Japan Tobacco Inc. announced that the board of directors has made resolution concerning the company's new executive appointments: Candidates for appointment as new Members of the Board: Shigeaki Okamoto, Former Administrative Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance; Tetsuya Shoji, Corporate Advisor, NTT Communications, Outside Director, Sapporo Holdings Limited, Outside Director, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Outside Director, Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation. Effective date is March 23, 2022. Resigning Member of the Board: Yasutake Tango, Chairperson of the Board, Effective date is March 23, 2022. Proposed changes in Responsibilities of Members of the Board: Mutsuo Iwai, Deputy Chairperson of the Board as Chairperson of the Board; Shigeaki Okamoto, Former Administrative Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance as Deputy Chairperson of the Board, Effective date is March 23, 2022. Newly appointed Executive Officers: Nobuya Kato as Senior Vice President; Yoshiyuki Mishima as Senior Vice President, People & Culture, Effective date is January 1, 2022. Changes in Responsibilities: Naohiro Minami as Executive Vice President, Finance and Corporate Communications; Kiyohide Hirowatari as Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Sustainability, People & Culture, Information Technology, Legal, Operation Review & Business Assurance, Pharmaceutical Business and Food Business; Kazuhito Yamashita as Senior Vice President, Corporate Governance, Compliance; Junichi Fukuchi as Senior Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Tobacco Business, Japan; Yuki Maeda as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Tobacco Business, Japan; Eiichi Kiyokawa as Senior Vice President, Sales, Tobacco Business, Japan; Kenji Ogura as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications, Tobacco Business, Japan; Chigusa Ogawa as Senior Vice President, Leaf Procurement, Tobacco Business, Japan; Yasuhiro Nakajima as Senior Vice President, Head of RRP Japan Office, Tobacco Business, Japan; Shuichi Hirosue as Senior Vice President, Marketing, Tobacco Business, Japan; Akihiro Koyanagi as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Tobacco Business, Japan; Daniel Torras as Senior Vice President, Performance & Integration, Tobacco Business, Japan; Kei Nakano as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy; Takehisa Shibayama as Senior Vice President, Information Technology; Hiroyuki Fukuda as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications; Osamu Hirose as Senior Vice President, General Counsel; Hisato Imokawa as Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Effective January 1, 2022. Resigning Executive Officers: Hiroyuki Miki as Senior Vice President, R&D Tobacco Business; Toru Hijikata as Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance; Toru Oguchi as Senior Vice President, Head of China Division; Takanori Kikuchi as Senior Vice President, General Affairs; Koichi Mori as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Effective January 1, 2022.