Board of Directors (As of October 1, 2015)

Representative Director and Chairman
KENJI NAKAGOMEBorn 1954
Apr. 1976 | Joined Taiyo Life |
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Mar. 2001 | General Manager of General Affairs Department |
Jul. 2001 | Director of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2003 | Managing Director of Taiyo Life |
Apr. 2004 | Managing Director of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2006 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of Taiyo Life, Director and Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2007 | Director and Senior Executive Officer of Taiyo Life, Director and Senior Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2008 | Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2009 | Director of T&D Holdings, Representative Director and President of Taiyo Life |
Apr. 2011 | Representative Director and President of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2015 | Director of Taiyo Life (current) Representative Director and Chairman of T&D Holdings (current) |

Representative Director and President
TETSUHIRO KIDABorn 1953
Apr. 1976 | Joined Daido Life |
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Mar. 1999 | General Manager of Planning Department |
Jul. 2000 | Director of Daido Life |
Apr. 2003 | Managing Director of Daido Life |
Jun. 2006 | Managing Executive Officer of Daido Life |
Apr. 2007 | Director of T&D Financial Life, Director of T&D Asset Management, Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2007 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2008 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2010 | Representative Director and President of Daido Life, Director of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2015 | Representative Director and Chairman of Daido Life (current) Representative Director and President of T&D Holdings (current) |

Director and Executive Vice President
(Group Planning Department, Business Development Department)
(Group Planning Department, Business Development Department)
SONOSUKE USUIBorn 1953
Apr. 1976 | Joined Daido Life |
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Sep. 1996 | General Manager of Separate Account Investment Department |
Jul. 2000 | Director of Daido Life |
Jul. 2001 | Representative Director and President of T&D Taiyo Daido Asset Management |
Jul. 2002 | Representative Director and President of T&D Asset Management |
Apr. 2008 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Financial Life |
Jun. 2008 | Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Financial Life |
Jun. 2009 | Director of T&D Asset Management (current) |
Apr. 2010 | Director of T&D Financial Life (current), Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2010 | Director of Daido Life (current), Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2011 | Director and Executive Vice President of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2013 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2015 | Director and Executive Vice President of T&D Holdings (current) |

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
(Group Finance & Accounting Department and Public Relations Department)
(Group Finance & Accounting Department and Public Relations Department)
TAMIJI MATSUMOTOBorn 1954
Apr. 1977 | Joined Taiyo Life |
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Oct. 1999 | General Manager of Actuarial Accounting Department |
Jul. 2001 | Director of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2003 | Managing Director of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2006 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Apr. 2010 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2010 | Director of Taiyo Life (current), Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2011 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings (current) |
Jun. 2012 | Director of T&D Asset Management (current) |
Apr. 2014 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of T&D Financial Life (current) |

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
(General Affairs Department, Internal Auditing Department)
(General Affairs Department, Internal Auditing Department)
TERUNORI YOKOYAMABorn 1954
Apr. 1977 | Joined Taiyo Life |
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Jul. 2003 | General Manager of General Planning Department |
Apr. 2004 | General Manager of Group Planning Department of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2006 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Group Planning Department of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2007 | Managing Executive Officer, and Marketing Executive General Manager of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2007 | Director and Managing Executive Officer, and Marketing Executive General Manager of Taiyo Life |
Feb. 2008 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2009 | Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings, Director and Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2014 | Director and Senior Management Executive Officer of Taiyo Life (current), Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings (current) |

Director and Managing Executive Officer
(Risk Management Department)
(Risk Management Department)
KOUICHI SEIKEBorn 1956
Apr. 1980 | Joined Daido Life |
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Apr. 2003 | General Manager of Profit Management and Actuarial Department |
Jun. 2006 | Executive Officer of Daido Life |
Apr. 2010 | Managing Executive Officer of Daido Life |
Jun. 2011 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of Daido Life (current) |
Apr. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings |
Jun. 2014 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of T&D Holdings (current) |

Director
RYUJI HORI*Born 1943
Apr. 1966 | Joined Iwai Sangyo Company |
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Jun. 1996 | Director of Nissho Iwai Corporation |
Jun. 2000 | Managing Director of Nissho Iwai Corporation |
Jun. 2002 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of Nissho Iwai Corporation |
Apr. 2003 | Professor of Waseda University School of Law |
Apr. 2004 | Professor of Waseda Law School |
Jun. 2006 | Corporate Auditor of Daido Life |
Jun. 2010 | Director of Daido Life |
Jun. 2012 | Director of T&D Holdings (current) |
- * Mr. Hori is an outside director as provided for in the Japanese Companies Act.

