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Executive Chairman
Kaoru Hayashi

Career Profile

  • Aug. 1995
    Founder and Representative Director, Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Jul. 2002Chairman and Representative Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2003
    Chairman and Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Oct. 2015
    Director President and Chairman, econtext Asia Limited (present)
  • Jul. 2016
    Director Chairman and CEO, Digital Garage US, Inc.(present)
  • Sep. 2016
    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, BI.Garage, Inc.(present)
  • Sep. 2016
    Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO, Digital Garage, Inc.　(present)
  • May 2017
    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, DG Ventures, Inc.(present)
  • Jun. 2021
    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, DG Financial Technology, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2021
    Representative Director, Chairman and President, DG Incubation, Inc. (present)
Representative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atsuhiro Murakami

Career Profile

  • May. 1998Joined Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture Japan Ltd.)
  • Oct. 2002Joined Arrows Consulting Inc. (currently EY Strategy & Consulting Co., Ltd.)
  • Oct. 2004Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • May. 2006Manager of CGM Promotion Office, Business Development Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • May. 2008Deputy General Manager of Business Development Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2009Deputy General Manager of Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2011Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2012Director, General Manager of Tabelog Division, General Manager of New Business Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2013Director, Manager of New Business Preparation Office, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Aug. 2014Outside Director, Bengo4.com, Inc. (present)
  • Apr. 2015Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2019Director and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Director and Executive Vice President, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2024Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
Director and Executive Officer
Shonosuke Hata

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined Japan Tobacco Inc.
  • Dec. 2001Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2003General Manager of Sales Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2005Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2006Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2016President and Representative Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2019Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2024Director and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Shingo Yuki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation (currently ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation)
  • Mar. 2004Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2005General Manager of First Business Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • May. 2006Executive Officer, General Manager of Brand Marketing Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2008Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Shopping Media Department, Products Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2010Director, General Manager of Shopping Media Department, Kakaku.com Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2013Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2019Director and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2024Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Kakaku.com Company, General Manager, Kakaku.com Shopping Media Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.(present)
Director and Executive Officer and CHRO
Kanako Miyazaki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 2002Joined Accenture Japan Ltd
  • Jan. 2005Joined grandoir co., Ltd. (currently grandoir international co., Ltd.)
  • Aug. 2008Joined Sedona Corporation
  • Oct. 2010Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2013Manager of Online Reservation Department, Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2014Manager of Restaurant Business Department, Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2015Executive Officer, General Manager of Media Planning Division and Manager of Kakaku.com Department, Media Planning Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2016Executive Officer, General Manager of Media Planning Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2017Executive Officer, General Manager of Kakaku.com Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2019Director, General Manager of Kakaku.com Division
  • Jul. 2019Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager of Kakaku.com Division
  • Apr. 2020Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager, Shopping Business Division
  • Apr. 2022Director and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
External Director
Tomoharu Kato

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined Deutsche Securities (currently Deutsche Bank)
  • Apr. 2000Joined McKinsey & Company
  • Apr. 2004Joined FIELDS CORPORATION (currently TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS INC.)
  • Dec. 2007Joined Unison Capital, Inc.
    Seconded to AKINDO SUSHIRO CO., LTD., Manager of President’s Office
  • Dec. 2008Managing Director, AKINDO SUSHIRO CO., LTD.
  • Oct. 2012Director and COO, AKINDO SUSHIRO CO., LTD.
  • Mar. 2014Founder, President and Representative Director, Turnaround Management CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2015Joined XEBIO Co., Ltd.
  • Oct. 2015President and Representative Director, XEBIO Co., Ltd.
  • Oct. 2015Executive Vice President, XEBIO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2017External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Apr. 2021Founder, President and Representative Director, Manpuku Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
  • Jun. 2021Founder, President and Representative Director, VISION UNITED Co., Ltd. (present)
  • Jun. 2022 External Director, DAIHO CORPORATION (present)
External Director
Kazuyoshi Miyajima

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1973Joined The Daiei, Inc.
  • May 1995Director, Manager of Secretary’s Office, The Daiei, Inc.
  • May 1999Managing Executive Officer, Manager of Secretary’s Office, The Daiei, Inc.
  • Jan. 2001Joined FANCL CORPORATION
  • Jun. 2001Director, Manager of President’s Office, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2003Managing Director, in charge of President’s Office and Manager of President’s Office, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Jun. 2004Executive Director, in charge of President’s Office and Manager of President’s Office, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Mar. 2007President and Representative Director, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Jun. 2008Chairman and Representative Director, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2013President and Representative Director, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2017Vice Chairman and Executive Director, FANCL CORPORATION
  • Jun. 2017Administrative Officer, THE SAGAMI SHINKIN BANK (present)
  • Jun. 2019External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Jan. 2020Senior Advisor, FANCL CORPORATION (present)
  • Apr. 2023 Chairman, Seijo Gakuen (present)
External Director
Masayuki Kinoshita

