of AI Promotion Office of Fujitsu Limited
Apr. 2017	Corporate Executive Officer and Head of AI Platform Business Unit of Fujitsu Limited
Apr. 2018	Corporate Executive Officer, EVP and Vice Head of Digital Services Business of Fujitsu Limited
Sept. 2018	Corporate Executive Officer, EVP of Fujitsu Limited, CEO of FUJITSU Intelligence Technology Ltd.
Nov. 2019	Corporate Executive Officer, EVP and Evangelist of Digital Software & Solutions Business Group of Fujitsu Limited
May 2021	Outside Director of the Company 【current position】
June 2021	Outside Director of Yamaha Corporation 【current position】

Reason for appointment
She has abundant experience and deep insight in corporate management gained from her years of holding key positions in a range of business fields at Fujitsu Limited, including driving the company’s DX (digital transformation). She has been actively expressing her opinions from a professional insight on improving the Company’s IT readiness for promoting DX, and other matters, at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and thereby playing her proper role as an Outside Director. For these reasons, we consider that she will continue to fulfill her duties as Outside Director appropriately. Tenure as Outside Director: 5 years

Ryoko Yamazaki

Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director

Born on November 6, 1954

Career summary
Nov. 2004	Representative Director & President of Sundai International Education Centre Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Dec. 2005	Director & Chairperson of SATT, Inc. 【current position】
Apr. 2006	Chairperson of Surugadai Gakuen Educational Institute 【current position】
Apr. 2007	Representative Director & Chairperson of SUNDAI BUNKO Co., Ltd. 【current position】
Apr. 2015	Director & Chairperson of Sundai Education Centre Co., Ltd. 【current position】
May 2019	Outside Director of Tokyu Bunkamura, Inc. 【current position】
Apr. 2024	Chairperson of SUNDAI KOFU GAKUEN Educational Institute 【current position】
June 2026	Outside Director of the Company 【current position】

Reason for appointment
She has abundant experience and deep insight in the education sector, gained from her extensive years of engaging in the management of domestic and overseas education-related businesses and serving in key positions at multiple educational institutions and related companies. We believe that she will provide beneficial advice on strengthening our governance, developing human resources, and enhancing social value, based on her specialized experience and insight. For these reasons, we consider that she will fulfill her duties as Outside Director appropriately.

Takao Kubo

Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Born on January 14, 1946

Career summary
Dec. 1977	Joined the Company
Feb. 1989	General Manager of Management Policy Office of the Company
May 1993	Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company
May 2001	Director of the Company General Manager of Management Planning Office of the Company
Apr. 2003	General Manager of President’s Office of the Company
May 2004	Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company
Aug. 2010	Corporate Auditor of Nitori Co., Ltd. Corporate Auditor of Home Logistics Co., Ltd.
May 2016	Director (Full-time Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee) of the Company
Apr. 2021	Corporate Auditor of SHIMACHU Co., LTD
June 2026	Director(Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee) of the Company 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has considerable knowledge regarding finance and accounting and has abundant experience covering the overall management gained form serving positions of Director & Corporate Auditor at the Company.

Yoshiyuki Izawa

Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Chairperson)

Born on February 10, 1948

Career summary
Apr. 1970	Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Sept. 1997	President of MITSUI & CO. DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
June 2000	Director and General Manager of Informative Industry Division of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
June 2004	Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Osaka Office of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
June 2007	Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2008	Representative Director, Executive Vice President of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2009	President and Representative Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (CEO)
May 2015	Representative Director & Chairperson of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., CEO
May 2022	Outside Director (Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee) of the Company 【current position】 Outside Director of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. 【current position】
June 2022	Outside Director of Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has abundant experience in corporate management gained from his extensive years of engaging in management of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. In addition, based on the deep insight not only from the perspective of a manager but also from the perspective of an investor gained while leading the management of BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., he has been actively expressing his opinions on our financial strategies, investment strategies, and other matters, at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and playing his proper role as an Outside Director in the supervision of business execution. For these reasons, we consider that he will continue to fulfill his duties as Outside Director appropriately. Tenure as Outside Director: 4 years

