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Reasons for nomination of Outside Directors etc.

Reason for Nomination of Outside Director etc.

Name
Harufumi Mochizuki

Membership of Committees
Nominating Committee, Audit Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight, having served as a government official, management of a company and chairman of the board of directors at a listed company.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions(As of July 7, 2026)
Senior Adviser, Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, HAZAMA ANDO CORPORATION

Name
Yoshihito Yamada

Membership of Committees
Nominating Committee, Compensation Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight, as a management of a manufacturing company.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions (As of July 7, 2026)
Chairman, Chair of the Board of Director, OMRON Corporation

Name
Shinjiro Sato

Membership of Committees
Nominating Committee, Audit Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed him as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, he would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight as a strategy consultant and management of a manufacturing company.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions(As of July 7, 2026)
Chairman, The University of Nagano

Name
Mika Nishimura

Membership of Committees
Compensation Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed her as an Outside Director considering that she has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, she would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and she has extensive experience and deep insight as a management of global healthcare businesses.
She is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions(As of July 7, 2026)
Operational Partner, Gilde Healthcare Partners
Independent Director, SI-BONE, Inc. 
Independent Director, Accuray Incorporated
Outside Director, HOYA Corporation

Name
Tomomi Yatsu

Membership of Committees
Audit Committee

Reasons of Appointment
NEC has appointed her as an Outside Director considering that she has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. In addition, she would empathize with the NEC Way and act with strong will to realize it, and she has extensive experience and deep insight as a director and auditor at numerous companies and as a certified public accountant and attorney at law.  
She is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions(As of July 7, 2026)
Certified Public Accountant
Attorney at Law
Outside Auditor, Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Name
Elly Keinan

Membership of Committees
Compensation Committee

Reasons of Appointment
He has been appointed as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. He empathizes with the NEC Way and will act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight as a management of global IT service businesses.
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions(As of July 7, 2026)
Group President, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

Name
Joseph A. Kraft Jr.

Membership of Committees
Audit Committee

Reasons of Appointment
He has been appointed as an Outside Director considering that he has superior character, insight and high ethical standards. He empathizes with the NEC Way and will act with strong will to realize it, and he has extensive experience and deep insight as a management of a consulting company in the financial field and as a director at listed companies. 
He is qualified as an Independent Director as required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange that is unlikely to have conflicts of interest with shareholders.

Important Concurrent Positions(As of July 7, 2026)
CEO, Rorschach Advisory Inc.
Outside Director, Sony Group Corporation
Outside Director, Tokyo Electron Ltd.