This corperate visionary wins THE BETTER WORLD AWARD! Message from the President and CEO Message from President and CEO Message from the President and CEO MC will capitalize on the entire Group’s collective capabilities to create unique shared value while collaborating closely with stakeholders to address challenges facing society and industry. Katsuya Nakanishi President & CEO MC’s Value Creation My name is Katsuya Nakanishi and I was appointed President and CEO of MC in April 2022. Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has a long history of contributing to economic development and improving quality of life for all by creating new businesses and overcoming challenges to capture the needs of the times, in line with its “Three Corporate Principles”. The driving forces behind our value creation is the ability to respond appropriately to changes in the external environment, develop strong business relations across diverse industries and regions and leverage our industry knowledge and intelligence accumulated over many years. All this is underpinned by our integrated corporate strength. Looking at the external environment, over the past several years, rising tension between the US and China has resulted in opposing national ideologies and a decoupling of economic activities, and we now see various disruptions shaking the international community, foremost of which is the situation between Russia and Ukraine. Growing geopolitical risks, including prolonged tensions between the US, Russia and China and the increasing polarization and fragmentation of the international community, which has led to political conflicts spilling over into economic activities. Consequently, the world economy is experiencing intense changes amid this ongoing uncertainty. In addition, one of the outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic was an acceleration of change in products and services, which we expected in the distant future. Advancements in technology and innovation are expected to result in cross-segment and cross-industry competition and fusion occurring in a discontinuous manner in the future. The operating environment surrounding MC is also undergoing substantial change, symbolized by the restructuring of the global supply chain, concerns over tightening supply-demand conditions for energy, food and other resources, and ensuing inflationary pressures and energy security issues. Given these major changes, I feel keenly aware of the need for MC to address change and uncertainty with an even greater degree of foresight. In May 2022, we released Midterm Corporate Strategy 2024—Creating MC Shared Value. This strategy capitalizes on our industry expertise and insight, global intelligence, transformative business portfolio, financial soundness and diverse workforce. It maximizes our collective capabilities organically linking these strengths to generate greater value in each of our businesses. This indicates that, despite the uncertain operating environment, we remain strongly committed to creating significant shared value by addressing societal challenges through our businesses.