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Katsuya Natori

Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member

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Katsuya Natori was appointed as an independent Audit and Supervisory Board member of Recruit Holdings in 2020. He previously worked at several law offices and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation before joining Apple Japan, Inc. in 1995. In 1998, he became General Counsel at Oracle Information Systems (Japan), and during the mid-2000s, he took on multiple leadership roles at IBM Japan, Ltd.. Mr. Natori founded the Natori Law Office in 2012, and in 2020 became Managing Partner of ITN Partners. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Olympus Corporation. Currently, he is a Supervisory Director at Global One Real Estate Investment Corporation, Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of circlace, Inc. and Hino Motors, Ltd., and Outside Director of TOKYO ROPE MFG. CO., LTD.

March 2023

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member* of Hino Motors, Ltd.

June 2021

Outside Director* of TOKYO ROPE MFG. CO., LTD.

December 2020

Managing Partner* of ITN Partners

June 2020

Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member* of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member* of Pasona Tquila Inc. (currently circlace Inc.)

June 2019

External Director and Chairman of Audit Committee of Olympus Corporation

April 2016

Supervisory Director* of Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.

March 2015

External Director of MODEC, Inc.

April 2012

External Statutory Auditor at Olympus Corporation

February 2012

Founder of Natori Law Office

April 2010

Vice President of Global Process Services at IBM Japan, Ltd.

January 2004

General Counsel at IBM Japan, Ltd.

March 2002

General Counsel and Executive Officer at Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

January 1998

General Counsel at Sun Microsystems K.K. (currently Oracle Information Systems (Japan) G.K.)

January 1995

General Counsel at Apple Computer Co., Ltd. (currently Apple Japan, Inc.)

July 1993

Counsel at Esso Petroleum Corporation (currently ENEOS Corporation)

July 1992

Visiting Lawyer at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

June 1990

Visiting Lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

April 1986

Associate Lawyer at Masuda & Ejiri Law Office (currently Nishimura & Asahi)

Unless otherwise stated, position refers to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. *Current position