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As of December 31, 2023
Ratio of female board members: 22.2%
Kunihiko Arai
President and CEO
Director since 1997
Date of birth: November 19, 1970
Career Summary
| October 2005 | Director, CellBank Corp. |
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| June 2005 | Auditor, AMUSE INC. |
| June 1999 | Auditor, TEIN, INC. |
| July 1997 | Established the Company; President and CEO (to present) |
| April 1993 | Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
Nobuo Suzuki
Director and CHO
Director since 2009
Date of birth: November 28, 1948
Career Summary
| December 2021 | Director and CHO, the Company (to present) |
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| November 2017 | Director and COO |
| November 2015 | Director and COO Executive Officer, Executive Manager of Corporate Advisory Department |
| August 2009 | Director, CellBank Corp. (to present) |
| June 2009 | Director, the Company |
| April 2008 | Director, IS Holdings Co., Ltd. |
| November 2003 | Joined the Company |
| June 2002 | Director, Asahi Bank Business Investment Co., Ltd. (currently Resona Capital Co., Ltd.) |
| May 1995 | General Manager of Chicago Branch, The Asahi Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited) |
| December 1992 | General Manager of Nagaoka Branch, The Asahi Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited) |
| August 1989 | Director and President, Kyowa Financial Futures (Singapore) |
| April 1972 | Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited) |
Kazuya Kaneda
Managing Director and COO
Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters
Director since 2017
Date of birth: August 13, 1981
Career Summary
| December 2021 | Managing Director and COO Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters, the Company (to present) |
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| September 2018 | Director and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Advisory Department |
| November 2017 | Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Advisory Department 2 and Corporate Advisory Department 3 |
| December 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Advisory Department 2 |
| July 2009 | Joined the Company |
| December 2006 | Joined KPMG AZSA & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC) |
Koichi Nakamura
Director and CFO
Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department
Director since 2014
Date of birth: June 24, 1974
Career Summary
| September 2018 | Director and CFO Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department, the Company (to present) |
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| November 2014 | Director and CFO Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Department |
| February 2014 | Director and CFO General Manager of Administration Department |
| August 2005 | Established Koichi Nakamura Tax Accountant Office |
| January 2005 | Established Koichi Nakamura Certified Public Accountant Office |
| October 1999 | Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
Yuji Furumoto
Outside Director
Director since 2023
Date of birth: April 8, 1956
Career Summary
| December 2023 | Director, the Company (to present) |
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| June 2021 | Advisor, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. (to present) |
| June 2017 | Vice President and Representative Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. |
| June 2009 | Senior Managing Officer and Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. |
| June 2008 | Managing Officer and Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. |
| April 2008 | Managing Officer, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. |
| November 2007 | Joined Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. |
| June 2006 | Managing Director, Universal Solution Systems Inc. |
| February 2005 | Director, Universal Solution Systems Inc. |
| July 2004 | Joined Universal Solution Systems Inc. |
| June 2003 | General Manager, Kudan Branch, Resona Bank, Limited |
| April 1980 | Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited) |
Jiro Araki
Outside Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Director since 2023
Date of birth: February 24, 1950
Career Summary
| December 2023 | Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee, the Company (to present) |
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| August 2015 | Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sankyo Tateyama, Inc. |
| July 2014 | Corporate Auditor, the Company |
| June 2012 | Auditor, Sankyo Tateyama, Inc. |
| August 2009 | Auditor, Sankyo-Tateyama Holdings, Inc. |
| June 2008 | Adviser, The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited) Adviser, Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. |
| June 2006 | President and Representative Director, Sumishin Lease Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance Co., Ltd.) |
| June 2004 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Trust Bank, Limited |
| June 1999 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Kobe Branch, Sumitomo Trust Bank, Limited |
| April 1972 | Joined Sumitomo Trust Bank, Limited (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited) |
Nozomi Kogoma (family register name: Nozomi Imaoka)
Outside Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Director since 2019
Date of birth: July 31, 1980
Career Summary
| December 2023 | Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee, the Company (to present) |
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| June 2023 | Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (to present) |
| November 2019 | Director, the Company |
| June 2018 | Outside Auditor, FIS Inc. (to present) |
| June 2016 | Outside Statutory Auditor, UNITED, Inc. (to present) |
| August 2012 | Partner, Toranomon Audit LLC (to present) |
| November 2010 | Representative, Nozomi Kogoma Certified Public Accountant Office (to present) |
| April 2008 | Joined Palace Capital Co., Ltd. |
| December 2006 | Joined ShinNihon & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
Hiroshi Sakamaki
Outside Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Director since 2023
Date of birth: September 14, 1959
Career Summary
| December 2023 | Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee, the Company (to present) |
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| April 2023 | Auditor, The Okinawa Development Finance Corporation (to present) |
| June 2021 | Corporate Auditor, TOC Co., Ltd. (to present) General Secretary, Director General, International Bureau, Executive Fellow, The Japan Economic Research Institute (to present) Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development |
| June 2017 | Executive Chairman, DBJ Europe Limited |
| October 2011 | President and CEO, DBJ Securities Co., Ltd. |
| May 2011 | General Manager in charge of Investment, Business Planning & Coordination Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc. |
| June 2010 | General Manager, Investment Planning & Coordination Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc. |
| June 2007 | Director and General Manager, Investment Department, New Business Investment Co., Ltd. |
| April 1982 | Joined Japan Development Bank (currently Development Bank of Japan Inc.) |
Tomoko Kato (family register name: Tomoko Shimura)
Outside Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
Director since 2023
Date of birth: March 16, 1971
Career Summary
| December 2023 | Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee, the Company (to present) |
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| November 2023 | Joined HAYABUSACHO LAW OFFICES (to present) |
| August 2020 | Joined Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. |
| November 2010 | Seconded to Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (Director of Legal Division from March 2015) |
| September 2006 | Seconded to Economic Treaties Division, International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Deputy Director) |
| July 2006 | Joined Kitahama Partners |
| April 2004 | Joined T. Hasegawa & Co., Law Offices |
| October 2001 | Joined a law firm in Tokyo Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association) |
Executive Officers
Kazuya Kaneda
Managing Director and Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters
Koichi Nakamura
Director and Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department
Yuji Anashige
Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Advisory Department
Tsuyoshi Okuzaki
Executive Officer, General Manager of Information Systems Department
Kazuhiro Hashiguchi
Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Corporation Department
Yuji Fukushima
Executive Officer, in charge of Financial Institutions
Hiromitsu Mizunoue
Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Promotion Department
Skills Matrix of Directors
| Corporate management |
Business strategy |
Global experience |
ESG | Finance/ Accounting |
Legal affairs/ Risk management |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunihiko Arai | ||||||
| Nobuo Suzuki | ||||||
| Kazuya Kaneda | ||||||
| Koichi Nakamura | ||||||
| Yuji Furumoto | ||||||
| Jiro Araki | ||||||
| Nozomi Kogoma | ||||||
| Hiroshi Sakamaki | ||||||
| Tomoko Kato |
The matrix lists up to three of the knowledge and experience that each candidate possesses and does not show all the knowledge and experience of each candidate.