(This is a translation in English from the original in Japanese. In case of any discrepancy between
the translation and the Japanese original, the latter shall prevail.)
May 12, 2020
To whom it may concern:
Company name

Digital Media Professionals Inc.

Representative

Tatsuo Yamamoto, President & CEO(Security Code: 3652, TSE Mothers)

Contact

Tsuyoshi Osawa, General Manager,
Corporate Planning Department

TEL.

03-6454-0450

Notice of changes in representative director and directors, and personnel change
Digital Media Professionals Inc. (the “Company”) has decided on the following changes inrepresentative director and directors as well as personnel change at the Board of Directors'
meeting held on April 10, 2020. The changes in representative director and directors will be
officially decided at the 18th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
scheduled to be held on June 19, 2020 and the following Board of Directors Meeting.
1. Change of Representative Director(1) Reason for the ChangeWith two representative directors, the Company aims to further strengthen the management
system and management base.
(2) Outline of the Change
Name

(New)

(Current)

Tsuyoshi Osawa

Representative Director,General Manager, CorporatePresident and COO,

Planning Department

General Manager, Corporate
Planning Department(3) Date of the Change
June 19, 2020
(4) Profile of the New Representative Director
Date of Birth: Born on February 19, 1962 in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Career Summary:March 1985 Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo
April 1985 Joined Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.
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March 1991 Joined Aiwa Co., Ltd.
July 2002 Joined Kyoshin Technosonic Co., Ltd.
October 2008, Senior General Manager, Planning and Administration Division
October 2009 Transferred to UKC Holdings Corporation (currently Restar Holdings Corporation)
Senior General Manager, Group Business Planning Division
July 2016 Group Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Group Business Planning Division
July 2018 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of IR Department, General Manager ofCorporate Development Department
April 2019 Joined the Company
May 2019 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department (current position)
Number of shares owned 0 Shares (As of March 31, 2020)
2. Change of Directors (June 19, 2020)(1) Candidates for Director (reappointment)
Tatsuo Yamamoto
Hiroyuki Umeda
Shinichi Okamoto (Outside Director)
Susumu Nishima (Outside Director)(2) Candidates for New Director
Tsuyoshi Osawa
Schmitt Benjamin*1
Minoru Iida*2 (Outside Director)*1 As of May 12, 2020, Mr. Schmitt Benjamin is GM of Cyber AI Division of the Company.
*2 As of May 12, 2020, Mr. Minoru Iida is Senior General Manager of Research & Development
Section, Advanced Technology Center, and General Manager of Low Speed Mobility Division,
Research & Development Section, Advanced Technology Center at Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(3) Retiring Directors
Eisaku Ohbuchi*3 (due to expiration of term)
Sei Furukawa (due to expiration of term)*3 Mr. Eisaku Ohbuchi is going to assume Advisor (Fellow) after retiring Director.
(Reference) Management setup (as of June 19, 2020) and its objectives- The Company adopts a management system with two representatives and aims to continuously
improve corporate value. Chairperson & CEO focuses on a creation of new values such astechnologies and new businesses, and President & COO focuses on a stabilization of themanagement base including subsidiaries, initiatives for growth, and planning and execution of
mid-term business plan.
- The Company appoints a person in charge of research and development for AI business, the2Company’s main business, as director in charge of R&D, and improves the diversity of the boardof directors.
NameTitle

Tatsuo Yamamoto

Chairperson and CEO

Tsuyoshi Osawa

President and COO, and General Manager, Corporate Planning
Department

Hiroyuki Umeda

Director and General Manager, Sales & Marketing Department

Schmitt Benjamin

Director and GM, Cyber AI Division

Shinichi Okamoto

Independent Outside Director

Minoru Iida

Outside Director

Susumu Nishima

Outside Director

Tomohiko Mizuishi

Full-time Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Toshio Yamaguchi

Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Mariko Hirose

Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Member

3. Personnel ChangeNameNewOld

Sei Furukawa

Managing DirectorManaging Director & CFO, GeneralManager, Accounting Department

Tsuyoshi Osawa

General Manager, Corporate

General Manager, Corporate

Planning Department, and General

Planning Department

Manager, Accounting Department

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