LINTEC Integrated Report 2021Shigeru SugimotoJoined Housing and Urban Development Corporation (currently Urban Renaissance Agency) in 1982. Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) in 1985. Established Sakura & Co. (currently Crowe Sakura & Co.) in 1988. Provides consulting services as a CPA for M&A and business restructuring and reorganization. Appointed outside director of the Company in June 2021.As a certified public accountant (CPA), I have spent most of my Akiko OkushimaJoined IBM Japan Ltd. in 1981. Subsequently worked in data-driven mar-keting and consulting operations, including positions at foreign IT compa-nies. In 2001, established JBtoB CO., LTD., becoming representative director and president (current position). In 2020, became an outside director at LINTEC.68SustainabilityAt the General Meeting of Shareholders held in June 2021, Shigeru Sugimoto was appointed as an outside director. Together with Akiko Okushima, who was appointed as an outside director last year and reappointed at this year’s General Meeting of Shareholders, and Audit & Supervisory Committee members Satoshi Ohoka and Kanako Osawa, who were also reappointed, the Company now has four independent outside directors. The ratio of independent outside directors on the Board of Directors has increased to one in three. These four directors were asked about such topics as their views on LINTEC’s governance and how, as inde-pendent outside directors, they can contribute to the realization of the Company’s long-term vision.Working to Create New Value by Leveraging My Experience in Many Business ProjectsLINTEC is a leading company in the important field of adhesive products that support society, and it is a great honor to be of assistance to such a company. LINTEC proactively discloses both financial and non-financial information, and takes a forward-looking approach to responding to the requests of society, such as addressing environmental concerns. Currently, based on new values prompted by the pandemic, companies are searching for the approach they should take in a sustainable society. I believe the LINTEC Group is keen to contribute to a stable and sustain-able society by flexibly responding to changes in society with sound corporate governance and correct decision-making. career building and evaluating business investment schemes, such as M&A, and providing consulting services for business restructuring and reorganization. As a result of my involvement in various projects, I have discovered solutions in unexpected places by pushing through on what looks like thorny problems at first glance, and have seen major risks unexpectedly materialize in what seem like simple projects. I intend to provide more helpful advice and ideas even more quickly because man-agement is expected to make decisions rapidly around the world. Leveraging my experience and expertise gained making business plans for numerous companies, I will do my best to help the LINTEC Group create new value.Shigeru SugimotoOutside DirectorMessages from Independent Outside Directors
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