Management Team

Profiles of directors and directors who are members of the audit and supervisory committee are described.
The Company was changed to a company with an audit and supervisory committee, and pursues prompt decision-making and the more flexible execution of business, as well as the further enhancement of audit and supervisory functions.

Directors
(excluding Directors who are audit and supervisory committee members)

  • Kenzo Tsujimoto

    Kenzo Tsujimoto

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

    Date of birth: Dec.15, 1940
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 4,039 thousand

    • Jun.1983

      President and Representative Director of the Company

    • Apr.1997

      Chairman of the Association of Copyright for Computer Software

    • Apr.2001

      Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company (to present)

    • Jul.2007

      Chairman and Representative Director of the Company (to present)

    • Feb.2010

      Representative Director of Kenzo Estate Winery Japan Co., Ltd. (to present)

  • Haruhiro Tsujimoto

    Haruhiro Tsujimoto

    President and Chief Operating
    Officer (COO)

    Date of birth: Oct. 19, 1964
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 6,199 thousand

    • Apr.1987

      Entered into the Company

    • Jun.1997

      Director of the Company

    • Feb.1999

      Managing Director of the Company

    • Apr.2001

      Senior Managing Director of the Company

    • Jul.2004

      Director and Executive Corporate Officer of the Company

    • Apr.2006

      Director and Executive Vice President of the Company

    • Jul.2007

      President and Representative Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company (to present)

    • Aug.2016

      President and Representative Director, and Director in charge of Global Marketing Business and Arcade Operations Business of the Company

    • Jun.2022

      President and Representative Director, and Director in charge of Arcade Operations Business of the Company (to present)

    • May 2023

      Chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (to present)

  • Satoshi Miyazaki

    Satoshi Miyazaki

    Director and Executive Vice President
    Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO)

    Date of birth: Feb. 23, 1960
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 2 thousand

    • Apr.1983

      Entered The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

    • Apr.2011

      Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.6 of the Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

    • Apr.2013

      Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

    • Apr.2016

      Executive Officer and Deputy President in charge of Western Japan of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
      Representative Director and Deputy President & Executive Officer in charge of Western Japan of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

    • Apr.2020

      Representative Director and Deputy President of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

    • Apr.2021

      Resigned from the post above

    • May2021

      Executive Vice President of the Company (to present)

    • Jun.2021

      Director of the Company (to present)

    • Apr.2022

      Director, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) and in charge of Corporate Management of the Company (to present)

  • Yoichi Egawa

    Yoichi Egawa

    Director
    Executive Corporate Officer

    Date of birth: Nov. 15, 1963
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 9 thousand

    • Apr.1985

      Entered the Company

    • Apr.1999

      General Manager of Creative Division 5 of the Company

    • Aug.1999

      Corporate Officer, General Manager of Creative Division 5 of the Company

    • Apr.2011

      Managing Corporate Officer of the Company

    • Apr.2013

      Executive Corporate Officer of the Company (to present)

    • Jun.2013

      Director, in charge of Arcade Business and Pachinko & Pachislo Business of the Company

    • Jul.2016

      Director, in charge of Amusement Equipment Business, Arcade Operations Business and Consumer Games Development of the Company

    • Apr.2019

      Director, in charge of Consumer Games Development and Pachinko & Pachislo Business Divisions of the Company

    • Apr.2020

      Director, in charge of Development Divisions and Pachinko & Pachislo Business Divisions of the Company (to present)

  • Kenkichi Nomura

    Kenkichi Nomura

    Director
    Executive Corporate Officer,
    Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

    Date of birth: May 18, 1955
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 10 thousand

    • Apr.2009

      Corporate Officer in charge of Internal Control of the Company

    • Jul.2010

      Managing Corporate Officer in charge of Financial and Accounting Division of the Company

    • Jun.2015

      Managing Corporate Officer in charge of Financial and Accounting Division and Secretarial Affairs, PR and IR Division of the Company

    • Apr.2016

      Executive Corporate Officer (to present)
      Head of Finance, Accounting and Public Relations Divisions

    • Jun.2016

      Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (to present) and in charge of Corporate Management of the Company

    • Apr.2020

      Director, in charge of Corporate Management, Planning and Strategy Divisions of the Company

    • Apr.2022

      Director, deputy in charge of Corporate Management of the Company (to present)

  • Yoshonori Isida

    Yoshinori Ishida

    Director
    Executive Corporate Officer

    Date of birth: March 23, 1970
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 3 thousand

