Mr. Fujino previously served as a senior advisor at Unison Capital, Inc., a private equity fund, from April 2022 through March 2026. He also previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Protein Immuno-Engineering Laboratories, Inc., a startup he co-founded that provides a technological platform to develop vaccine seeds to prevent large-scale viral outbreaks, from December 2023 through February 2026. Prior to the above roles, he was the managing executive officer and global head of equity finance group at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation ( JBIC ), a public financial institution and export credit agency, from October 2016 to June 2021, where he oversaw investing abroad, including in energy sectors such as renewables, hydrogen fuels, power batteries, and natural gas facilities and JBIC s investment in NuScale through Japan NuScale Innovation, LLC. Mr. Fujino entered the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ( METI ) of the Government of Japan in 1987. He has worked on a wide range of policy areas, particularly energy policy, industrial policies, and international affairs in METI and other governmental agencies. Between 1995 and 1997, he worked in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris to promote modern biotechnologies. From 2008 to 2012, he worked in the International Energy Agency in Paris and as the Head of the Country Studies Division, he led energy policy reviews of its member states in developed economies and analyzed their energy mixes including fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear. From 2012 to 2016, he worked in the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, a governmental agency under METI which supports Japanese industries in developing oil, gas and metal resources abroad, at which he was Director General of Business Strategy Department in oil and gas sectors, and later Executive Director, Member of the Board. Mr. Fujino received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in physics from the University of Tokyo. Skills and Qualifications: Mr. Fujino is qualified to serve on the Board based on his financial expertise and understanding of the energy industry.