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Currently, Kazuo Sumi is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. and Chairman of Hankyu Corp. (a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.). Mr. Sumi is also on the board of 10 other companies. Mr. Sumi received an undergraduate degree from Waseda University.

Currently, Shuzo Sumi holds the position of Co-Chairman for Sony Corp. He is also on the board of Toyota Industries Corp. and Japan Association of Corporate Executives. In the past Mr. Sumi was Chairman for Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Chairman of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. and Director, Chief Representative & General Manager at Tokio Marine Kiln Insurance Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.).

Kazuo Tsukuda is on the board of Internet Initiative Japan, Inc., FANUC Corp., Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. and Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. In his past career he occupied the position of Director & Senior Executive Advisor at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Chairman of The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies.

Kazuo Kawamura holds the position of Chairman for Japan Dairy Industry Association, Chairman at All Nippon Kashi Association and President, CEO & Representative Director at Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Mr. Kawamura is also on the board of Japanese Assoc of Fermented Milks & Fermented Milk Drinks, Meiji Co., Ltd. (former President & Representative Director), Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. and Global Dairy Platform. He received a graduate degree from Waseda University.

Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai|平井 一夫|Hirai Kazuo|born December 22, 1960}} is the President and CEO of Sony Corporation. He also serves as a member of the board of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony. He was noted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry. Hirai became the President and CEO of Sony on April 1, 2012.

Early life
Kazuo Hirai was born in 1960 in Tokyo, Japan, where he attended the American School in Japan.

Sony Computer Entertainment
In August 1995, Hirai joined Sony's computer and video game division, Sony Computer Entertainment America. On November 30, 2006, just under two weeks after the launch of [3], Hirai replaced Ken Kutaragi as President of Sony Computer Entertainment. While maintaining his positions at SCEA, Hirai also became chief operating officer of SCEI. Kutaragi himself was promoted to chairman of SCEI, and remained chief executive officer of the group. On April 26, 2007, it was announced that Hirai will be promoted to President and Group CEO of SCEI, replacing Ken Kutaragi who would retire and instead take up the role of Honorary Chairman.

On April 1, 2009, Sony’s electronics and game businesses were merged and reconfigured as two major groups: the Consumer Products & Devices Group (CPDG) and the Networked Products & Services Group (NPSG). Hirai was appointed as Corporate Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation, concurrently serving as president of the NPSG. He has overseen all development, production and marketing activities at the NPSG, comprising Sony's game (i.e. SCEI & Sony Online Entertainment), personal computer (VAIO), mobile devices (including Walkman and Xperia) and network service (Sony Entertainment Network, including online distributions of music, video, games, eBooks, etc.) businesses and new business incubation projects. Hirai became Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment on September 1, 2011 and was replaced by Andrew House as President and Group CEO. He retired as Chairman of SCEI on June 25, 2012 but remains on the board of directors. Hirai was speculated to become the successor to Howard Stringer, the current sitting president and CEO of Sony Corporation, who was then expected to step down in 2013.

On February 1, 2012, Sony announced that Hirai has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2012. He was appointed to the Board at the annual shareholders meeting on June 27, 2012.

Presently, Kazuo Asami is Director & Manager-Plant Management at Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.

Kazuo Okada was the founder of Wynn Resorts Ltd.
(founded in 2002), where he held the title of Non-Executive Director in 2010.
He was also the founder of Universal Entertainment Corp.
(founded in 1969), where he served as Chairman.
Additionally, he founded Aruze Gaming America, Inc. (founded in 1983) and held the title of Chairman & President from 2010 to 2011.
Currently, Mr. Okada is the President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director of Aruze USA, Inc. since 1999.
In the past, Mr. Okada held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Okada Manila.
He was also Vice Chairman at Wynn Las Vegas LLC and Chairman at Tiger Resort, Leisure & Entertainment, Inc. Furthermore, he served as a Non-Executive Director at Wynn Macau Ltd.
from 2009 to 2012.

Presently, Kazuo Ushida is Chairman at Nikon Corp.

Kazuo Kojima is EVP & Head-Technology Research & Development at Kajima Corp.

Kazuo Fukumoto is on the board of ACOM Co., Ltd. In his past career he held the position of President of AC Ventures Co., Ltd.

Mr. Kazuo Hosoya is a Chairman at Subaru Corp.

