The youngest CFO listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange is born!
Euglena decides 17-year-old first Chief Future Officer
-Change the future of the company and society with vitality and flexibility-

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) has decided on a "CFO" (CFO) to lead efforts to change the future of the company and society. I will inform you of what you have done.

Vice President Akihiko Nagata (left), First CFO Kyoko Ozawa (middle), President Mitsuru Izumo (right)

　Based on our management philosophy of "Health for people and the earth," we are in the healthcare business, which manufactures and sells foods and cosmetics that support health, as well as the energy and environment business, which conducts research and manufacture of biofuels. , We are developing a social business that provides food support in Bangladesh, aiming to contribute to solving social issues and achieving SDGs.
　Under such circumstances, in order to change the future as a company, in addition to the current management team, children who are the parties living in the future should participate in the discussion, and on August 9, 2019, 18 We have started recruiting CFOs for children under the age of (https://euglena.jp/news/20190809-2/).
　And this time, we have selected the first CFO from more than 500 entries. The first CFO is Kyoko Ozawa, a 17-year-old second-year high school student. At the same time as the selection of the CFO, we also selected the summit members (8 people in total, 11-18 years old) who will be involved in formulating the achievement goals and action plans for our SDGs toward 2030 together with the CFO.

■ About the first CFO
family name　　　　: Kyoko Ozawa
age　　　　: 17 years old (born 2002)
where one is from　　　　:Tokyo
Favorite subject　: English, biology
Extracurricular activity　　　　:basketball
Reason for selection　　: Vigorous intellectual curiosity in a wide range of fields, high sociality in extracurricular activities, and high flexibility and sense of balance necessary to lead the group
　　　　　　　All of our members who were selected highly evaluated that we are human resources with the ability to change the future together.
Comment from the person: I am Kyoko Ozawa, a second year high school student who has been appointed as CFO. I am 17 years old attending a high school in Tokyo. I have been interested in various things and have been a committee on campus.
　　　　　　　I have been engaged in activities, research, and volunteer activities outside the university. Future activities as CFO of Euglena Co., Ltd. while making use of the experience so far
　　　　　　　I will do my best to make the movement socially valuable.

* The term of office of the CFO is one year from October 2019 (until the end of September 2020).
　The details of the activities will be reported on the website. CFO HP: https://euglena.jp/cfo/

■ Comments from our management
-Comments from Mitsuru Izumo, President and CEO of the Company-
I met Mr. Ozawa for the first time at the final interview with the CFO Our to achieve the SDGs for society, the future, and the earth. I would like to ask for more and more suggestions for improving the future. Have fun and work on your CFO activities!

-Comments from Akihiko Nagata, Executive Vice President of the Company-
CFO is not just a word game, but I would be happy if someone who can really change the world together, following the CEO and COO. I am glad that I met Mr. Ozawa as a person who can meet that expectation. Let's improve society together!

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first edible outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena In addition to developing and selling functional foods and cosmetics that utilize the Euglena and Chlorella produced on Ishigaki Island, we are also conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Euglena GENKI Program, which has been in operation since 2014 to deliver Euglena cookies with abundant nutrients to children in Bangladesh, will be expanded to all group products including cosmetics from April 2019. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. TSE First Section market change in December 2014. The management philosophy is "to make people and the earth healthy".
https://euglena.jp

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-Contact for inquiries from the press-
Euglena Co., Ltd. Corporate Communication Division