Yoshimichi Hirano

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Japan) (GSAM-Japan) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings LLC, ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 as Goldman Sachs Investment Trust and was renamed into Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd. when the Goldman Sachs’ investment trust management and investment advisory companies merged in 2002. Headquartered in Tokyo, GSAM-Japan manages a range of mutual funds for clients such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance companies, financial institutions, foundations, individual investors, and high net-worth individuals.

Part of Financial Partners Group Co., Ltd., FPG Asset Management Co., Ltd. engages in asset management services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Japan Ltd. (BNPP AM-Japan) is the Japan-based, wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP; ADR: BNPQY) in France. Formerly known as BNP Paribas Asset Management Japan Ltd., founded in 1998, the firm changed their name to BNP Paribas Investment Partners Japan Ltd. when they merged with Fortis Asset Management Japan Co. Ltd. in 2010 and subsequently became BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Japan Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BNPP AM-Japan provides investment management and advisory services to corporate and institutional clients including pension funds. They specialize in Japan-domiciled investment trusts and advise Japanese equity portfolios for BNP Paribas Asset Management (Luxembourg).

Nippon Life Schroders Asset Management Europe Ltd. (NLSAMEL) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. Formerly known as Nissay Schroders Asset Management Europe Ltd., the firm was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between Nippon Life Insurance Co. and Hermes Pensions Management Ltd. NLSAMEL’s role in the group is to provide a range of portfolio management and advice to other group companies.

Capital International KK (Japan) (Capital Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese investment management subsidiary of Capital Group International, Inc., ultimately held by The Capital Group Cos., Inc. in the US. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo and was founded in 1986. Capital Japan provides investment advisory services to Japanese investors including pension plans, corporations, public funds, endowments and high-net worth individuals. They also offer mutual funds or segregated accounts, and their products include Japanese, European, global and emerging markets equity funds.