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)
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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
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Apr.1997
Chairman of the Association of Copyright for Computer Software
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Apr.2001
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company (to present)
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Jul.2007
Chairman and Representative Director of the Company (to present)
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Feb.2010
Representative Director of Kenzo Estate Winery Japan Co., Ltd. (to present)
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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
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Jun.1997
Director of the Company
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Feb.1999
Managing Director of the Company
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Apr.2001
Senior Managing Director of the Company
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Jul.2004
Director and Executive Corporate Officer of the Company
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Apr.2006
Director and Executive Vice President of the Company
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Jul.2007
President and Representative Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company (to present)
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Aug.2016
President and Representative Director, and Director in charge of Global Marketing Business and Arcade Operations Business of the Company
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Jun.2022
President and Representative Director, and Director in charge of Arcade Operations Business of the Company (to present)
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May 2023
Chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (to present)
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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.)
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Apr.2011
Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.6 of the Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
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Apr.2013
Managing Executive Officer in charge of Sales of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
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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.
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Apr.2021
Resigned from the post above
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May2021
Executive Vice President of the Company (to present)
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Jun.2021
Director of the Company (to present)
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Apr.2022
Director, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) and in charge of Corporate Management of the Company (to present)
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Yoichi Egawa
Director
Executive Corporate OfficerDate of birth: Nov. 15, 1963
Number of shares of the
Company held: 9 thousand-
Apr.1985
Entered the Company
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Apr.1999
General Manager of Creative Division 5 of the Company
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Aug.1999
Corporate Officer, General Manager of Creative Division 5 of the Company
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Apr.2011
Managing Corporate Officer of the Company
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Apr.2013
Executive Corporate Officer of the Company (to present)
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Jun.2013
Director, in charge of Arcade Business and Pachinko & Pachislo Business of the Company
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Jul.2016
Director, in charge of Amusement Equipment Business, Arcade Operations Business and Consumer Games Development of the Company
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Apr.2019
Director, in charge of Consumer Games Development and Pachinko & Pachislo Business Divisions of the Company
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Apr.2020
Director, in charge of Development Divisions and Pachinko & Pachislo Business Divisions of the Company (to present)
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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
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Jul.2010
Managing Corporate Officer in charge of Financial and Accounting Division of the Company
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Jun.2015
Managing Corporate Officer in charge of Financial and Accounting Division and Secretarial Affairs, PR and IR Division of the Company
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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
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Apr.2020
Director, in charge of Corporate Management, Planning and Strategy Divisions of the Company
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Apr.2022
Director, deputy in charge of Corporate Management of the Company (to present)
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Yoshinori Ishida
Director
Executive Corporate OfficerDate of birth: March 23, 1970
Number of shares of the
Company held: 3 thousand-
Apr.1992
Entered the Company
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Apr.2005
General Manager of Sales Promotion Division of the Company
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Mar.2011
Deputy Head of Consumer Games Business Division of the Company
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Apr.2013
Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Business Division of the Company
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Apr.2016
Corporate Officer, Head of Japan & Asia Business Division of the Company
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Jun.2017
Corporate Officer, Head of Japan & Asia Business and Deputy Head of Mobile Online Development Division of the Company
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Apr.2019
Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Japan & Asia Business Division and Deputy Head of Mobile Online Development Division of the Company
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Sep.2021
Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Global Business Division of the Company (to present)
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Apr.2022
Executive Corporate Officer of the Company (to present)
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Jun.2022
Director, in charge of Global Business Division of the Company (to present)
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Ryozo Tsujimoto
Director
Executive Corporate OfficerDate of birth: October 18, 1973
Number of shares of the
Company held: 6,183 thousand-
Apr.1996
Entered the Company
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Sep.2013
General Manager of Development Division 3 of the Company
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Apr.2014
Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Development Division 3 of the Company
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Jun.2017
Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Development Division 3 and Mobile Online Development Division of the Company
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Apr.2018
Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Consumer Games Development Division 2 and Mobile Online Development Division of the Company
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Oct.2020
Managing Corporate Officer,
Head of Consumer Games Development Division 2 (to present) Apr.2022
Executive Corporate Officer (to present)
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Jun.2022
Director, Deputy in charge of Development Divisions of the Company (to present)
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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)
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May2014
External Corporate Auditor of Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. (to present)
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Jun.2015
External Corporate Auditor of Suzuken Co., Ltd.