Hisayoshi Ando

Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Born on April 24, 1960

Career summary
Apr. 1983	Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
July 2005	Head of Iron and Steel Division of Manufacturing Industries Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2007	Head of Secretariat General Policy Division, Commissioner of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2008	Head of Economic and Industrial Policy Division of Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Dec. 2008	Head of Policy Planning and Coordination Division of Minister's Secretariat of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Sept. 2009	Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister
July 2010	Head of Natural Resources and Fuel Department of Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
June 2013	Head of Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2015	Director-General of Commerce and Information Policy Bureau of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2017	Commissioner of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2019	Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
July 2021	Retired from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
May 2022	Outside Director (Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee) of the Company 【current position】
June 2022	Outside Director of Marubeni Corporation 【current position】 Outside Director of MAMEZO DIGITAL HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
June 2023	Representative Director & President of Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation CO., LTD. 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has abundant experience and professional insight gained from held important positions including Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. He has been actively expressing his opinions on global strategies, security measures, and other matters, at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and playing his proper role as an Outside Director in the supervision of business execution. For these reasons, we consider that he will continue to fulfill his duties as Outside Director appropriately. Tenure as Outside Director: 4 years

Masahito Kanetaka

Outside Director
*Independent Outside Director
Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Born on June 29, 1954

Career summary
Apr. 1978	Joined National Police Agency
Sept. 1998	Chief of Toyama Prefectural Police Headquarters
Oct. 1999	General Manager of Administration Department, Kanagawa
Sept. 2001	Director of 2nd Investigation Division, Criminal Affairs Bureau, National Police Agency
Aug. 2003	Director of Personnel Division, Commissioner-General’s Secretariat, National Police Agency
Jan. 2006	General Manager of Criminal Investigation Bureau, Metropolitan Police Department
Aug. 2007	General Manager of Personal and Training Bureau, Metropolitan Police Department
Aug. 2008	Senior Councilor of Commissioner-General’s Secretariat, National Police Agency
June 2009	Commissioner of Criminal Affairs Bureau, National Police Agency
Oct. 2011	Director-General of Commissioner-General’s Secretariat, National Police Agency
Jan. 2013	Deputy Commissioner-General, National Police Agency
Aug.2016	Retired from National Police Agency
Dec.2016	Chief Director, Japan Police Personnel Mutual Aid Association
June 2023	Outside Director (Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee) of the Company 【current position】
June 2025	Outside Corporate Auditor of ASAGAMI CORPORATION 【current position】

Reason for appointment
He has abundant experience and deep insight gained from held important positions including Commissioner-General of National Police Agency. He has been actively expressing his opinions on the company's risk management framework, policies for addressing misconduct, and other matters, at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and playing his proper role as an Outside Director in the supervision of business execution. For these reasons, although he has never directly taken part in corporate management, we consider that he will continue to fulfill his duties as Outside Director appropriately. Tenure as Outside Director: 3 year

Note：The Company has introduced an executive officer system to clearly separate management’s decision-making function and business execution function for more efficient and expedited management and to respond to changes in the business environment promptly and appropriately.

Managing Executive Officers:	Naoshi Takei, Manabu Nakamura,Kazuyuki Hashimoto, Junichi Yoshima, Tadashi Kudo
Senior Executive Officers:	Hiroki Murabayashi, Kazuya Tsukada, Akihiro Kushida, Yuichi Maruhashi, Shuichi Aizawa
Executive Officers:	Ei Sugiura, Toshinori Arai, Masaomi Zenji, Tetsuya Okuda, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Masatoshi Sano, Hiroyuki Tajiri, Noriaki Hase, Hideki Sasaki, Ryo Takahashi, Katsunori Kobayashi, Fumihide Kimura, Kon Kawaguchi, Masaya Sato, Keigo Onuki, Mitsuyoshi Kubota

The forecasts and projected operating results contained in this report are based on information available at the time of preparation, and thus involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of a variety of factors.

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