Kunio Yokoyama

Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SMAM) is the investment advisory subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TSE: 8316, ADR: SMFG) in Japan. The firm was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo. SMAM provides active products to both institutional and individual investors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and incorporates financial and non-financial factors (including environmental, social and corporate governance factors) in their analysis and evaluation of companies, aiming to ensure higher quality research and better investment performance.

Japan Post Co. Ltd. provides postal, banking counter, insurance counter operations, sales of documentary stamps, logistics, real estate and others. Its services include international mail and express mail, standard mail, parcels, domestic mail and postcard distribution. The firm also provides property and casualty insurance business, domestic and international logistics, real estate brokerage and merchandise sales. The company was founded on October 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.