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Notification Regarding Candidates for Appointment of Director

Sansan, Inc. (“the Company”) announced today that the Company has nominated candidates for the position of Director (excl. Director serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee) , Director serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee and substitute Director serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee at the Board of Directors Meeting held on July 23, 2024 as indicated below. This proposal will be referred to the 17th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“the AGM”) to be held on August 27, 2024.

1. Candidates for Director (excl. Director Serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee)

Name Type Current Position(s)
Chikahiro Terada Reelection Representative Director, CEO, CPO
Kei Tomioka Reelection Director, Executive Officer, COO, Managing Executive (Sansan Division, Bill One Division)
Kenji Shiomi Reelection Director, Executive Officer, CISO, DPO, Managing Executive (Engineering Division, Eight Division)
Yuta Ohma Reelection Director, Executive Officer, CHRO, Managing Executive (Human Resources Division)
Muneyuki Hashimoto Reelection Director, Executive Officer, CFO, Managing Executive (Corporate Division)
Toru Akaura New election,
Outside Director,
Independent Director		 Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Taro Saito New election,
Outside Director,
Independent Director		 Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

2. Career Summary of Candidate for New Director (excl. Director Serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee)

Name
(Date of Birth) 		Career Summary
Toru Akaura
(August 7, 1968) 		Apr. 1991 Joined Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.)
Oct. 1999 Established Incubate Capital Partners, General Partner
Mar. 2000 Outside Director of S-Pool, Inc. (current position)
June 2005 Outside Director of jig.jp Co., Ltd. (current position)
Aug. 2007 Outside Director of the Company
Sep. 2010 Representative Director of Incubate Fund KK (current position)
Oct. 2014 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Double Standard Inc.
Aug. 2015 Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)
Dec. 2017 External Director of ispace, inc. (current position)
June 2021 Outside Director of Double Standard Inc. (current position)
Taro Saito
(November 24, 1972) 		June 1995 Joined DENTSU INC.
May 2005 Established dof Inc., assumed position of Director
June 2009 Representative Director of dof Inc. (current position)
Dec. 2014 Outside Director of VOYAGE GROUP Inc. (currently CARTA HOLDINGS Inc.) (current position)
Jan. 2017 Established CC Corporation, assumed position of Director (current position)
June 2019 Outside Director of for Startups, Inc. (current position)
June 2020 Outside Director of ZOZO, Inc. (current position)
Aug. 2022 Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current position)

3. Candidates for Director Serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee

Name Type Current Position(s)
Maki Suzuki Reelection,
Outside Director,
Independent Director 		Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Tsunehiro Shirota New election,,
Outside Director,
Independent Director 		–

4. Career Summary of Candidate for New Director (Director Serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee)

Name
(Date of Birth) 		Career Summary
Tsunehiro Shirota
(September 22, 1982) 		Apr. 2005 Joined Lehman Brothers Japan Inc.
Dec. 2008 Joined Barclays Capital Securities Japan Limited
Aug. 2012 Joined Evernote Corporation
May 2014 Vice President, Analytics of Evernote Corporation
Jan. 2016 Vice President, Business Operations and Strategy of Evernote Corporation
Sep. 2016 Partner of WiL, LLC (current position)

5. Substitute Candidate for Director Serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee

Name Type Current Position(s)
Taro Saito Outside Director,
Independent Director 		Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

(For Reference)

Directors (excl. Directors serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee) and Directors serving on the Audit & Supervisory Committee

Name Position(s)
Chikahiro Terada Representative Director, CEO, CPO
Kei Tomioka Director, Executive Officer, COO, Managing Executive (Sansan Division, Bill One Division)
Kenji Shiomi Director, Executive Officer, CISO, DPO, Managing Executive (Engineering Division, Eight Division)
Yuta Ohma Director, Executive Officer, CHRO, Managing Executive (Human Resources Division)
Muneyuki Hashimoto Director, Executive Officer, CFO, Managing Executive (Corporate Division)
Toru Akaura Outside Director
Taro Saito Outside Director
Maki Suzuki Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Toko Shiotsuki Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Tsunehiro Shirota Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

This system will be formally decided by the resolutions of the 17th AGM scheduled for August 27, 2024 and the Board of Directors Meeting to be held thereafter.

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