Board of Directors | Company | Digital Garage, Inc.

Kaoru
Hayashi

Representative Director,
President Executive Officer and Group CEO

Kaoru Hayashi

Overall Group Management

Apr 1983: Representative Director, From Garage, Inc.

Aug 1995: Founded the Company Representative Director, the Company

Dec 1996: Representative Director, K Garage, Inc. (now Representative Partner, K Garage, G.K.) (current)

Jun 2003: Chairman and Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (current)

Nov 2004: Representative Director, President and Group CEO, the Company

Oct 2013: Director and Chairman, ECONTEXT, INC. (current)

Jun 2016: Representative Director, K.G.3 K.K. (now HAYASHI CAPITAL, Inc.) (current)

Jul 2016: Director Chairman & CEO, Digital Garage US, Inc. (current)

Jul 2016: Director, DG Daiwa Ventures, Inc.

Sep 2016: Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, BI. Garage, Inc. (current)

Sep 2016: Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO, the Company (current)

May 2017: Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, DG Ventures, Inc. (current)

Sep 2018: Director, Crypto Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2021: Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, DG Financial Technology, Inc.(current)

Jun 2021: Representative Director, Chairman and President, DG Incubation, Inc. (current)

Joi
Ito

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect
Co-Founder

Joi Ito

Responsible for Digital Architecture Design

Apr 1994: Representative Director, Ecosys Ltd.

Aug 1995: Founded the Company Representative Director, the Company

Jun 1999: Director, the Company

Jun 1999: Representative Director and Chairman, Infoseek Corporation

Dec 1999: Representative Director and President, Neoteny Co., Ltd.

Nov 2005: Director, Mozilla Japan, a Middle-natured Corporation with the Limited Liability

Aug 2006: Director, BI. Garage, Inc.

Sep 2006: Director, the Company

Apr 2011: Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab

Jul 2011: Director, Digital Garage US, Inc.

Jun 2012: Board Member, The New York Times Company

Jun 2013: Director, Sony Corporation (now Sony Group Corporation)

Nov 2021: Director, the Center for Radical Transformation, Chiba Institute of Technology (current)

July 2023: University President, Chiba Institute of Technology (current)

Jun 2024: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect, in charge of Digital Architecture Design, the Company (current)

Keizo
Odori

Director, Vice President Executive Officer and Group COO

Keizo Odori

Overall Group Business Operations
In charge of Corporate Division

Apr 2000: Joined Faith, Inc.

Jun 2005: Director, Faith, Inc.

Sep 2010: Director, the Company

Apr 2012: Director, VeriTrans Inc. (now DG Financial Technology, Inc.)

Sep 2012: Director and in charge of the Payment Segment, the Company

Oct 2013: Representative Director and President, ECONTEXT, INC. (current)

Jun 2017: Representative Director and President, DK Gate, Inc.(current)

Oct 2018: Director, Senior Executive Officer, in charge of the Financial Technology Segment and the Marketing Technology Segment, the Company

Jan 2019: Director, TD Payment Corporation(current)

Apr 2020: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of the Marketing Technology Segment and the Long-Term Incubation Segment, the Company

Jun 2020: Director, Crypto Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2021: Director, NaviPlus Co., Ltd.

Jun 2021: Representative Director, President and Co-COO, DG Financial Technology, Inc.(current)

Jun 2022: Director, DG Ventures, Inc. (current)

Dec 2022: Director, Vice President Executive Officer and Group COO in charge of the Corporate Division, Group CEO Division, Incubation Division and the Long-Term Incubation Segment, the Company

Jun 2023: Director, Vice President Executive Officer and Group COO, supervising FinTech Shift Promotion, in charge of the Corporate Division, the Company

Apr 2024: Director, Resona Kessai Service Co.,Ltd. (current)

Jun 2024: Director, Vice President Executive Officer and Group COO, in charge of the Corporate Division, the Company (current)

Masahito
Okuma

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CBDO*

Masahito Okuma

In charge of Long-term Incubation Segment
Overall Strategic Business Development and Global Business

Apr 1999: Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

Mar 2011: Joined FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.

Dec 2015: Vice President, UNIQLO USA LLC

Nov 2016: Joined the Company

Apr 2017: Corporate Officer and COO of DG Lab, the Company

May 2017: Director, DG Ventures, Inc.

Dec 2017: Director COO, Digital Garage US, Inc. (current)

Jun 2018: Director, Senior Executive Officer, COO of DG Lab, Head of Group CEO Division, and Head of Business Innovation Department, Group CEO Division, the Company

Apr 2019: Representative Director and CEO, Crypto Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2019: Representative Director, DG Daiwa Ventures, Inc.

