Press Release
February 17, 2023
Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd.
1-1, 2-Chome, Higashikotari, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto
www.logisnext.com

Mitsubishi Logisnext Signs Sponsorship Agreementwith Professional Golfer Ayaka Furue

On February 1, 2023, Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. (Yuichi Mano, Representative
Director & President) signed a sponsorship agreement with professional golfer Ayaka
Furue. During the contract period, the Mitsubishi Logisnext Group (ML Group) will
support Ms. Furue’s participation in golf tournaments in Japan and around the world. At
the same time, Ms. Furue will wear branded apparel bearing the logos of ML Group
companies, participate in ML Group corporate events, and engage in other marketing
communications activities throughout the tournament.
Ayaka Furue began playing golf at the age of three. After winning several of the top junior
tournaments, she went on to win the Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament in September 2019as an amateur player. She turned professional in October of the same year, and in 2020
she posted three wins in Japan, securing her status as a women’s professional golfer inthe country. In 2022, Ms. Furue moved to the United States, where she has been an active
member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Participating in the Trust
Golf Women’s Scottish Open in July of that year, she posted her first LPGA victory. She isexpected to be an enthusiastic competitor in the 2023 LPGA Tour.
As a full line-up manufacturer of material handling equipment, Mitsubishi Logisnext
continues to expand its business worldwide with a focus on sales of forklifts and material
handling equipment. Recognizing North America as an important market, Mitsubishi
Logisnext has continued to develop its business through Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas
Inc. group (“Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas group”), a manufacturing and wholesales
distribution subsidiary. Moreover, Equipment Depot, Inc. (EQD), its subsidiary handlingretail sales, service and rentals, has taken a key role for the Group’s steady growth inrecent years.
This sponsorship agreement is in support of ML Group’s commitment to the North
America market, and in support of Ayaka Furue as a competitor in the professional golf
world in the United States. In addition to supporting Ms. Furue’s participation in theLPGA Tour in the U.S., the company looks forward to supporting her continued successglobally and in Japan.
As a global player in the material handling equipment industry, Mitsubishi Logisnext iscommitted to demonstrating its international business strengths while highlighting theoutstanding world-class athleticism of Ayaka Furue.
Comment from Ayaka Furue:
I am very pleased to have entered into a sponsorship agreement with Mitsubishi
Logisnext Group.
As a player who has been competing on the LGPA Tour in the United States since 2022, I
am encouraged to have the support of Mitsubishi Logisnext, a company that is making
outstanding progress in Japan and around the world. I pledge to continue doing my best,and I look forward to inspiring my fans and supporters with my enthusiasm.

Player Profile of Ayaka Furue:
Date of Birth: May 27, 2000
Height: 153 cm (5 ft.)
Birthplace: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Alma Mater: Takigawa Daini High School
Sponsorship: Fujitsu Limited
Admission to JLPGA: October 23, 2019
Pro Championship Record:2020• 51st Descente Ladies Tokai Classic• 36th Itoen Ladies Golf Tournament• 39th Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open2021• Fujitsu Ladies Golf Tournament• Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies• Toto Japan Classic2022• 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open• Fujitsu Ladies 2022
Excerpted from information provided by the Ladies
Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan

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