Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd. announced that it decided the Kiyoto Ido as new candidate for a Director. The election is scheduled to be finalized at the 15th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on March 26, 2021. Mr. Kiyoto Ido has served as Director-General of the International Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Executive Director of the Bank of Japan, and Outside Director of a business corporation, and has a high level of insight into domestic and international financial conditions and corporate governance.