Director
HARUKA MATSUYAMA*Born 1967
Apr. 1995 | Assistant Judge to the Tokyo District Court |
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Jul. 2000 | Registered as an Attorney |
Jun. 2013 | Director of T&D Holdings (current) |
Attorney |
- * Ms. Matsuyama is an outside director as provided for in the Japanese Companies Act.

Director
KATSUHIDE TANAKABorn 1954
Apr. 1977 | Joined Taiyo Life |
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Sep. 2000 | General Manager of Policy Service, Conservation and Premium Receipts Department |
Jul. 2001 | Director of Taiyo Life |
Mar. 2004 | Managing Director of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2006 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Apr. 2007 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
May 2007 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Customer Service Executive General Manager of Taiyo Life |
Feb. 2008 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Marketing Executive General Manager of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2008 | Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Marketing Executive General Manager of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2009 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President, and Marketing Executive General Manager of Taiyo Life |
Apr. 2011 | Representative Director and President of Taiyo Life (current) |
Jun. 2011 | Director of T&D Holdings (current) |

Director
MINORU KUDOBorn 1955
Apr. 1978 | Joined Daido Life |
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Apr. 2005 | General Manager of General Marketing Department |
Jun. 2005 | Director of Daido Life |
Jun. 2006 | Executive Officer of Daido Life |
Apr. 2008 | Managing Executive Officer of Daido Lif |
Jun. 2009 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of Daido Life |
Apr. 2011 | Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Daido Life |
Apr. 2014 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Daido Life |
Apr. 2015 | Representative Director and President of Daido Life (current) |
Jun. 2015 | Director of T&D Holdings (current) |

Director
KAZUYOSHI SHIMADABorn 1953
Apr. 1976 | Joined Daido Life |
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Jan. 2001 | General Manager of Reorganization Planning Department |
Jul. 2002 | Director of T&D Financial Life |
Jun. 2006 | Executive Officer of T&D Financial Life |
Apr. 2007 | Managing Executive Officer of T&D Financial Life |
Jun. 2007 | Director and Managing Executive Officer of T&D Financial Life |
Apr. 2010 | Director of T&D Asset Management |
Apr. 2011 | Representative Director and Managing Executive Officer of T&D Financial Life |
Jun. 2011 | Representative Director and President of T&D Financial Life (current), Director of T&D Holdings (current) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (As of October 1, 2015)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
AKIMASA YOKOKAWABorn 1955
Apr. 1978 | Joined Taiyo Life |
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Mar. 2001 | General Manager of Securities Investment Department |
Jun. 2003 | Director of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2006 | Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2008 | Director and Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Jun. 2009 | Executive Officer of Taiyo Life |
Oct. 2011 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Taiyo Life (current) |
Jun. 2013 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of T&D Financial Life, Audit & Supervisory Board Member of T&D Holdings (current) |

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
TAKASHI SHIMODABorn 1957
Apr. 1979 | Joined Daido Life |
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Apr. 2005 | General Manager, Public Relations Department of T&D Holdings |
Apr. 2009 | General Manager, Auditing Department of Daido Life |
Mar. 2014 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Daido Life (current) |
Jun. 2014 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of T&D Holdings (current) |

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
SHIGEKAZU IWAI*Born 1945
Apr. 1972 | Registered as an Attorney |
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Apr. 1991 | Vice President of the Tokyo Bar Association |
Apr. 2004 | President of the Tokyo Bar Association, Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
Jun. 2012 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Daido Life (current), Audit & Supervisory Board Member of T&D Holdings (current) |
Attorney |
- * Mr. Iwai is an outside audit & supervisory board member as provided for in the Japanese Companies Act.

Audit & Supervisory Board Member
YUICHI OZAWA*Born 1943
Apr. 1969 | Registered as an Attorney |
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May 1985 | Organizer, Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice |
Apr. 1991 | Professor of Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan (Defense of Civil Cases) |
Jan. 1998 | Member of National Bar Examination Committee (Commercial Law) |
Jun. 2007 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Taiyo Life (current) |
Jun. 2013 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of T&D Holdings (current) |
Attorney |
- * Mr. Ozawa is an outside audit & supervisory board member as provided for in the Japanese Companies Act.