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Executive Profiles

Directors
Outside Directors
Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Executive Officer

Director

  • Nami Fukutomi

    Chairman of the Board

    Nami Fukutomi

    Born August 5, 1954

    Biography

    • 1981

      February

      Joined Lawson, Inc.

    • 1986

      November

      Joined Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

    • 1990

      September

      Established the Company and Appointed as President and Representative Director

    • 2001

      November

      Appointed as Representative Director and CEO (Resigned as President)

    • 2012

      June

      Returned as President and Representative Director

    • 2019

      February

      Appointed as Chairman of the Board (Incumbent)

  • Katsuhito Nagatake

    Representative Director and CEO

    Katsuhito Nagatake

    Born October 23, 1975

    Biography

    • 2000

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2012

      November

      Appointed Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2014

      July

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Planning Group

    • 2019

      February

      Appointed President and Representative Director (Incumbent)

  • Fujio Okita

    CTO, General Manager of Data Control Division

    Fujio Okita

    Born May 14, 1962

    Biography

    • 1981

      April

      Joined Kanebo, Ltd.

    • 1987

      January

      Joined Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

    • 1990

      September

      Established 8086 Co., Ltd. (later merged)

    • 1991

      March

      Joined the Company

    • 1991

      November

      Appointed as Managing Director

    • 2000

      January

      Appointed as Director and CIO

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Director and CTO (Current)

  • Ayano Suzuki

    COO, General Manager of Sales Division

    Ayano Suzuki

    Born February 2, 1988

    Biography

    • 2010

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2014

      July

      Appointed Manager, Sales Division

    • 2020

      June

      Appointed Executive Officer, Sales Planning Group, Sales Division

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed Director and COO (Incumbent)

  • Mitsunori Kitazawa

    CFO, General Manager of Administration Division

    Mitsunori Kitazawa

    Born August 11, 1980

    Biography

    • 2003

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2011

      June

      Joined Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

    • 2024

      August

      Rejoined the Company; Appointed Executive Officer, Administration Division

    • 2024

      September

      Appointed Director

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed Director and CFO (Current)

Outside Director

  • Arata Tominaga

    Outside Director, Formerly of Salesforce.com

    Arata Tominaga

    Born January 24, 1958

    Biography

    • 1980

      April

      Joined the Bank of Japan

    • 2008

      May

      Appointed Senior Bank Examiner and Counselor, Financial System and Bank Examination Department, Bank of Japan

    • 2013

      June

      Appointed as Financial Project Advisor for Salesforce.com Co., Ltd. (currently Salesforce Japan Co., Ltd.)

    • 2021

      June

      Appointed as Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member for PROTO CORPORATION

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Outside Director of the Company (Current)

  • Hiroyo Kawai

    Outside Director, IBS Software Japan

    Hiroyo Kawai

    Born August 8, 1970

    Biography

    • 1998

      November

      Joined Benfield Group

    • 2002

      April

      Joined National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

    • 2005

      December

      Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

    • 2008

      February

      Joined Aon Risk Services Japan Ltd.

    • 2010

      October

      Joined CLS Bank

    • 2016

      March

      Joined Kyriba Japan Co., Ltd.

    • 2017

      March

      Joined Aite Group

    • 2018

      October

      Joined NTT DATA FA Insurance Systems Japan Corporation

    • 2020

      October

      Joined Wipro Japan K.K.

    • 2023

      November

      Joined Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.

    • 2024

      March

      Appointed as Outside Director of the Company (Incumbent)

    • 2026

      January

      Joined IBS Software Japan K.K. and appointed as Account Director (Incumbent)

  • dorff

    Outside Director, Team Dorf

    Dorf John Christopher

    Born January 21, 1966

    Biography

    • 1991

      January

      Joined Price Waterhouse (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Honolulu, Hawaii

    • 1994

      October

      Joined Eclipse Computing Co., Ltd. and appointed as Manager

    • 1998

      March

      Joined SAS Institute Japan Ltd. (currently SAS Institute Japan, Inc.) and was appointed as Director

    • 2000

      June

      Joined Acxiom Corporation and was appointed as Representative in Japan

    • 2000

      December

      Joined Landscape Co., Ltd. (currently uSonar Co., Ltd.) and was appointed as Director

    • 2002

      June

      Established Global Access Advisory Partners LLC and was appointed as President and Representative Director

    • 2003

      December

      Appointed Representative Director of Experian Japan Co., Ltd.

    • 2004

      December

      Appointed Corporate Auditor of Experian Japan Co., Ltd.

    • 2009

      March

      Appointed Representative Director of TMF Japan K.K. (currently TMF Group K.K.)

    • 2010

      September

      Appointed as Auditor, Groupon Japan K.K.

