TOHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD

Executives


Representative Director, President and CEO	Hiromi Edahiro
Senior Executive Managing Director and COO	Akira Umada
Executive Managing Director and CGO	Takeo Matsutani
Director and Corporate Officer, in charge of Transformation	Shuzo Kono
Outside Director	Manako Haga
Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Members	Yoshiaki Kamoya
Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Members	Hidehito Kotani
Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Members	Chie Goto
Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Members	Miho Saito
Executive Corporate Officer	Tsuguo Nakagomi
Executive Corporate Officer	Makoto Kawamura
Corporate Officer	Kengo Ogawa
Corporate Officer	Kazuki Shimizu
Corporate Officer	Aya Komai
Corporate Officer	Aiko Noshiro
Corporate Officer	Shigeki Nakata
Corporate Officer	Takashi Kobayashi
Corporate Officer	Takuya Narikawa
Corporate Officer and CFO	Yasuo Sakae

Directors Skill Matrix

In order to achieve efficient and prompt Group operations, the Company appoints as its directors the representative directors of major subsidiaries and appoints outside directors with different viewpoints, including those managing a business, experiences, and high-level skills.
At the Board of Directors, these members hold discussions based on their individual knowledge, experiences, and abilities, make legal and managerial decisions, and supervise business execution.
Regarding skills and the skill matrix required for Directors in light of the Company’s management strategy, please refer to “Skill Matrix” listed below.


Name	Position	Gender	Corporate Management	Finance&Accounting/Capital Markets	Human Resource Development/Sustainability	Legal Affairs&Risk Management	Sales Strategy/Logistics	Business Development/DX	Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Administration and Policy
Hiromi Edahiro	Representative Director, President and CEO	Male	〇	〇				〇	〇
Akira Umada	Senior Executive Managing Director and COO	Male	〇		〇		〇		〇
Takeo Matsutani	Executive Managing Director and CGO	Male	〇		〇		〇	〇	〇
Shuzo Kono	Director and Corporate Officer, in charge of Transformation	Male	〇				〇	〇	〇
Manako Haga	Outside Director	Female	〇	〇	〇
Yoshiaki Kamoya	Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Male	〇			〇	〇		〇
Hidehito Kotani	Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Male	〇	〇			〇	〇	〇
Chie Goto	Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Female		〇	〇	〇
Miho Saito	Outside Director of Audit and Supervisory Committee Member	Female	〇	〇	〇

Reasons for selecting skills


skills	Reason for selection
Corporate Management	We believe that a wide range of knowledge and experience in corporate management is necessary to formulate and implement growth strategies from a medium- to long-term perspective in the midst of significant changes in the market environment.
Finance & Accounting/Capital Markets	We believe that a wide range of knowledge and experience in finance, accounting and capital markets is necessary to realize sustainable growth investment and shareholder returns aimed at increasing corporate value while improving capital efficiency and securing a stable financial base.
Human Resource Development/Sustainability	Human Resource Development:With the Medium-Term Management Plan calling for maximizing the value of human capital, we believe that knowledge and experience in human resource development are necessary to provide appropriate advice and supervision when implementing and promoting human resource development and personnel system reform. Sustainability:We believe that knowledge and experience in the sustainability and ESG fields are necessary to achieve the qualitative improvement of sustainability management” set forth in the action plan formulated based on the Company’s Medium-Term Management Plan.
Legal Affairs & Risk Management	In order to increase corporate value as a sustainable company, it is important to develop and enhance the governance system and strengthen the risk management system, which form the basis for this. To this end, we believe that knowledge and experience in legal affairs and risk management are necessary.
Sales Strategy/Logistics	Sales Strategy:In order to co-create new value through the provision of unique services, it is important to strengthen our ability to nderstand customer needs and to provide added value. We believe that a wide range of knowledge and experience in sales strategy is necessary to accurately grasp current issues and their impact on market changes, and to appropriately advise and supervise the Group’s sales strategies and policies. Logistics:As a company that handles life-related products, we believe that "safe and secure pharmaceutical distribution" is our mission, and that knowledge and experience in logistics are necessary to formulate, advise, and supervise appropriate logistics strategies.
Business Development/DX	In order to enhance the Group's corporate value over the medium to long term, it is important to establish new businesses as early as possible, reform existing businesses, and improve operational efficiency. We believe that knowledge and experience in business development and DX are necessary to implement and promote these initiatives.
Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Administration and Policy	We believe that in the complex market environment of the pharmaceutical industry, where national systems play a major role, knowledge and experience in pharmaceutical administration and policy are necessary to achieve sustainable growth and increase corporate value over the medium to long term.