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Jun.2016
External Director of the Company (to present)
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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
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Jun.1997
Vice President of The Boston Consulting Group
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Jan.2005
Japan Co-chair of The Boston Consulting Group
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Jan.2016
Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group
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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
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Jun.2018
External Director of the Company (to present)
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Jun.2019
Director of Japan Rugby Football Union
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Jun.2022
Vice Chairman of Japan Rugby Football Union (to present)
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Jan.2023
Senior Partner Emeritus of The Boston Consulting Group (to present)
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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
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Aug.2002
Chief of Ehime Prefectural Police Headquarters
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Apr.2004
Chief of the Cybercrime Division, Community Safety Bureau, National Police Agency
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Jul.2008
Chief of Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters
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Aug.2010
Chief of the Organized Crime Department, Criminal Affairs Bureau, National Police Agency
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Jan.2013
Deputy Superintendent General and acting Chief of the Crime Prevention Task Force, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
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Jan.2014
President, National Police Academy
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Nov.2014
Special Advisor, Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
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Jun.2021
Director of Japan Center for Examination Research (to present)
External Director of the Company (to present)
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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
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Jul.1999
Director-General of the Budget Bureau of the Ministry of Finance
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Jun.2000
Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance
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Jan.2003
Adviser to the Minister of Finance
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Mar.2003
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan
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Jul.2008
Chairman of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.
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Jun.2009
External Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Metal Corporation (now Nippon Steel Corporation)
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Jun.2010
External Director of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
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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)
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Jun.2018
Honorary Chairman of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. (to present)
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Jun.2022
External Director of the Company (to present)
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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
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Jul.2012
National Tax Agency Commissioner’s Secretariat Internal Inspector
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Jul.2015
District Director of Yukigaya Tax Office
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Jul.2016
Director of Personnel Division 2, General Affairs Department of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
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Jul.2017
Director of General Affairs Division of National Tax College
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Jul.2018
Research Coordination Director of Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Research Division 3
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Jul.2019
Deputy Director of Regional Taxation Bureau Research Division 2
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Jul.2020
District Director of Shiba Tax Office
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Aug.2021
Tax Accountant of Hirose Tax Accountant Office (to present)
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Dec.2021
Spokesperson for the village of Mikura-island (to present)
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Jun.2022
External Director of the Company (to present)
External Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. (to present)
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Directors Who are Members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee
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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
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Apr.1997
General Manager of Overseas Business Dept. of the Company
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Jul.1999
Corporate Officer, General Manager of Overseas Business Dept. of the Company
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Oct.2002
General Manager of General Affairs Dept. of the Company
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Apr.2004
Senior Manager of Investor Relations Section of the Company
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Jun.2004
Corporate Auditor of the Company (full-time)
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Jun.2016
Director (Full-time member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of the Company (to present)
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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
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Jul.1986
District Director of Ijuin Tax Office
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Jul.1999
Deputy Commissioner (Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal Investigation) of Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau
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Jul.2007
Assistant Regional Commissioner (Management and Co-ordination) of Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau
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Jul.2009
Director-General of Kanazawa Regional Tax Tribunal
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Jul.2010
Director-General of Sapporo Regional Tax Tribunal
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Jul.2011
Vice President of National Tax College
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Jun.2012
External Corporate Auditor of the Company (full-time)
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Jun.2016
External Director (Full-time member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of the Company (to present)
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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
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Mar.1979
Admitted to New York Bar
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Apr.1989
Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba (to present)
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Apr.1997
Lecturer of Nihon University, Faculty of Law: International Transaction Law
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Apr.2005
Lecturer of Hitotsubashi University Faculty and Graduate School of Law: World Business Law
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Jun.2007
External Director of the Company
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Mar.2014
External Corporate Auditor of Solasia Pharma K.K. (to present)
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Jun.2016
External Director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) of the Company (to present)
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Jun.2018
Outside Statutory Auditor of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (to present)
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Jun.2020
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (to present)
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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.
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- *Regarding diversity, the Company has selected candidates solely based on their personal qualities and insight regardless of their gender, nationality, age, etc

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Skills Matrix (From the Notice of Convocation of the 44th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)
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