Geocode Strengthens Management Structure

Geocode Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Daisuke Haraguchi; Securities Code: 7357), a company engaged in web marketing and cloud sales tech businesses, has decided on a new management structure as follows at the 22nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 28, 2026, and at the subsequent Board of Directors meeting. Through this, the company aims to further strengthen its management structure and pursue sustainable growth and enhancement of corporate value. ■ Board of Directors Structure (Effective May 28, 2026) Name / Type of Appointment / New Position Daisuke Haraguchi / Reappointed / Representative Director, President Satoshi Yoshida / Reappointed / Senior Managing Director Kazuya Sakayori / Reappointed / Director, Head of Organic Marketing Department Masaki Arai / Newly Appointed / Director, Head of Web Advertising Department Shigeru Ohara / Reappointed / Outside Director ■ Changes in Directors (Effective June 1, 2026) Name / Type of Change / New Position Kazuya Sakayori / Promotion / Senior Managing Director, Head of Organic Marketing Department ■ Biographies of Promoted and Newly Appointed Directors Kazuya Sakayori (Born May 23, 1987) Career: Joined Macnica Inc. in April 2011; joined Geocode in March 2014; became General Manager of Sales Department in April 2017; appointed Director in August 2017; General Manager of Sales Promotion Department in March 2021; General Manager of Business Promotion Department in August 2021; General Manager of Organic Marketing Production Department in March 2025; General Manager of Organic Marketing Department (current) in September 2025; Senior Managing Director (current) in June 2026. Masaki Arai (Born November 19, 1991) Career: Joined Infonia Inc. in April 2014; joined Geocode in December 2017; became General Manager of Web Advertising Department (current) in July 2023; appointed Executive Officer in October 2025; appointed Director of Tria Inc. (current) in December 2025; appointed Director of Geocode (current) in May 2026. ■ Comments from Promoted and Newly Appointed Directors Kazuya Sakayori, Senior Managing Director, Head of Organic Marketing Department, Geocode Inc. Born in 1987. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined a major semiconductor trading company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. For three years, he was responsible for business negotiations with world-leading high-tech companies, including those in Silicon Valley, USA, and Taiwan. While gaining international business negotiation experience at the forefront of global companies, he also engaged in proposal-based sales for major domestic manufacturers. He built a track record in both international business and sales to major domestic companies. In 2014, he joined Geocode Inc. as a mid-career salesperson. Despite entering an unfamiliar industry, he achieved top sales within just six months of joining. In the same year, he received the company-wide MVP award, the fastest in company history. In 2015, he was selected as a founding member and sales manager for a new service in the SaaS division. He led a sales organization that generated over 100 orders annually, primarily through new business development, and was responsible for both business promotion and organizational management as a department head. In 2016, he became General Manager of Sales, overseeing both the SaaS and Web Marketing businesses. The following year, in 2017, he was appointed Director, taking charge of the entire business. During the IPO preparation, he was the only director in charge of business operations, overseeing business growth and on-site reforms. As the core person responsible for the business side leading up to the listing, he drove the organization and significantly contributed to the company's stock listing in 2020. Currently, while driving the company's growth as a member of management, he also serves as a playing manager who maintains a hands-on approach, directly involved in client support on the front lines. He has experience in over 300 web marketing strategy planning, measure design, and consulting projects. He is well-versed in a wide range of areas including SEO, web advertising, site improvement, BtoB marketing, and business growth support. He has also lectured at numerous seminars organized by financial institutions, major corporations, and chambers of commerce nationwide. His lectures, backed by practical experience and combining strategic theory with high presentation skills, are highly regarded by participants and organizing companies. I am Kazuya Sakayori, who has been appointed Senior Managing Director. With this change in management structure, I am entrusted with new significant responsibilities, and I feel a renewed sense of determination. Currently, our company is moving into its next growth stage after the founding and venture phases. On the other hand, with the rise of new technologies such as generative AI, the business environment surrounding us is changing at an unprecedented speed. Future growth is not guaranteed by simply extending past successes. In this era of change, to further enhance corporate value and meet the expectations of our shareholders, clients, and all stakeholders who support us, we need management decisions that accurately assess industry trends, the competitive landscape, our strengths and challenges, protect what needs to be protected, and decisively change what needs to be changed. As a director for 10 years, and including my time on the front lines, I have been involved in the management and business of Geocode for 13 years. I will pour all the insights gained from the field, the judgments accumulated in management, and the experiences gained through the company's growth into the future development of Geocode. As Senior Managing Director, I will not fear change, but will never lose sight of the fundamentals, and will devote myself fully to the further growth and enhancement of our corporate value. I sincerely look forward to your continued guidance and encouragement. Masaki Arai, Director, Head of Web Advertising Department, Geocode Inc. Born in 1991, from Arakawa-ku, Tokyo. During high school, he belonged to a strong soccer team and experienced winning a national championship. After graduating from university, he started his career as an advertising salesperson in the web advertising industry. He won the MVP award for both the sales department and the entire company in the shortest time on record. He joined Geocode Inc. in December 2017. In his second year, he recorded the highest sales and profit in company history as an individual and won the company-wide MVP award. Since July 2023, he has served as General Manager of the Web Advertising Department, overseeing the entire advertising business, including organizational management, quality improvement, human resource development, and new business development. Leveraging the teamwork and competitive spirit cultivated since his student days, he drives business growth under the theme of 'building an organization that achieves results as a team.' I am Masaki Arai, who has been appointed Director. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our customers and all related parties who have supported us. As a Director, I am now in a position of even greater responsibility for enhancing corporate value. I have consistently approached business with a focus on being 'thoroughly committed to results.' Going forward, I will further strengthen this attitude and work on building mechanisms that can continuously produce results from both business and organizational perspectives. To sustainably create results even in a rapidly changing environment, I will evolve the culture of 'achieving results as a team' and build an organization that combines reproducibility and speed. I intend to meet expectations by accumulating achievements and connect them to the enhancement of corporate value. I will fulfill my duties with this responsibility and determination.