Cinnamon AI is pleased to announce that Chairman Yoshimitsu Kaji has been newly appointed as Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer.

■On the appointment of Yoshimitsu Kaji as Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer

Cinnamon AI has over 100 talented AI researchers in Asia and is expanding its business in the field of business AI with the aim of creating a world where people can focus on creative work by eliminating unnecessary work that occurs on a daily basis. I have done so. Specifically, our main customers are major insurance companies, financial institutions, and manufacturing companies in Japan and overseas, and we mainly provide solutions that utilize AI to reform corporate work styles and improve business productivity, including document reading and analysis engines, and We provide AI services such as voice recognition engines.

Kaji has extensive experience leading a variety of global projects in the public and private sectors, and as chief marketing innovator at his previous job at Accenture Japan, he was responsible for branding, open innovation, cutting-edge technology marketing, and SDGs integration. We are heavily involved in promoting programs and work style reforms.

By appointing Kaji as Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, we will incorporate into our management the deep insight and extensive experience he has cultivated, and strengthen our business execution system.

■ Profile of Yoshimitsu Kaji

Cinnamon AI Chairman of the Board Executive Officer Yoshimitsu Kaji

After working at Fuji Bank and an advertising company, completed an MBA at Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Responsible for Coca-Cola, Georgia, Nagano Olympic Games, etc. at Coca-Cola Japan. As a movie promotion manager at Time Warner, he worked on films such as "The Matrix" and "AI". After transferring to Sony Pictures, he served as Vice President Marketing Supervisor and was involved in projects such as ``Spider-Man'' and the TV anime ``Astro Boy.'' After that, he served as marketing director for luxury cars at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., overseeing the development and implementation of market strategies for Cima, Fuga, Teana, Tiida, Skyline, NISSAN GT-R, etc., and then became general manager of the overseas division of affiliated company Autech. Responsible for developing and implementing overseas business strategies in the US, Europe, and Asia. After that, he was seconded to the 2016 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Bid Committee as an executive director, and then returned to work as the director of the Zero Emissions Business Headquarters and the Global Marketing Headquarters, where he participated in the global introduction of Nissan LEAF. From 2011 to December 2013, he served as a counselor in the Cabinet Secretariat's International Public Relations Office, where he was responsible for earthquake disaster response, social media, the 2020 bid, the Davos Conference, Cool Japan, tourism inbound strategy, etc. Advisor to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Chief Marketing Innovator (CMI) of Accenture Corporation since February 2014. Currently a professor at GLOBIS Graduate School of Management. Advisor to Kamakura City, member of Marketing Strategy Headquarters, Japan Tourism Agency. In November 2019, he became chairman of Cinnamon AI. His co-authored and co-translated books include “Public Diplomacy Strategy,” “Economics of Strategy,” and “Marketing Strategy Theory.”