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

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

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

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

Oct 2015: Director President & Chairman, econtext Asia Limited (current)

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

Jul 2016: Director, DG Daiwa Ventures, Inc (current)

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)

Aug 2018: Chairman CEO, DG Communications Co., Ltd.

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)

Jun 2023: Director and Chairman, ACADEMIE DU VIN (current)

Joi
Ito

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect

Joi Ito

Responsible for Digital Architect 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.

Sep 2000: Representative Director, Cura Co., Ltd.

Jun 2002: Director, PIA Corporation

Dec 2004: Adviser, the Company

Jan 2005: Director, Technorati Japan, Inc.

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)

May 2015: PureTech Health plc Board Member, Chairman

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

Feb 2022: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect, responsible for Digital Architect Design, the Company (current)

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

Keizo
Odori

Director, Vice President Executive Officer and Group COO

Keizo Odori

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, in charge of the Payment Segment (now the Financial Technology Segment), the Company

Oct 2013: Representative Director and President, Econtext, Inc.(current)

Oct 2015: Director, iRidge, Inc

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

Oct 2018: Member, Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer, in charge of the Financial Technology Segment, the Marketing Technology Segment

Jan 2019: Director, TD Payment Corporation(current)

Feb 2019: Director, CyberBuzz, Inc.

Mar 2020: Director, BI. Garage, Inc.

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

Jun 2023: Director, Vice President Executive Officer and Group COO, Supervision of FinTech Shift promotion, in charge of Corporate Div., the Company (current)

Masahito
Okuma

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CSO

Masahito Okuma

In charge of Global Investment Incubation Segment and Long-term Incubation Segment

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

May 2017: Director, DG Ventures, Inc.

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

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: President and CEO, Crypto Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2019: Representative Director, DG Daiwa Ventures, Inc. (current)

Nov 2019: Representative Director, BrainscanTechnologies, Inc. (current)

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, DG Lab, in charge of Strategic Business and Global Business, Co-Head of Group CEO Division, Head of Digital Health Department, the Company

Mar 2022: Director, Welby, Inc.

Dec 2022: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CSO in charge of the Group CEO Div., Incubation Div. and the Incubation Technology Segment, responsible for FintTech Shift Strategy and Global Business

Jun 2023: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CSO, in charge of Global Investment Incubation Segment, in charge of 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 rebranded as 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 rebranded as 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 rebranded as 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: Representative Director, President and Co-COO, Executive Officer and SEVP, DG Financial Technology, Inc. (current)

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

Aug 2021: Director, Vizitech Solutions Private Limited (current)

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

Jun 2023: Director, Senior Executive Officer, in charge of Platform Solution Segment, responsible for promotion of FinTech Shift business operations, the Company (current)

Masashi
Tanaka

Director, Senior Executive Officer and CISO*

Masashi Tanaka

In charge of Platform Solution Segment

Aug 2001: Joined the Company

Jul 2006: Director, DG&Ibex Company

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

Sep 2012: Director, Head of Corporate Strategy Division, and Executive Vice President of DG&Ibex Company, the Company

Apr 2017: Director, Senior Executive Officer, in charge of DG Lab, in charge of the Incubation Technology Segment, and Head of Corporate Strategy Division, the Company

May 2017: Director, Vice President and COO, DG Ventures, Inc.

Jan 2021: Representative Director, President, DG Incubation, Inc.

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

Jun 2021: Director, NaviPlus Co., Ltd.

