Yoshikazu Kobashi

Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

MFS Investment Management K.K. (MFS IM) is a fund management firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately owned by Sun Life Financial, Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SLF) in Canada. MFS IM provides investment management services to institutional clients. They are also the regional research center for the group's global research team.

T. Rowe Price International Ltd. (Japan) (TRP-J) is the Japanese asset management division of Great Britain-based T. Rowe Price International Ltd., ultimately held by of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NYSE: TROW) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1999 as a joint venture with Robert Fleming Holdings Limited. TRP-J provides investment advisory and asset management services for institutions and intermediaries. They also manage specialist Japanese portfolios for the parent group, as well as discretionary institutional accounts.

Point72 (North Asia) Ltd. is an alternative asset manager headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Formerly known as SAC Capital Advisors (North Asia) Ltd., the firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of Point72 Asset Management LP, which is ultimately owned by Point72 Capital Holdings LP. Point72 (North Asia) offers Discretionary Long/Short, Macro, and Systematic strategies for high-net-worth clients.