Corporate Officers

Executive Vice Executive Vice President President Akira Yokota Sumitaka Fujita Executive Vice Chairman President and of the Board President C.E.O. Makoto Kato Uichiro Niwa Eizo Kobayashi

Directors Board of Corporate Auditors Chairman of the Board Senior Managing Directors Corporate Auditors Uichiro Niwa Yoichi Okuda Tsutomu Miyakushi 1962 Joined ITOCHU Corporation President, Aerospace, Electronics & 1968 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Chairman Multimedia Company 2003 Standing Corporate Auditor 1970 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Senior Managing Director Masahiro Asano President and C.E.O. 1970 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Eizo Kobayashi Kouhei Watanabe 2001 Standing Corporate Auditor 1972 Joined ITOCHU Corporation President, Food Company Nobuyoshi Umeno 2004 President and C.E.O. 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Senior Managing Director 1968 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Standing Corporate Auditor Executive Vice Presidents Managing Directors Makoto Kato Katsuhiko Kondo Chief Operating Officer, Division Akira Kodera 1996 President, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Companies Operation President, Finance, Realty, Insurance & Limited (currently Mizuho Financial 1964 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Logistics Services Company Group, Inc.) 1970 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2001 Executive Vice President 1997 Corporate Advisor 2004 Managing Director Sumitaka Fujita 2000 Corporate Auditor, ITOCHU Corporation Chief Administration Officer; Jiro Takemori Chief Financial Officer; President, Machinery Company 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Haruo Sakaguchi Chief Compliance Officer; 1989 Vice Chairman, Japan Federation of Bar 2004 Managing Director ~ Chief Information Officer Association 1965 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Toshihito Tamba 1990 Chairman, Osaka Bar Association 2001 Executive Vice President President, Chemicals, Forest Products & 2001 Chairman, Osaka Public Bid Monitoring Akira Yokota General Merchandise Company Committee President, Energy, Metals & Minerals 1972 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Corporate Auditor, ITOCHU Corporation Company 2003 Managing Director 1967 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Shigeki Nishiyama 2003 Executive Vice President Chief Corporate Planning Officer; General Manager, Corporate Planning & Administration Division 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Managing Director Masahiro Okafuji President, Textile Company 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Managing Director

48 ITOCHU Corporation Executive Officers Managing Executive Officers Yosuke Minamitani Kazutomo Shima Chief Operating Officer, Chemicals Senior Vice President, Textile Company; Takeshi Tanimura Division Chief Operating Officer, Apparel General Manager of Nagoya Area; 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Division General Manager, Planning & 2002 Executive Officer 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Development Dept. 2004 Executive Officer 1999 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Shigeharu Tanaka 2001 Managing Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Food Products Yoichi Kobayashi Marketing & Distribution Division Chief Operating Officer, Metals, Mineral Akihisa Matsumoto 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Resources & Coal Division Executive Vice President, Energy, Metals 2002 Executive Officer 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation & Minerals Company 2004 Executive Officer 1970 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Tsuneharu Takeda 2004 Managing Executive Officer Chief Officer for Kansai District Tadayuki Seki Operation Chief Financial Officer, Food Company Satoshi Tanioka 1967 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Chief Executive for European Operation; 2003 Executive Officer 2004 Executive Officer C.E.O., ITOCHU Europe PLC.; C.E.O., ITOCHU Deutschland GmbH. Saichi Nakazawa Akitomo Noto 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Senior Vice President, Energy, Metals & Chief Operating Officer, Fresh Food & 2004 Managing Executive Officer Minerals Company Food Business Solutions Division 2003 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Executive Officers 2003 Executive Officer 2004 Executive Officer Masayoshi Araya Hiroshi Kitamura Toyoshige Yamada General Manager for Oceania; President & C.E.O., ITOCHU Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Textile Managing Director & C.E.O., ITOCHU International Inc. & Lifestyle Division Australia Ltd. 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 1968 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Executive Officer 2004 Executive Officer 2001 Executive Officer Nobuo Kuwayama Taizo Hamaguchi Etsuro Nakanishi General Manager for China; Senior Vice President, Food Company Executive Vice President, Textile Chairman & C.E.O., ITOCHU 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Company; SHANGHAI Ltd. 2004 Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Textile Division 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Executive Officer Nobuyuki Kaneko 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Chief Operating Officer, Media Business 2001 Executive Officer Minoru Akimitsu Division Masao Kasama General Manager, IT Planning Division 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Deputy Chief Officer for International 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Executive Officer Operation (Asian Region) 2003 Executive Officer Kazutoshi Maeda 1971 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Takanobu Furuta General Manager, Legal Division 2001 Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Plant & Project 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Kiyoshi Sasaki Division 2004 Executive Officer General Manager, Finance Division 1973 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Executive Officer Kenichi Kamiyoshi 1969 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Chief Operating Officer,Textile Material 2002 Executive Officer Yoshihisa Aoki Division Toru Ota Chief Operating Officer, Provisions 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation General Manager, Secretariat Division Division 2004 Executive Officer 1970 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Executive Officer Shuichi Morozumi 2002 Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Forest Products Yoshio Akamatsu Hiroo Inoue & General Merchandise Division Executive Vice President & Chief Chief Operating Officer, IT & 1975 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Administrative Officer, ITOCHU Telecommunication Division 2004 Executive Officer International Inc.; 1975 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Executive Officer Takeyoshi Ide President, ITOCHU Canada Ltd. Chief Operating Officer, Automobile 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Yoshihisa Suzuki Division 2002 Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace & 1975 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Masahiro Nakagawa Electronic Systems Division 2004 Executive Officer General Manager, Human Resources 1979 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2003 Executive Officer Takao Shiomi Division Chief Operating Officer, Logistics 1974 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Yoshio Matsumi Services Division 2002 Executive Officer General Manager, Innovative 1975 Joined ITOCHU Corporation Technology Business Development 2004 Executive Officer Office 1969 Joined ITOCHU Corporation 2004 Executive Officer

Note: The above biographies are lists of the year of employment, except corporate auditors from outside, and the year of the assumption of the current position.

(As of July 1, 2004)

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