Jun 2021: Director, Senior Executive Officer in charge of the Marketing Technology Segment, responsible for Recurring Business, and Group Information Security (CISO), the Company

Dec 2021: Director, CyberBuzz, Inc.(current)

Jun 2022: Representative Director, DG Communications Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun 2022: Director, Senior Executive Officer and CISO, in charge of the Marketing Technology Segment, responsibe for Group Information Security, the Company

Jun 2023: Director and CSO, BI. Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2023: Director, Senior Executive Officer and CISO, in charge of Platform Solution Segment, responsible for Marketing Technology Company, responsible for promotion of FinTech Shift business operations, responsible for Group Information Security, the Company (current)

Makoto
Sakai

Outside Director

Makoto Sakai

Apr 1986: Admitted to practice law in Japan(Nagoya Bar Association)

Apr 1989: Registered to the Tokyo Bar Association

Aug 2000: Established the Sakai Makoto Law Office

Jun 2001: Outside Corporate Auditor, Oak Capital Corporation (current)

Mar 2005: Partner, the Sirius Law Office

Sep 2010: Outside Auditor, Digital Garage, Inc.

Sep 2016: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Digital Garage, Inc.

Mar 2019: Representative, the Sakai Makoto Law Office (current)

Jun 2022: Outside Director, Digital Garage, Inc (current)

Emi
Omura

Outside Director

Emi Omura

Oct 2002: Admitted to practice law in Japan(Tokyo Bar Association)

Jul 2008: Partner, Athena Law Office

Sep 2010: Associate Expert, International Labour Office in Geneva, the International Labour Organization(ILO)

Jan 2014: Director, the Office of International Affairs, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Sep 2014: Outside Director, Digital Garage, Inc. (current)

Jun 2019: Counsel, Kamiyacho International Law Office

Apr 2021: Counsel, CLS Hibiya Tokyo Law Office

Nov 2021: Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Valuence Holdings, Inc. (current)

Jan 2022: Partner, CLS HIBIYA TOKYO LAW OFFICE (current)

Dec 2022: External Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD. (current position)

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, 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, Digital Garage, Inc (current)

Yasuyuki
Rokuyata

Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member

Yasuyuki Rokuyata

Dec 1995: Director, Digital Garage, Inc.

Dec 2004: Representative Director and President, Creative Garage, Inc.

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

Jul 2011: Director and COO, Digital Garage, Inc.

Sep 2012: Director and Vice President, in charge of the Incubation Segment(now the Incubation Technology Segment), Digital Garage, Inc.

Jul 2013: Director, Digital Garage US, Inc.

Jun 2015: Representative Director and President, DK Gate, Inc.

Aug 2015: Director, econtext Asia Limited

Sep 2016: Member, Board of Directors, Vice President Executive Officer, in charge of the Incubation Technology Segment

Nov 2016: Director, DG Communications Co., Ltd.

Apr 2017: Member, Board of Directors, Vice President Executive Officer

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

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

Jun 2018: Auditor, DG Communications Co., Ltd. (current)

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

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

Jun 2018: Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Chairperson, Digital Garage, Inc.(current)

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

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

Jan 2019: Auditor, TD Payment Corporation (current)

Jan 2020: Auditor, ACADEMIE DU VIN (current)

Jan 2021: Auditor, DG Incubation, 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, Digital Garage, Inc.

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

Sep 2016: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Digital Garage, Inc.(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, Digital Garage, Inc.

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

Dec 2015: Outside Auditor, Obara Group Inc.

Sep 2016: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Digital Garage, Inc.(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 (Ferrous Metals Administration Dept.)

Nov 1983: Osaka Branch, First Administration Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation

Sep 1986: General Accounting Dept. A, Mitsubishi Corporation

Dec 1989: Corporate Planning Office, Mitsubishi Corporation

Apr 1992: Mitsubishi International Corporation (New York)

Jun 1997: Corporate Accounting Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation

Apr 2000: Corporate Planning Dept., 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

Oct 2002: Group Controller, Metals Group, Mitsubishi Corporation

Jun 2004: Senior Vice President, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION

Apr 2008: Senior Executive Officer, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION

Apr 2009: Senior Vice President, Mitsubishi Corporati

Jul 2010: Senior Vice President, General Manager, Corporate Accounting Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation

Nov 2010: Senior Vice President, General Manager, Corporate Accounting Dept. (Concurrently) Senior Assistant to Corporate Functional Officer (MC Group Management Foundations Infrastructure Development), 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), Digital Garage, Inc. (current)