Apr 2021: Director, Vice President and COO, DG Ventures, Inc.(current)

Jun 2021: Director, DG Financial Technology, Inc.(current)

Jun 2021: Director, Vice President and COO, DG Incubation, Inc. (current)

Jun 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Incubation Technology Segment and DG Lab, in charge of Strategic Business and Global Business, Co-Head of Group CEO Division, Head of Digital Health Department, the Company

Dec 2022: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CSO in charge of the Group CEO Division, Incubation Division and the Incubation Technology Segment, in charge of FinTech Shift Strategy and Global Business

Jun 2023: Director, DG Ventures US, Inc. (current position)

Jun 2023: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CSO, in charge of the Global Investment Incubation Segment, and Long-Term Incubation Segment, the Company

Jul 2023: Representative Director, DG Daiwa Ventures, Inc. No.3

Jun 2024: Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (current)

Jun 2024: Representative Director, DG Strategic Investment, Inc. (current)

Jun 2024: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CBDO, in charge of The Long-Term Incubation Segment, the Company (current)

Hiroshi
Shino

Director, Senior Executive Officer

Hiroshi Shino

In charge of Platform Solution Segment

Apr 2000: Joined Softbank Finance Corporation

Nov 2011: Director and Executive Officer, VeriTrans Inc. (now DG Financial Technology, Inc.)

Apr 2013: Representative Director, Executive Officer and CEO, NaviPlus Co., Ltd.

Oct 2013: Director, Executive Officer and COO, VeriTrans Inc. (now DG Financial Technology, Inc.)

Jul 2015: Corporate Officer, the Company

Sep 2015: Director, ECONTEXT, INC. (current)

Sep 2015: Representative Director, Executive Officer and President, VeriTrans Inc. (now DG Financial Technology, Inc.)

Oct 2018: Director, SCORE.Co., Ltd. (current)

Jan 2019: Director, TD Payment Corporation (current)

Jun 2020: Director, Senior Executive Officer, in charge of the Financial Technology Segment, the Company

Jun 2021: Director, ANA Digital Gate, Inc. (current)

Jun 2021: Representative Director, President and Co-COO, Executive Officer and SEVP, DG Financial Technology, Inc. (current)

Aug 2021: Director, Vizitech Solutions Private Limited (now DG FutureTech India Private Limited) (current)

Jun 2022: Representative Director and CEO, NaviPlus Co., Ltd.

Jun 2023: Director, Senior Executive Officer, supervising the Platform Solutions Segment, in charge of FinTech Shift Business Promotion, the Company

Dec 2023: Director, DG Commerce Inc. (current)

Jun 2024: Director, Senior Executive Officer, supervising the Platform Solutions Segment, the Company (current)

Hiromi
Ozaki

Outside Director

Hiromi Ozaki

Sep 2013: Assistant Professor of Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Apr 2017: Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum

Oct 2017: Project Associate Professor of RCA-IIS Design Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Apr 2019: TED fellow

Apr 2019: Global Future Council, World Economic Forum

Apr 2019: Associate Professor of Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of The Arts (current)

Jul 2020: President and CEO, Cradle Inc. (current)

Jun 2021: Partner, Swan Song Inc. (current)

Jun 2022: Outside Director, the Company (current)

Mitsushi
Nishida

Outside Director

Mitsushi Nishida

Apr 1977: Joined Toyo Information Systems Co., Ltd. (now TIS Inc.)

Jun 2001: Director, Toyo Information Systems Co., Ltd.

Apr 2008: Representative Director and President, Qualica Inc.

Apr 2013: Representative Director and Vice President, TIS Inc.

Sep 2016: Director, DG Technologies, Inc. (now DG Strategic Investment, Inc.) (Non-executive Director)

Sep 2018: Representative Director and President, W&Bay Consulting (current)

Oct 2018: Adviser, the Company

Jun 2020: Outside Director, ECOMIC CO.,LTD (current)

Sep 2020: Outside Director, Global Communication Planning Co., Ltd. (current)

Dec 2021: Outside Director, Internetworking & Broadband Consulting Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun 2024: Outside Director, Digital Garage, Inc. (current)

Hironobu
Moriyama

Outside Director

Hironobu Moriyama

Apr 1999: Joined Goldman Sachs Securities Co., Ltd.

Jul 2000: Interest Rate Trading Department, FICC Division, Goldman Sachs Securities Co., Ltd.

Nov 2009: Managing Director, FICC Division, Goldman Sachs Securities Co., Ltd.