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1978Joined MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2004General Manager of Corporate Planning & Strategy Division, MITSUI & CO.,LTD.
  • Apr. 2008Managing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2010Executive Managing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2011Executive Managing Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2011Representative Director, Executive Managing Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2012Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2014Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2016Director, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2016Counselor, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2020External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Feb. 2023 External Director, Alphadrive Co., Ltd. (present)
External Director
Makoto Kadowaki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1996Joined DDI CORPORATION (currently KDDI CORPORATION)
  • Apr. 2019General Manager, Consumer Business Planning Department, Consumer Business Planning Division, Consumer Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Oct. 2020General Manager, Personal Business Planning Department, Personal Business Planning Division, Personal Business Sector, and General Manager, Department for Integration of Telecommunications and Life Design, Service Division, Personal Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2021General Manager, Marketing Planning Department, Marketing Division, Personal Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2022General Manager, Corporate Planning Department I, Corporate Strategy Division, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Jun. 2022Director, Supership Holdings Inc.(present)
  • Apr. 2023Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2023Managing Director, KDDI Research, Inc.(present)
  • Jun. 2023External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.(present)
  • Apr. 2024Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Personal Business Executive Director, KDDI CORPORATION(present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hirofumi Hirai

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1987Joined JUKI CORPORATION
  • Feb. 1996Joined KOEI CO., LTD. (currently KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.)
  • Jan. 1999Joined KOEI NET CO., LTD. (currently KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD.)
  • Sep. 2002Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Nov. 2002General Manager of Accounting and General Affairs Department, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2005Operating Officer, General Manager of Administrative Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2011Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Administrative Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2019Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hisashi Kajiki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1977Appointed as a Prosecutor
  • Jun. 2010Superintending Prosecutor, the Takamatsu High Public Prosecutors Office
  • Dec. 2010Superintending Prosecutor, the Hiroshima High Public Prosecutors Office
  • Sep. 2011Deputy Inspector General, Inspector General’s Office of Legal Compliance, Ministry of Defense
  • Apr. 2015Registered as attorney-at-law
    Joined Hurray Law Office (present)
  • Jun. 2015Special Member, Internal Audit Committee, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
  • Sep. 2015Head, Discipline Committee, Japan Investment Advisers Association (present)
  • Apr. 2016Member, The Administrative Compliant Review Committee of the Supreme Court of Japan (present)
  • Jun. 2016Outside Director, MAEDA ROAD CONSTRUCTION Co., Ltd.
  • Jun. 2018External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Yuko Nemoto

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
  • Jun. 2002Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
  • May 2008Joined The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
  • Oct. 2009Representative, Nemoto Accounting Office (present)
  • Jun. 2021External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)

* Mr. Tomoharu Kato, Mr. Kazuyoshi Miyajima, Mr. Masayuki Kinoshita and Mr. Makoto Kadowaki are External Directors.
* Mr. Hisashi Kajiki and Ms. Yuko Nemoto are External Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Executive Officer System

  • Representative Director,
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Atsuhiro Murakami
  • Director and Executive Officer
    Shonosuke Hata
  • Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
    Head of Kakaku.com Company
    Shingo Yuki
  • Director and Executive Officer and CHRO
    Kanako Miyazaki
  • Executive Officer and CFO
    General Manager, Corporate Division
    Shinichi Kasuya
  • Executive Officer
    Head of the Tabelog Company
    Taku Konoike
  • Executive Officer
    General Manager, Kyujin Box Division
    Kota Shiratani
  • Executive Officer
    General Manager, Incubation Business Division
    Yuzo Takamatsu
  • Executive Officer and CTO
    General Manager, Technology Division, General Manager, Tabelog Development Division
    Takayuki Kyowa
  • Executive Officer and CISO
    General Manager, System Platform Division
    Norihiko Fukuda
  • Executive Officer
    General Manager, Kakaku.com Sales Division
    Kimihiro Murakami
  • Executive Officer
    Manager, President’s Office
    Yusuke Aizawa
  • Executive Officer
    General Manager, Affiliate Company Management Division, Manager, Sustainable Management Promotion Department
    Go Kawasaki
  • Executive Officer
    Manager, Corporate Planning Department
    Junnosuke Yagura
  • Executive Officer
    Assistant General Manager, Kakaku.com Sales Division
    Mitsuhiro Sakusabe
  • Executive Officer
    Representative Director LCL, Inc.
    Tatsuya Matsui
  • Executive Officer
    President and Representative Director
    eiga.com, Inc.
    Hideo Edasawa
  • Executive Officer
    Director Pathee, Inc.
    Hitoshi Ishii

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