    • 2011

      April

      Appointed as Representative Director, LinkedIn Japan K.K.

    • 2013

      June

      Appointed as Representative Director, LEGOLAND Japan Ltd. (currently LEGOLAND Japan G.K.)

    • 2017

      September

      Partner, EY Tax Co.

    • 2019

      October

      Partner, Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co.

    • 2025

      September

      Established Team Dorf LLC and Appointed as Representative Partner (Current)

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Outside Director of the Company (Current)

Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

  • Haruka Kudo

    Full-time Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Haruka Kudo

    Born October 2, 1995

    Biography

    • 2018

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2022

      August

      Appointed as Chief, Humanities Research Team, Research Group, Data Control Division

    • 2022

      December

      Appointed as Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    • 2024

      March

      Appointed as Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Current)

  • Atsuo Kurosu

    Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

    Atsuo Kurosu

    Born May 3, 1955

    Biography

    • 1979

      April

      Joined Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (formerly Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.)

    • 2010

      July

      Appointed Executive Officer and General Manager of the Internal Audit Department, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

    • 2013

      July

      Appointed President and Representative Director of Tokio Marine & Nichido Samuel Co., Ltd. (currently Tokio Marine & Nichido Better Life Service Co., Ltd.)

    • 2016

      April

      Appointed Full-time Auditor, Japan Organization for Occupational Health and Safety

    • 2020

      February

      Appointed Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, FP Partner Inc.

    • 2025

      March

      Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (Current)

  • Hitoko Kobayashi

    Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

    Jiniko Kobayashi

    Born June 3, 1980

    Biography

    • 2005

      June

      Joined Mizugaki Certified Public Accountant Office

    • 2007

      January

      Joined Arata Audit Corporation (Currently PwC Japan LLC)

    • 2010

      July

      Registered as a Certified Public Accountant

    • 2011

      July

      Joined Kobayashi Takao Certified Public Tax Accountant Office (Current)

    • 2011

      July

      Established Kobayashi Hitoko Certified Public Accountant Office (Current)

    • 2011

      September

      Registered as a Certified Public Tax Accountant

    • 2021

      October

      Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of NISSO CORPORATION

    • 2022

      October

      Appointed as Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of NISSO CORPORATION (Current)

    • 2022

      December

      Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Optimed Holdings Co., Ltd. (Current)

    • 2022

      December

      Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sun System Co., Ltd. (Current)

    • 2022

      December

      Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Optimed Eyes Co., Ltd.

    • 2024

      September

      Appointed as Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (Current)

    • 2025

      May

      Appointed as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of ST Holdings Co., Ltd. (Current)

    • 2026

      January

      Appointed as Outside Director of Shoko Co., Ltd. (Current)

  • Yohei Shimizu

    Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

    Yohei Shimizu

    Born March 6, 1982

    Biography

    • 2007

      September

      Registered as an Attorney (Tokyo Bar Association)

    • 2007

      September

      Joined Ogasawara International Law Office

    • 2008

      September

      Joined MediaGain Co., Ltd.

    • 2010

      November

      Established Arcien Law Office and Appointed as Co-Representative Partner (Current)

    • 2018

      June

      Appointed as Senior Researcher at the Institute of Information Law and Policy (JILIS) (Current)

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (Current)

Executive Officer

  • Noriko Haneda

    General Affairs and Human Resources Group, Administration Division
    Executive Officer, CLO

    Noriko Haneda

    Born March 2, 1976

    Biography

    • 2000

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2012

      November

      Appointed Manager of the Human Resources Team

    • 2014

      July

      Appointed as Executive Officer of the Administration Division

    • 2020

      March

      Appointed as Director and CHRO

    • 2022

      December

      Appointed as Director and CLO

    • 2023

      November

      Appointed as Director, CLO, and General Manager of the Administration and Human Resources Group

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Executive Officer and CLO of the General Affairs and Human Resources Group, Administration Division (Current)

  • Akira Matsumoto

    Managing Executive Officer and CIO, Data Control Division
    Research Group

    Akira Matsumoto

    Born June 3, 1973

    Biography

    • 1994

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2012

      November

      Appointed as Research Team Manager

    • 2014

      July

      Appointed as Executive Officer of the Research Group

    • 2022

      March

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer of the Research Group

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer and CIO of the Research Group (Current)

  • Daiki Yoshikawa

    Managing Executive Officer,
    MX Group, Administration Division

    Daiki Yoshikawa

    Born September 22, 1975

    Biography

    • 2000

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2005

      December

      Resigned from the Company

    • 2006

      January

      Joined ACCA Networks (Currently SoftBank)

    • 2009

      June

      Rejoined the Company

    • 2012

      November

      Appointed Manager of the Project Team

    • 2014

      July

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Corporate Strategy Team and concurrently serves as Representative Director of Big Base Solutions, Inc.

