Corporate Auditor (External)

Akio Kobayashi

Oct. 2, 1963

Sep. 1987
Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation

Dec. 1993
Seconded to Price Waterhouse Singapore Office

Sep. 2006
Appointed Representative Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently, PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)

Jul. 2007
Appointed General Manager of IPO Advisory Department of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently, PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)

Jul. 2009
Appointed Leader of Financial Reporting Advisory Department of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently, PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)

Jul. 2015
Appointed Leader of Corporate Governance Support Team of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently, PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC)

Jul. 2024
Appointed Representative of Akio Kobayashi CPA Office (current position)

Jul. 2024
Appointed Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD. (current position)

May 2025
Appointed External Auditor, the company (current position)