FanLead to Strengthen AI Implementation Support for Customers by Fostering Advanced Talent in Generative AI x Cloud

FanLead Inc. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Keiichi Kobayashi; hereinafter "FanLead"), a subsidiary of Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hitoshi Saito; Securities Code: 4626; hereinafter "Taiyo Holdings") and responsible for its ICT business, will expand its certified engineers equipped with generative AI and cloud technologies to support the business transformation accelerated by customer AI utilization.

In this initiative, our engineers have been awarded and selected for the "2026 Japan AWS Jr. Champions" and "2026 Japan All AWS Certifications Engineers" in an award program promoted by Amazon Web Services Japan, LLC (hereinafter "AWS Japan"). This was announced by AWS at AWS Summit Japan 2026, held on June 25-26, 2026, and our employees have been certified as follows:

Awardees for "2026 Japan AWS Jr. Champions" and "2026 Japan All AWS Certifications Engineers": From left, Kyoko Nitta, Shuntaro Miyazaki, Ryuta Mori, Zhiguang Qian, Chisato Akimoto.

[Award and Selection Summary]

1. 2026 Japan AWS Jr. Champions

The "2026 Japan AWS Jr. Champion Program" is a unique award system in Japan that selects and forms a community of young AWS engineers belonging to partner companies participating in the AWS Partner Network (APN). Engineers in their first to third year of professional experience were selected through screening by AWS Japan based on the criteria described in the APN Blog below, for activities during the period from April 2025 to March 2026.

Awardee: Ryuta Mori (DX Pioneer Business Unit, AWS Group)

- 2026 Japan AWS Jr. Champion Program Details https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/psa/2026-japan-aws-jr-champions-criteria/

- 2026 Japan AWS Jr. Champions Awardee Announcement Page https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/psa/2026-japan-aws-jr-champions/

2. 2026 Japan All AWS Certifications Engineers

The "2026 Japan AWS All Certifications Engineer" award recognizes AWS engineers belonging to APN participating companies who "hold all AWS certifications." They were selected through screening by AWS Japan based on the criteria described in the APN Blog below.

Awardees: Chisato Akimoto (DX Pioneer Business Unit, AWS Group Leader) Zhiguang Qian (Cloud Promotion Office) Kyoko Nitta (Cloud Promotion Office Leader) Shuntaro Miyazaki (Cloud Promotion Office) Ryuta Mori (DX Pioneer Business Unit, AWS Group)

- 2026 Japan AWS All Certifications Engineer Program Details https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/psa/2026-japan-all-aws-certifications-engineers-criteria/ - 2026 Japan AWS All Certifications Engineers Awardee Announcement Page https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/psa/2026-japan-all-aws-certifications-engineers/

[FanLead's Initiatives with AWS]

FanLead is certified as an "AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner" with advanced expertise in AWS and extensive support experience for customers. Furthermore, the number of AWS certifications obtained within the company exceeds 200, and we have received the "AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction" from AWS.

In a wide variety of projects, from small-scale verification tasks to the construction of large-scale enterprise systems, we propose "reliable and scalable" architectures based on AWS best practices, and strongly back our customers' business growth from a technical standpoint with the latest technologies including generative AI.

[Related Information]

FanLead Inc. AWS Service Page

https://www.funlead.co.jp/business/aws/

<About Taiyo Holdings and FanLead>

Taiyo Holdings is a leading company boasting the world's No.1 share* in solder resist (an insulating material that protects the surface of printed circuit boards used in various electronic devices). In addition to the Electronics business, which develops, manufactures, and sells chemical material components for electronic parts crucial for numerous electronic products, the company is also engaged in the Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals business, which manufactures and sells medical pharmaceuticals and provides contract manufacturing services. Furthermore, it promotes various business activities leveraging the power of chemistry, including the ICT business, which supports the Taiyo Holdings group and its customers in the digital domain; the Fine Chemicals business, which conducts contract synthesis and development; the Energy business, which promotes the adoption of renewable energy; and the Food business, which operates plant factories.

FanLead is an IT company that supports the businesses of the Taiyo Holdings group and external customers from the digital domain. It has realized a business model that handles consulting, design, development, and maintenance operations in an integrated manner, creating external sales products from the resolution of group issues. Utilizing the latest technologies such as generative AI, it focuses particularly on DX support for the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries.

* "Current Status and Future Prospects of Advanced Electronic Materials 2024" researched by Fuji Chimera Research Institute, Inc.

FanLead Inc. Company Overview

[Headquarters] 15F, Metropolitan Plaza Building, 1-11-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021

[Representative] Keiichi Kobayashi [Established] March 26, 2013 [Capital] 80,000,000 yen

[Number of Employees] Standalone: 219 (including 179 engineers), Consolidated: 385 (as of June 1, 2026)

URL: https://www.funlead.co.jp/