    • 2022

      March

      Appointed Managing Executive Officer of the Business Development Group

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed Managing Executive Officer of the MX Group, Administration Division (Incumbent)

  • Toshiyuki Kobayashi

    Administration Division, Accounting Group
    Managing Executive Officer

    Toshiyuki Kobayashi

    Born July 3, 1962

    Biography

    • 1985

      April

      Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

    • 2002

      April

      Appointed Managing Director and General Manager of Administration Division, SoftBank Investment Corp. (currently SBI Holdings, Inc.)

    • 2009

      January

      Appointed Executive Officer, Alliance and Human Resources Department, SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.

    • 2011

      June

      Appointed Managing Director and General Manager of Administration Division, NFC Holdings, Inc. (SBI Portfolio Company)

    • 2024

      April

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Company

    • 2024

      June

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer and CFO of the Company

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer, Accounting Group, Administration Division (Current)

  • Naoki Tsutsui

    Executive Officer,
    CDI Group, Sales Division

    Naoki Tsutsui

    Born October 4, 1971

    Biography

    • 1994

      April

      Joined a Software Company as a New Graduate

    • 1994

      July

      Joined the Company

    • 2012

      November

      Appointed as Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2017

      March

      Appointed as Executive Officer, CDI Group, Sales Division (Current)

  • Katsutoshi Tokano

    Executive Officer,
    Exploration Group, Sales Division

    Katsutoshi Tokano

    Born March 19, 1975

    Biography

    • 1997

      April

      Joined a real estate company as a new graduate

    • 1997

      October

      Joined the Company

    • 2012

      December

      Appointed Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2019

      April

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Wide Area Group, Sales Division

    • 2025

      January

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Exploration Group, Sales Division (Current)

  • Takashi Ikeda

    Sales Division, Overseas Group
    Managing Executive Officer

    Takashi Ikeda

    Born April 15, 1970

    Biography

    • 1994

      April

      Joined a Financial Institution

    • 1998

      September

      Joined the Company

    • 2000

      January

      Appointed as Team Leader of Overseas Planning

    • 2005

      August

      Appointed as Director and General Manager of the Planning Division

    • 2020

      March

      Appointed as Director, CSO, and General Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2021

      March

      Appointed as Director, CCO, and General Manager of Sales Division

    • 2022

      April

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer of Agency Group

    • 2024

      June

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Division

    • 2026

      January

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Overseas Group, Sales Division

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed as Managing Executive Officer of the Overseas Group, Sales Division (Incumbent)

  • Shuhei Hishiro

    Sales Division, Utilization Group
    Executive Officer

    Shuhei Hishiro

    Born December 15, 1981

    Biography

    • 2006

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2017

      March

      Appointed Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2020

      June

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Sales Division Utilization Group

    • 2025

      January

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Sales Division Exploration Group

    • 2026

      January

      Appointed Executive Officer, Sales Division, Utilization Group (Current)

  • Shuhei Hishiro

    Executive Officer,
    Finance Team, Accounting Group, Administration Division

    Sawako Tahara

    Born June 29, 1990

    Biography

    • 2014

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2014

      September

      Staff Headquarters Development Team

    • 2015

      March

      Sales Headquarters

    • 2015

      June

      Maternity and Childcare Leave

    • 2016

      April

      Returned to Accounting Team, Administration Division

    • 2016

      December

      Maternity and Childcare Leave

    • 2017

      April

      Returned to Accounting Team, Administration Division

    • 2020

      March

      Appointed as Corporate Auditor

    • 2022

      December

      Appointed as Sub-Manager, Accounting Group, Administration Division

    • 2023

      April

      Appointed as Manager, Accounting Group, Administration Division

    • 2023

      November

      Appointed as Executive Officer and CFO, Accounting Group, Administration Division

    • 2024

      June

      Appointed Executive Officer, Accounting Group, Administration Division (Current)

  • Masashi Yuasa

    Executive Officer,
    DX Group, Sales Division

    Masashi Yuasa

    Born June 25, 1981

    Biography

    • 2005

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2013

      September

      Appointed Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2018

      October

      Appointed Executive Officer of the Sales Division DX Group (Current)

  • Masashi Yuasa

    Executive Officer,
    CSIS Group, Sales Division

    Atsushi Kanehira

    Born December 2, 1979

    Biography

    • 2000

      August

      Joined a systems company as a new graduate

    • 2007

      June

      Joined the company

    • 2017

      May

      Appointed as Manager of the Implementation Consulting Team

    • 2023

      November

      Appointed as Executive Officer, CSIS Group, Sales Division (Current Position)

