Ms. Aoki has an abundance of experience in quality assurance, such as having held a number of senior management positions at departments in charge of consumer relations and quality assurance, where she has pursued the highest level of product safety, while focusing on a consumer/customer perspective to the fullest extent, and has made constant efforts to improve product quality. She has a high level of expertise concerning the Kao Group's business, gleaned through such career. The Company has determined that Ms. Aoki will be able to make full use of her experience and expertise in the auditing of the Kao Group, and for this reason appoints her as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member.