FreakOut Group Launches Business in Russia, United Arab Emirates, Australia Corporate Release | Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Electronic Edition

Release issuer: FreakOut Holdings Co., Ltd.

-Russia / CIS appoints local managers in the Middle East and Oceania regions-The Freakout Group has newly established local subsidiaries in Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Australia, and Russia / CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), the Middle East and Oceania. We will start mobile native ad network business and cross-border marketing business in the whole area. We will add 3 bases and expand our business in 16 global countries, mainly in Asia, together with the existing bases. The FreakOut Group, led by FreakOut Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Yuzuru Honda), has newly established local subsidiaries in Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia, and has established Russian CIS (CIS). We will start mobile native ad network business and cross-border marketing business throughout the Middle East and Oceania. We will add 3 bases and expand our business in 16 global countries, mainly in Asia, together with the existing bases. We have also appointed Alexey Romanenkov as the Region Head of Russia and CIS, Sadia Akhter as the Region Head of the Middle East, and Tasneem Ali as the Region Head of Oceania. (From left to right, Tasneem Ali, Alexey Romanenkov, Sadia Akhter) ■ Profile of the new region manager Alexey Romanenkov (CIS, Russia) After serving as COO at a local internet advertising agency, Russia's largest content match in 2006 Participated as a launching member in Begun, a platform, and served as CEO in 2011. After that, he worked for two years as CEO of City Ads, one of the largest affiliate providers in the Russian-speaking world. Joined FreakOut in June 2018 and is responsible for the Russian CIS region. Sadia Akhter (Middle East) Worked for 4 years as the head of the advertising operation department at ikoo, an internet advertising agency in the UAE. She then joined Addictive Mobility, a mobile ad tech company from Canada, as the local manager at the start of the Middle East business. She has been engaged in business start-up, strategy planning and execution, and business expansion for 4 years. She joined FreakOut in June 2018 and will be responsible for the Middle East region. Tasneem Ali Joined Komli Media, a global ad network vendor from India, as a Business Development Manager. He has made numerous achievements during his nine years at the company and has been the Managing Director since 2013. After that, he joined Kiosked, a global native ad tech vendor from Finland, as a country manager for launching an Australian business. During his two and a half years, he contributed to business launch, strategy planning and execution, business and team growth. He joined FreakOut in September 2018 and will be responsible for the Oceania region. Including the three new bases, the Freakout Group has 16 global countries (Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey), mainly in Asia.・ We will develop our business in (Iran, Russia). The FreakOut Group will continue to promote the further strengthening and expansion of its overseas business, aiming to realize our group vision of "Human-like work" on a global scale. [Overview of the newly established local subsidiary] Business: Operation and sales of native advertising networks, purchase of local media and influencers related to cross-border marketing, etc. ■ FreakOut Rus LCC. Established: Scheduled for December 2018 (* FreakOut Pte. Ltd.) The business has already started through.) Location: Office 2.4, build 12, Ulitsa Godovikova, 9, Moscow, Russia129085Country Manager: Alexey Romanenkov Representative Director: Kenichi Sato URL: http://ru.foutap.com/ ■ FreakOut Middle East FZ LLC. Established: August 13, 2018 Location: Office 104, Building 5, Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAECountry Manager: Sadia Akhter Representative Director: Yuichi Ono ■ FreakOut Australia Pty. Ltd. Established: 2018 August 16, 2014 Location: Hub Hyde park, 223 Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW 2010, AustraliaCountry Manager: Tasneem Ali Representative Director: Osamu Kitagawa URL: http://au.foutap.com/ [About FreakOut Holdings Co., Ltd.] The FreakOut Group is a corporate group consisting of the holding company "FreakOut Holdings Co., Ltd." and the marketing technology company "FreakOut Co., Ltd.", which launched the first DSP in Japan, and other subsidiaries. With the technology of the Group, we are expanding our business globally with the mission of providing "human-like work" to a wide variety of industries.Location: 6-3-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Roppongi Hills Crosspoint Representative Name: President and CEO Yuzuru Honda Capital: 1,428.75 million yen Business description: Formulation and promotion of management strategies for the entire FreakOut Group, And corporate function URL: https://www.fout.co.jp/ [About FreakOut Pte. Ltd.] Location: 3 Church Street Level 8, Samsung Hub, Singapore 049483 Representative name: Director, CEO Tomohiro Yasukura Business description: FreakOut Formulation and promotion of management strategy for the entire overseas business, and corporate function URL: https://foutap.com [For customers considering advertisement distribution in Asia] URL: https://foutap.com/lp/ [Contact for inquiries regarding this matter] FreakOut Pte. Ltd. Corporate Manager: Tobita E-mail: info@foutap.com [Contact for inquiries regarding coverage] FreakOut Holdings CEO Office: Inoguchi E-mail: pr@fout. jp Tel: 03-6721-1740 To the details of the corporate press release To the PRTIMES top

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