    • Apr.1992

      Entered the Company

    • Apr.2005

      General Manager of Sales Promotion Division of the Company

    • Mar.2011

      Deputy Head of Consumer Games Business Division of the Company

    • Apr.2013

      Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Business Division of the Company

    • Apr.2016

      Corporate Officer, Head of Japan & Asia Business Division of the Company

    • Jun.2017

      Corporate Officer, Head of Japan & Asia Business and Deputy Head of Mobile Online Development Division of the Company

    • Apr.2019

      Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Japan & Asia Business Division and Deputy Head of Mobile Online Development Division of the Company

    • Sep.2021

      Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Global Business Division of the Company (to present)

    • Apr.2022

      Executive Corporate Officer of the Company (to present)

    • Jun.2022

      Director, in charge of Global Business Division of the Company (to present)

  • Ryozo Tsujimoto

    Ryozo Tsujimoto

    Director
    Executive Corporate Officer

    Date of birth: October 18, 1973
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 6,183 thousand

    • Apr.1996

      Entered the Company

    • Sep.2013

      General Manager of Development Division 3 of the Company

    • Apr.2014

      Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Development Division 3 of the Company

    • Jun.2017

      Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Development Division 3 and Mobile Online Development Division of the Company

    • Apr.2018

      Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Development Division 2 and Mobile Online Development Division of the Company

    • Oct.2020

      Managing Corporate Officer,
      Head of Consumer Games Development Division 2 (to present)

    • Apr.2022

      Executive Corporate Officer (to present)

    • Jun.2022

      Director, Deputy in charge of Development Divisions of the Company (to present)

  • Toru Muranaka

    Toru Muranaka

    Director

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: Jun. 3, 1965
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 2 thousand

    • Apr.1995

      Registered Lawyer (Osaka Bar Association)
      Entered into Daiichi Law Office (now Daiichi Law Office, P.C.)

    • Dec.2007

      Partner of Daiichi Law Office, P.C. (to present)

    • May2014

      External Corporate Auditor of Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. (to present)

    • Jun.2015

      External Corporate Auditor of Suzuken Co., Ltd.

    • Jun.2016

      External Director of the Company (to present)

  • Yutaka Mizukoshi

    Yutaka Mizukoshi

    Director

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: Aug. 29, 1956
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 2 thousand

    • Sep.1990

      Entered into The Boston Consulting Group

    • Jun.1997

      Vice President of The Boston Consulting Group

    • Jan.2005

      Japan Co-chair of The Boston Consulting Group

    • Jan.2016

      Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group

    • Jun.2016

      External Director of Lifenet Insurance Company
      External Director of Asagami Corporation (to present)

    • Jan.2018

      Senior Advisor of The Boston Consulting Group, Tokyo

    • Jun.2018

      External Director of the Company (to present)

    • Jun.2019

      Director of Japan Rugby Football Union

    • Jun.2022

      Vice Chairman of Japan Rugby Football Union (to present)

    • Jan.2023

      Senior Partner Emeritus of The Boston Consulting Group (to present)

  • Wataru Kotani

    Wataru Kotani

    Director

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: Apr. 7, 1957
    Number of shares of the Company held: 0 thousand

    • Apr.1980

      Entered into the National Police Agency

    • Aug.2002

      Chief of Ehime Prefectural Police Headquarters

    • Apr.2004

      Chief of the Cybercrime Division, Community Safety Bureau, National Police Agency

    • Jul.2008

      Chief of Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters

    • Aug.2010

      Chief of the Organized Crime Department, Criminal Affairs Bureau, National Police Agency

    • Jan.2013

      Deputy Superintendent General and acting Chief of the Crime Prevention Task Force, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

    • Jan.2014

      President, National Police Academy

    • Nov.2014

      Special Advisor, Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

    • Jun.2021

      Director of Japan Center for Examination Research (to present)
      External Director of the Company (to present)

  • Toshiro Muto

    Toshiro Muto

    Director

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: Jul. 2, 1943
    Number of shares of the Company held: 0 thousand

    • Apr.1966

      Entered into the Ministry of Finance

    • Jul.1999

      Director-General of the Budget Bureau of the Ministry of Finance

    • Jun.2000

      Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance

    • Jan.2003

      Adviser to the Minister of Finance

    • Mar.2003

      Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan

    • Jul.2008

      Chairman of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.

