Monex : Announcement of Changes in Management, Personnel and Organization

Announcement of Changes in Management, Personnel and Organization

TOKYO, June 21, 2017 - Monex Group, Inc. ("the Company") hereby announces changes in management, personnel and organization of its group companies named below:

Monex Group, Inc. Monex, Inc.

Trade Science Corporation

Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc.

1. Monex Group, Inc.

2. Appointment of New Executive Officer

   The Company will newly appoint an Executive Officer by resolution of the first meeting of its board of directors to be held after its 13th annual general meeting of shareholders on June 24, 2017.

   New Executive Officer candidate for appointment (Effective June 24, 2017): Nozomi Takasaki (Current position: Senior Executive Director)

   [Name on family register: Nozomi Banno]

   [Supplementary Information] Management of the Company Responsibilities of Executive Officers

   (Effective June 24, 2017 at the closure of the first meeting of the board of directors of the Company to be

   held after its 13th annual general meeting of shareholders.)

   Name	Title	Responsibilities	Other important positions in the group
   Oki Matsumoto	Representative Executive Officer & President	- Chief Executive Officer
   Koichi Tateno	Executive Officer
   Satoshi Hasuo	Executive Officer
   Toshihiko Katsuya	Executive Officer	- Japan Segment	- Representative Director & President, Monex, Inc.
   Kiminori Kaneko	Executive Officer	- Japan Segment	- Representative Director & Deputy President, Monex, Inc.
   Takashi Oyagi	Executive Officer	- Director & Chief Strategic Officer, TradeStation Group, Inc.
   John Bartleman	Executive Officer	- US Segment	- Director & President, TradeStation Group, Inc.
   Shoji Kuwashima	Executive Officer	- Managing Director, Monex, Inc.

   • Chairman and Managing Director, Monex, Inc.

   • Chairman of the Board of Directors, TradeStation Group, Inc.

   • Chief Operating Officer

   • Co- Chief Financial Officer

   • Overall management

   • Asia-Pacific Segment

   • Kaizen

   • Senior Executive Director, Monex, Inc.

   • Director, TradeStation Group, Inc.

   • Representative Director & President, Japan Growth Investments Alliance Inc.

   • Co- Chief Financial Officer

   • Financial controls

   • Executive Director, Monex, Inc.

   • Representative Director, Monex Finance Corporation

   • Chief Strategic Officer

   • US Segment

   • Chief Quality Officer

   • Human resources

   • Quality

   • Corporate communications

   • Information security

   Name	Title	Responsibilities	Other important positions in the group
   Hisashi Tanaami	Executive Officer	- Managing Director& Vice Chairman, Monex, Inc.
   Yuko Seimei	Executive Officer	Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc.
   Masaki Ueda	Executive Officer	- Monex Zero	- Senior Executive Director, Monex, Inc.
   Nozomi Takasaki	Executive Officer	-

   • Chief Administrative Officer

   • Internal controls

   • Relationship management

   • Planning

   • Monex Ventures, Inc.

   • Trade Science Corporation

   • Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partners, Inc.

   • Monex Zero

   • Senior Executive Director, Monex, Inc.

   • Representative Director, Monex Ventures, Inc.

   • Representative Director,

   • Co-Chief Administrative Officer

   • Internal controls

   • Corporate Secretary

3. Organizational Change

   In order to pursue designing innovative ways of managing money and support everyone's investment and economic needs, as stated in its business principles, the Company will newly establish Monex Zero Office effective July 1, 2017.

   Name	New Position	Current Position
   Atsushi Iida	General Manager, Monex Zero Office	-

4. Personnel Change Effective July 1, 2017

5. Monex, Inc.

   Monex, Inc. decided to change its management, personnel and organization effective July 1, 2017 as described below so as to achieve greater growth of its customer base.

   Name	New Position	Current Position
   Nozomi Takasaki	Senior Executive Director	-
   Harumi Katsumata	Executive Director	-
   Yasuyuki Kotera	Executive Director	General Manager, Human Resources Department

6. Management Changes Effective July 1, 2017

7. Organizational Changes

   Monex, Inc. will make the following organizational changes effective July 1, 2017.

   • Newly establish "Public Relations Office."

   • Split Sales Division into two organizations to form "Sales Division" and "Customer Services Division." "Hachinohe Contact Center," "Nihonbashi Contact Center" and "Client Account Department" will be removed from the Sales Division and placed under the Customer Services Division.

     Name	New Position	Current Position
     Takuya Yamanaka	Managing Director & Senior Executive Director Head of Customer Services Division	Managing Director & Senior Executive Director Head of Sales Division
     Junya Matsuoka	Managing Director & Executive Director Head of Sales Division & General Manager, Marketing Department, Sales Division	Managing Director & Executive Director General Manager, Marketing Department, Sales Division
     Terumitsu Kanai	Senior Executive Director General Manager, Client Account Department, Customer Services Division	Senior Executive Director
     Yuichi Miyamoto	General Manager, Public Relations Office	-

8. Personnel Changes Effective July 1, 2017

   Name	New Position	Current Position
   Tomomitsu Moriyama	General Manager, Human Resources Department	General Manager, Client Account Department, Sales Division
   Masanao Ihara	General Manager, Quality Management Office, Operations Division	-

9. Trade Science Corporation

   Name	New Position	Current Position
   Koichi Kato	(Retirement)	Managing Director

10. Director Change Effective June 16, 2017

11. Monex-Saison-Vanguard Investment Partnership, Inc.

    Name	New Position	Current Position
    Tomoshige Nakamura	Chairman and Managing Director	Chairman

12. Director Change Effective June 16, 2017

Contacts: Yumi Matsuzaki

Public Relations, CEO Office Monex Group, Inc.

[phone]

Atsushi Demoto

Investor Relations, Financial Control Department Monex Group, Inc.

[phone]

This material is an English translation of a Japanese announcement made on the date above. Although the Company intended to faithfully translate the Japanese document into English, the accuracy and correctness of this English translation is not guaranteed and thus you are encouraged to refer to the original Japanese document. This translation was made as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or to solicit an offer to buy securities in the U.S.