  • Hiroko Nagasawa

    Executive Officer,
    Research Group, Data Control Division

    Hiroko Nagasawa

    Born June 11, 1981

    Biography

    • 2005

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2014

      July

      Appointed as Manager of the Research Team

    • 2020

      June

      Appointed as Executive Officer of the Humanities Research Team, Research Group, Data Control Division

    • 2025

      May

      Appointed as Executive Officer of the Research Group, Data Control Division (Incumbent)

  • Tomokazu Yamamoto

    Executive Officer,
    Sonar Group, Data Control Division

    Tomokazu Yamamoto

    Born August 20, 1979

    Biography

    • 2004

      April

      Joined Ricoh Techno Systems as a New Graduate

    • 2008

      August

      Joined the Company

    • 2015

      June

      Appointed as Manager of the Systems Division

    • 2018

      January

      Appointed as Executive Officer of the Customer Group

    • 2022

      April

      Appointed as Manager of the Sonar Group, Data Control Division

    • 2023

      April

      Appointed as Executive Officer of the Sonar Group, Data Control Division (Incumbent)

  • Takashi Sono

    Sales Division, Office of the General Manager of Sales
    Executive Officer

    Takashi Sono

    Born December 22, 1982

    Biography

    • 2006

      April

      Joined the company as a new graduate

    • 2017

      May

      Appointed as Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2022

      September

      Appointed Executive Officer, General Affairs and Human Resources Group, Administration Division

    • 2023

      November

      Appointed Executive Officer, President's Office, Sales Division

    • 2026

      March

      Appointed Executive Officer, Sales Division, General Manager's Office (Incumbent)

  • Shinichi Yamada

    Sales Division, Overseas Group
    Executive Officer

    Shinichi Yamada

    Born April 3, 1968

    Biography

    • 1992

      April

      Joined Teikoku Databank, Ltd.

    • 2000

      December

      Seconded to eGuarantee, Inc.

    • 2001

      December

      Joined Diamond, Inc.

    • 2007

      January

      Joined Dun & Bradstreet Japan K.K.

    • 2012

      March

      Joined Nikkei Inc.

    • 2016

      July

      Joined RR/DD Co., Ltd. as General Manager of Business Development

    • 2024

      April

      Appointed as Executive Officer of Sales

    • 2025

      January

      Appointed as Executive Officer, Existing Accounts and Agency Group, Sales Division

    • 2026

      January

      Appointed as Executive Officer, Overseas Group, Sales Division (Current Position)

  • Shinichiro Taguchi

    Sales Division, DX Group
    Executive Officer

    Shinichiro Taguchi

    Born April 26, 1985

    Biography

    • 2008

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2017

      March

      Appointed Manager of the Sales Division

    • 2025

      January

      Appointed Executive Officer, Sales Division DX Group (Current)

  • Naoki Hiyama

    Executive Officer,
    Administration Division MX Group

    Naoki Hiyama

    Born October 5, 1968

    Biography

    • 1991

      April

      Joined The Asahi Shimbun Company as a New Graduate

    • 2021

      May

      Joined the Company

    • 2022

      August

      Appointed Manager of the MX Team, Administration Division

    • 2026

      April

      Appointed Executive Officer of the MX Group, Administration Division (Current)

  • Shinichi Tokita

    Executive Officer,
    Maintenance Team, Data Control Division

    Shinichi Tokita

    Born October 19, 1974

    Biography

    • 1997

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2014

      January

      Appointed Manager of the System Department Maintenance Team

    • 2026

      April

      Appointed as Executive Officer, Data Control Division Maintenance Team (Current)

  • Kakuko Takasaki

    Sales Division, Sales Enablement Group
    Executive Officer

    Kazuko Takasaki

    Born October 9, 1989

    Biography

    • 2012

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2021

      September

      Appointed Manager, Planning Group, Sales Division

    • 2023

      November

      Appointed Manager, Sales Enablement Group, Sales Division

    • 2026

      April

      Appointed Executive Officer, Sales Enablement Group, Sales Division (Incumbent)

  • Yoshikage Nakamizo

    Secretariat, Data Control Division
    Executive Officer

    Yoshikage Nakamizo

    Born May 30, 1984

    Biography

    • 2009

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2017

      May

      Appointed Manager of the DBA Team, Sonar Group, Data Control Division

    • 2026

      April

      Appointed as Executive Officer, Data Control Division Secretariat (Current)

  • Taku Fujisawa

    Sales Division, Planning Group
    Executive Officer

    Taku Fujisawa

    Born July 20, 1995

    Biography

    • 2018

      April

      Joined the Company as a New Graduate

    • 2023

      October

      Appointed as Manager, Planning Group, Sales Division

    • 2026

      April

      Appointed as Executive Officer, Planning Group, Sales Division (Incumbent)

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