    • Jun.2009

      External Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Metal Corporation (now Nippon Steel Corporation)

    • Jun.2010

      External Director of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    • Jan.2014

      CEO of the General Incorporated Foundation Tokyo Organizing Committee of Olympic and Paralympic Games (later Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Tokyo Organizing Committee of Olympic and Paralympic Games, being dissolved in June 2022)

    • Jun.2018

      Honorary Chairman of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. (to present)

    • Jun.2022

      External Director of the Company (to present)

  • Yumi Hirose

    Yumi Hirose

    Director

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: Nov. 7, 1960
    Number of shares of the Company held: 0 thousand

    • Apr.1979

      Entered into the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau

    • Jul.2012

      National Tax Agency Commissioner’s Secretariat Internal Inspector

    • Jul.2015

      District Director of Yukigaya Tax Office

    • Jul.2016

      Director of Personnel Division 2, General Affairs Department of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau

    • Jul.2017

      Director of General Affairs Division of National Tax College

    • Jul.2018

      Research Coordination Director of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Research Division 3

    • Jul.2019

      Deputy Director of Regional Taxation Bureau Research Division 2

    • Jul.2020

      District Director of Shiba Tax Office

    • Aug.2021

      Tax Accountant of Hirose Tax Accountant Office (to present)

    • Dec.2021

      Spokesperson for the village of Mikura-island (to present)

    • Jun.2022

      External Director of the Company (to present)
      External Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. (to present)

Directors Who are Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee

  • Kazushi Hirao

    Kazushi Hirao

    Director
    (Full-time member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee)

    Date of birth: Sep. 25, 1951
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 21 thousand

    • Jun.1988

      Entered into the Company

    • Apr.1997

      General Manager of Overseas Business Dept. of the Company

    • Jul.1999

      Corporate Officer, General Manager of Overseas Business Dept. of the Company

    • Oct.2002

      General Manager of General Affairs Dept. of the Company

    • Apr.2004

      Senior Manager of Investor Relations Section of the Company

    • Jun.2004

      Corporate Auditor of the Company (full-time)

    • Jun.2016

      Director (Full-time member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of the Company (to present)

  • Yoshihiko Iwasaki

    Yoshihiko Iwasaki

    Director
    (Full-time member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee)

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: May 19, 1952
    Number of shares of the
    Company held: 16 thousand

    • Apr.1979

      Entered into National Tax Agency

    • Jul.1986

      District Director of Ijuin Tax Office

    • Jul.1999

      Deputy Commissioner (Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal Investigation) of Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau

    • Jul.2007

      Assistant Regional Commissioner (Management and Co-ordination) of Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau

    • Jul.2009

      Director-General of Kanazawa Regional Tax Tribunal

    • Jul.2010

      Director-General of Sapporo Regional Tax Tribunal

    • Jul.2011

      Vice President of National Tax College

    • Jun.2012

      External Corporate Auditor of the Company (full-time)

    • Jun.2016

      External Director (Full-time member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of the Company (to present)

  • Makoto Matsuo

    Makoto Matsuo

    Director
    (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee)

    [External] [Independent Director]

    Date of birth: May 28, 1949
    Number of shares of the Company held: 18 thousand

    • Apr.1975

      Admitted to Japanese Bar
      (The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association) Ozaki & Momo-o

    • Aug.1978

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York

    • Mar.1979

      Admitted to New York Bar

    • Apr.1989

      Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba (to present)

    • Apr.1997

      Lecturer of Nihon University, Faculty of Law: International Transaction Law

    • Apr.2005

      Lecturer of Hitotsubashi University Faculty and Graduate School of Law: World Business Law

    • Jun.2007

      External Director of the Company

    • Mar.2014

      External Corporate Auditor of Solasia Pharma K.K. (to present)

    • Jun.2016

      External Director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of the Company (to present)

    • Jun.2018

      Outside Statutory Auditor of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (to present)

    • Jun.2020

      Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (to present)

Skills Matrix of Members of the Board of Directors

[Strengths of the Company]

  • Strong financial foundation to realize proactive strategic investment with the stable generation of cash flow and enhancement of capital efficiency.
  • The original technologies of the Company and developed IP supported globally which was utilized multifunctionally.
  • Long-term global distribution structure utilizing a digital strategy toward further earnings growth.

[Board of Directors of the Company]

  • Consists of members who have diverse perspectives, extensive experience, and diverse and specialized advanced skills to realize sustainable growth by making the most of the Company’s strengths.
  • A governance system that enables a strong audit and supervisory function through the proactive participation of External Directors.
    • *Regarding diversity, the Company has selected candidates solely based on their personal qualities and insight regardless of their gender, nationality, age, etc
  • Skills Matrix (From the Notice of Convocation of the 44th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)

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