Oct 2014: Head, Interest Rate Trading Department, Securities Division, Goldman Sachs Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Jul 2020: Non-executive Director, CI Partners (current)

Aug 2020: Representative Director, identity academy (current)

Aug 2020: Representative, Future Identity

Dec 2022: Representative Director, Future Identity (current)

Dec 2023: Outside Director, X Capital Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun 2024: Outside Director, Digital Garage, Inc. (current)

Masako
Ikeda

Outside Director

Masako Ikeda

Dec 2008: Admitted to practice law in Japan

Mar 2010: Staff Attorney, Office for Legal Education, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

Apr 2013: Visiting Researcher, Institute of Clinical Legal Education, Waseda University (current)

Aug 2015: Special Staff Attorney to the Secretary General, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

Dec 2015: Partner, Kuwahara & Ikeda Law Office (current)

Feb 2016: Staff Attorney, Research Office for Judicial Systems, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

Apr 2019: Committee Member, Human Rights Protection Committee, Tokyo Bar Association (current)

Apr 2020: Conciliator, Tokyo Family Court

Apr 2020: Judicial Commissioner, Tokyo Summary Court (current)

Jun 2024: Outside Director, Digital Garage, Inc. (current)

Yasuyuki
Rokuyata

Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Chairperson

Yasuyuki Rokuyata

July 1994: Director, Studio Garage, Inc.

Dec 1995: Director, the Company

Mar 2011: Representative Director and President, DG Ventures, Inc.

Jul 2011: Director and COO, the Company

Sep 2012: Director, Vice President and in charge of the Incubation Segment, the Company

Jul 2013: Director, Digital Garage US, Inc.

Apr 2017: Director, Vice President Executive Officer, the Company

Jun 2018: Auditor, BI. Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2018: Auditor, DG Ventures, Inc. (current)

Jun 2018: Auditor, DK Gate, Inc. (current)

Jun 2018: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Chairperson), the Company (current)

Jul 2018: Auditor, D2 Garage, Inc. (current)

Sep 2018: Auditor, Crypto Garage, Inc.(current)

Jan 2021: Auditor, DG Incubation, Inc. (current)

Jul 2023: Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Engagement Gateway, Inc. (current)

Junji
Inoue

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Junji Inoue

Apr 1974: Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 1993: Chief of Palo Alto Office, Mitsubishi International Corporation President, MC Silicon Valley

Mar 2000: Senior Vice President and General Manager, eCommerce Department, iMIC Division, Mitsubishi International Corporation

Apr 2003: Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2003: Representative Director, Executive Officer & President, IT Frontier Corp.

Mar 2005: Representative Director and President, IT Frontier Corp

Jun 2007: Outside Director, eAccess Ltd.

Apr 2009: Representative Director & Chairman, CEO and CTO, IT Frontier Corp.

Apr 2011: Adviser, IT Frontier Corp.

Apr 2012: Adviser, Bewith, Inc.

Jun 2012: Executive Managing Director, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan

Sep 2012: Outside Auditor, the Company

Jul 2016: Adviser, Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. (current)

Sep 2016: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

Jun 2020: Technical Advisor, Executive Managing Director, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (current)

Koji
Makino

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Koji Makino

Oct 1988: Joined KPMG Minato Audit Firm(now KPMG AZSA LLC) Tokyo Office

Aug 1992: Became a Certified Public Accountant

Aug 1997: Manager, KPMG Melbourne Office

Sep 2000: Century Ota Showa & Co. (now KPMG AZSA LLC) Tokyo Office

Sep 2001: Joined Dan Consulting Co., Ltd.

Oct 2001: Became a Certified Public Tax Accountant

Jul 2003: Director, Dan Consulting Co., Ltd.

Jan 2006: Established and Representative, Makino Koji Certified Public Accountant Office(current)

Feb 2009: Director, BE1 Accounting Office(current)

Sep 2012: Outside Auditor, the Company

Jun 2013: Outside Auditor, Inageya Co., Ltd. (current)

Dec 2015: Outside Auditor, Obara Group Inc.

Sep 2016: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

Dec 2017: Outside Director, Obara Group Inc. (current)

Shuma
Uchino

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Shuma Uchino

Apr 1978: Joined Mitsubishi Corporation

Jul 2001: Vice President, Mitsubishi Corporation Financial & Management Services (Japan) Ltd.

May 2002: Group CFO, Metals Group (Concurrently) General Manager, Metals Group Administration Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2004: Senior Vice President, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION

Apr 2008: Senior Executive Officer, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION

Apr 2009: Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation

Apr 2013: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2013: Member of the Board, Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2016: Corporate Adviser, Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2018: Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full time), Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2019: Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2022: Outside Director, Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun 2022: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

May 2023: Outside Director, CRAFT Co., Ltd. (current)