AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited announced that Mr. Isei Nagakawa ("Mr. Nakagawa") and Mr. Makoto Fukuda ("Mr. Fukuda") have retired as Non-executive Directors with effect from the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company held on 27 May 2024. The Board of the Company also announces that with effect from 27 May 2024, Mr. Kenji Fujita and Mr. Yasutoshi Yokochi have been appointed as Non-executive Directors of the
Company. Mr. Fujita (aged 54) is currently the president and chief executive officer of AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. and the director of AEON Bank Co. Ltd. He joined AEON. Co. Ltd., the holding company of the Company, in April 1992. In July 2009, he was appointed the administration general manager of the Company. From March 2010 to March 2011, he was an Executive Director of the Company. From March 2011 to March 2012, he was assigned to
work in the secretariat of AEON Co. Ltd. Mr. Fujita was then appointed as the head of Asia Business Division of AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. in March 2012; a director of AEON Financial Service (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. in June 2012; a director of AEON Credit Service (M) BHD in June 2013; the managing director of AEON Credit Service (M) BHD in June 2014; the chairman and representative director of ACS Servicing (Thailand) Co. Ltd. in April 2019; the
managing director of AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) PCL in June 2019; the chairman and representative director of AEON Specialized Bank (Cambodia) PLC in December 2019; a director of AEON Credit Service Co. Ltd. in May 2020; a director of AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) PCL in June 2020; and a representative director and president of AEON Credit Service Co. Ltd. in May 2022. Mr. Fujita has over 30 years of extensive experience in administration and business development. Mr. Fujita graduated from Yamaguchi University in Japan with a bachelor's degree in Humanity and holds a master's degree in Business Administration from International University of Japan. Mr. Yokochi (aged 50) has been the general manager of the Overseas Company Management Department of AEON Co. Ltd. since September 2021 and a director of AEON (Thailand) Co. Ltd. since May 2024. He joined AEON Retail Co. Ltd. in April 2001. From April 2001 to September 2021, he was assigned to assume different positions related to various operations in AEON Group of companies including AEON Co. (M) BHD and posting to United States of America. Mr. Yokochi has over 23 years of working experience in retail operation, finance, corporate management and business recovery. Mr. Yokochi holds a master degree in Business Administration in Finance from International University of Japan.