Message from the CEO

Aoyama Mitsuru, President & CEO and Executive Officer

Guided by our philosophy of "We Change Experience with IT," we operate our Cloud Infrastructure Segment, our Digital Certificate and eSignature Segment, and our Digital Transformation Segment, delivering new experiential value to everyone through our IT services.

Among these, in our Digital Certificate and eSignature Segment, the trust services we have developed through the GlobalSign brand—which operates one of the world's leading top-tier certificate authorities—continue to raise their profile and recognition around the globe. Recently, as the market for trust services for electronic documents such as electronic signatures and electronic contracts expands, our investments have steadily begun to bear fruit.

In addition, the proportion of our overseas sales and of our overseas partners (employees) has been rising year by year, and we expect this trend to continue. True to our company name, we will further enhance our brand recognition and expand our business on a global scale.

Going forward, with trust services at our core, the entire company— including our group companies—will act as one to generate synergy and strive to further enhance our corporate value.

We sincerely ask that you keep a close eye on our future developments, and we look forward to your continued guidance and support.

GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.

President & CEO and Executive Officer

Aoyama Mitsuru

Group management strategies of GMO Internet Group

GMO Internet Group aims for group management through "decentralization of authority" and "creation of group synergy."

In other words, to adapt to the rapidly changing internet market, each company within the group selects its area of expertise, focuses its management resources on that area, aims to become No. 1, and operates independently.

Within the group, GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K. is responsible for the Security and Hosting business. And based on the shared and thorough implementation of "GMOism," which is the company's philosophy and principles within the GMO Internet Group, we are growing while creating group synergy.