17LIVE Group Limited announced the appointment of Joji Koda as Chief Investment Officer. Appointment Date: May 29, 2024. Role And Responsibilities: Executive, responsible for corporate development such as acquisition, investment, partnership, fundraising, as well as for investor relations.

Mr. Koda has served as Senior Vice President of the Company and its subsidiaries since November 2023 to spearhead investment, investor relations, and strategic partnership. Prior to joining the Company, he served as the Director at Ripple, a crypto and blockchain technology company in San Francisco from August 2022 to October 2023. From April 2019 to August 2022, he was CFO and COO of a silicon-valley based smart-home technology startup called HOMMA.

He led various operational improvement projects as Director at EY Transaction Advisory Services ("EY") in Tokyo from February 2018 to April 2019. Before joining EY, he led investments in multiple countries (UK, UAE, Singapore, and Vietnam) as Senior Director at Cool Japan Fund, an investment arm of the Japanese Government from February 2014 to February 2018. Professional Qualifications: Master of Business Administration, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.