GENDA Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Naoshi Kataoka) announces important personnel changes to be implemented within its group company.

1) Citram Co., Ltd.

Effective May 1, 2026, the following personnel changes will be implemented:

New Appointment Representative Director and President Daisuke Matsuoka

New Appointment Director Tomohiro Hayashida

*Daisuke Matsuoka will concurrently serve as GENDA Inc.'s F&B Business Manager and F&B Business Sales Department Manager.

*Retiring: Kuniteru Nagae, Miho Shigeiri

<Representative Profile>

● Daisuke Matsuoka

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce, and completed his MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management. Joined Hakuhodo Inc. in 2002. After being responsible for domestic and international automobile manufacturers, beverage/food manufacturers, and cosmetic brands, he studied abroad in Boston, USA. After returning to Japan in 2016, he served as the launch and overall head of a joint team with a global agency. In 2022, he left Hakuhodo and joined uka Co., Ltd., where he was appointed Director and CMO.

In May 2026, he joined GENDA Inc. and was appointed F&B Business Manager and F&B Business Sales Department Manager (current position).

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GENDA Company Overview

"Making people's lives around the world more enjoyable"

To achieve this Aspiration, GENDA is an entertainment company that aims to build a global entertainment network and increase the "absolute amount of fun" spread throughout the world.

We operate a wide range of entertainment businesses, including amusement, karaoke, lifestyle, tourism, food & beverage, character merchandising, and content & promotion (movies, experiential content, etc.). We operate approximately 1,100 amusement facilities such as "GiGO" and karaoke chain stores "Karaoke BanBan," and photo studios "Studio Carat" both domestically and internationally, along with approximately 13,000 mini-locations (game corners mainly equipped with 30 or fewer game machines). We operate in regions such as Japan, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Company Name: GENDA Inc. Representative: Naoshi Kataoka, Representative Director and CEO Established: May 2018 Location: Tokyo Shiodome Building 6F, 1-9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Website: https://genda.jp GENDA IR Page: https://genda.jp/ir

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