Mr. Takao has served as Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary of Kura Sushi USA since August 2022. Previously, Mr. Takao served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance since joining the Company in September 2019. Before joining Kura, he served as Corporate Controller of Western Digital Corporation from March 2012 to September 2019 and its Assistant Corporate Controller from November 2007 to March 2012. Prior to Western Digital Corporation, Mr. Takao served as the Assistant Corporate Controller of Dot Hill Systems Corp. from 2005 to 2007. Previously, he held other controllership positions and earned his certified public accountant license as an auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the University of Southern California.