For Immediate Release
IIJ Global Announces Proposed Board Members
TOKYO - March 22, 2022 - IIJ Global Solutions Inc. ("IIJ Global"), Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", TSE1:3774)'s 100% owned subsidiary, today announced the following planned executive appointments as resolved
at the Board of Directors meeting held March 22, 2022.
Change of Representative Director (as of April 1, 2022)－ Positions and Names
New Title

Name

Current Title

Representative Director, Chairman

Toshinori Iwasawa

Representative Director and CEO

Representative Director, President

Yoshinobu InoueManaging Director－ Reason for the Change
To reinforce the management system and strengthen business execution－ Profile of the new President, Yoshinobu Inoue
NameYoshinobu Inoue

Date of BirthApr 10, 1962

Career・Jun. 1985: Joined IBM Japan, Ltd.
・Jan. 2008: East Region Manager of IBM Japan, Ltd.
・Aug. 2013: Joined IIJ Global Solutions Inc. (IIJ Global)
・Jun. 2014: Executive Officer of IIJ Global
・Jun. 2015: Managing Executive Officer of IIJ Global
・Jun. 2016: Managing Director of IIJ Global（current post）

Promoted Director and Appointed Two New Executive Officers (as of April 1, 2022)New Title
Managing Director(Promotion)

Executive Officer(New appointment)

Executive Officer(New appointment)

Name

Current Title

Naoto Takahashi

Director

Takahiro Hashimoto

Hiroyuki Ando

Deputy Division Director, Business
Development Department, Sales
Division
General Manager, Solution & Service
Technology Department, Solutions
Division

Officers (as of April 1, 2022)
Title

Name

Representative Director, Chairman

Toshinori Iwasawa

Representative Director, President
Representative Director and Executive Vice President

Yoshinobu Inoue
Hiroaki Tsuno

Senior Managing Director
Managing Director

Tatsuo Nishimata
Naoto Takahashi

Directors

Koichi Suzuki (part time)
Koichi Maruyama (part time)
Makoto Ajisaka (part time)
Hiroshi Saitoh
Makoto Hirakawa
Yohshi Nakano
Takahiro Hashimoto
Hiroyuki Ando
Kazuhiro Ohira
Akihisa Watai

Executive Officers

Statutory Auditor* Naoya Kaihara retired from Managing Executive Officer at the conclusion of the Board of Directors meeting held today.

About IIJ Global
IIJ Global Solutions Inc. (IIJ Global) was established in September 2010 as an IIJ Group company by acquiring
AT&T Japan's local Network Outsourcing service business. IIJ Global provides comprehensive network
outsourcing services for enterprises, global network security services including SASE, and a digital workplacewith a secure, high-quality IT infrastructure environment. For more information about IIJ Global, visit the IIJ
Global Website at https://www.iijglobal.co.jp/en/.

About IIJFounded in 1992, IIJ is one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers.
IIJ and its group companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers.
IIJ's services include high-quality Internet connectivity services, systems integration, cloud computing services,
security services and mobile services. Moreover, IIJ has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks inJapan that is connected to the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. IIJ listed on the U.S. NASDAQ
Stock Market in 1999 and on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006. For more information
about IIJ, visit the IIJ Web site at https://www.iij.ad.jp/en/.
The statements within this release contain forward-looking statements about our future plans that involve risk
and uncertainty. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results.
For inquiries, contact:
IIJ Group Corporate Communications
Tel: +81-3-5205-6310
E-mail: press@iij.ad.jp
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