Presently, Kazuo Koshiji holds the position of CFO, General Manager-Finance & Administration at Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. He is also on the board of InnFocus, Inc. and Santen Holdings U.S., Inc.

Presently, Kazuo Yuasa holds the position of Managing Executive Officer for Fujitsu Ltd.

Kazuo Takahashi is President & Representative Director at Tokyu Corp. Mr. Takahashi is also on the board of Shochiku Co., Ltd. Mr. Takahashi received a graduate degree from Hitotsubashi University School of Law.

Sumi Krishnan is an entrepreneur and artist who is most recognized for growing K4 Solutions, Inc - a company she founded while in college - into a leading firm providing healthcare and national security solutions to the federal government.
With a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, she is now using music to help fight for positive social change.

Koichiro Sumi was the founder of Sider, Inc. which was founded in 2012, where he held the title of Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director.
He also worked as a Principal at Rakuten Group, Inc. in 2010.
Mr. Sumi received his undergraduate degree from The University of Tokushima.

Tomoyuki Sumi worked as an Executive Officer & Manager-Business at Cross Plus Inc.

Yasuhiro Sumi is currently a Managing Executive Officer at Kaneka Corp.

Hitoshi Sumi is currently working as a Representative Director at Rental System Fuyo KK since 1995 and at Rental System Tokai KK since 2010.
He previously worked at Gecoss Corp.
from 1973 to 2013, where he held the position of Managing Executive Officer & Manager-Second Sales from 2012 to 2013.

Takashi Sumi currently works as a Director at the International Fertilizer Association Ltd.

Michiko Sumi is currently a Director at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC.
She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Bartlett School of Architecture.

Hideki Sumi currently works at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute Co. Ltd., as Research Analyst.

Sumi Shrishrimal is currently the Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President at iRhythm Technologies, Inc. Prior to this, Sumi held the position of VP & Associate VP-Internal Audit at Corinthian Colleges, Inc. from 2008 to 2014.
From 2014 to 2018, Sumi worked as the Vice President-Internal Audit at NuVasive, Inc. Sumi then served as the Vice President-Audit at DexCom, Inc. from 2018 to 2020.
Ms. Shrishrimal completed their undergraduate degree at the University of Mumbai.

Sumi Biswas is the founder of Spybiotech Ltd.
and currently holds the position of President, Director & Chief Scientific Officer.
Spybiotech Ltd.
was founded in 2017.

Hideyuki Sumi currently works at Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., as Director.

Ms. Mehmi is an Assistant Vice President and Counsel at EIG.
Prior to joining EIG in 2023, Ms. Mehmi was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP.
There, she represented private equity firms, venture capital firms, search funds and other corporate clients on a variety of transactions, including venture and growth equity investments, mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Mehmi holds a BA, with distinction, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from Boston College Law School.

Tadao Sumi worked as an Inspector at Sumitomo Bank Ltd.
and as a Director & GM-Metropolitan Development at Life Corp.

Hidehiro Sumi served as Chairman of Sompo Care, Inc. from 2016 to 2017.
Prior to that, he was a Director and Managing Director at Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc. Sumi received his undergraduate degree from Keio University in 1980.

Toshiharu Sumi worked as a Director, Executive Officer & Manager-Development at MrMax Holdings Ltd.
from 2019 to 2020.

Sumi Francis is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Kitex Garments Ltd.
She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of Mahatma Gandhi in 2001 and her MBA from the Management of Mount Carmel Institute in 2003.

Tomotsune Sumi worked as a Corporate Auditor at Melco Holdings, Inc. from 2003 to 2012.

Shigeto Sumi currently works at Isewan Terminal Service Co., Ltd., as Senior Managing Executive Officer from 2023.

Hiroaki Sumi worked as an Executive Officer & Manager-Shizuoka at Meiko Construction Co., Ltd.
from 1978 to 2016.

Sumi Fujii currently works as a Secretary at Argo Graphics, Inc.

Sumi Siddiqua is currently a Director at The Canadian Geotechnical Society.

Kazuhiko Sumi currently works at Medical System Network Co., Ltd., as Director & Managing Executive Officer from 2017.

Sumi Yuichi is currently the President & Representative Director at Will Group, Inc. and the Director at WILLOF CONSTRUCTION, Inc.

Hiroyuki Sumi currently works at HIMACS Ltd., as Independent Outside Director from 2016.