Management Team Profile

After graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1998, he joined Nissho Iwai Corporation (now as Sojitz Corporation). Then entered the IT investment industry by joining ITX Corporation in 2001 and was responsible for the acquisition of Net Protections, Inc. (Former Net Protections). Soon afterward, he was dispatched to Net Protections, Inc. to build the first zero-risk Buy Now Pay Later service in Japan- NP Atobarai- from scratch. In 2017, he received Entrepreneur Of The Year special prize. He is currently the Executive Committee Chairman of Japan BNPL Association.

Certified Public Accountant. He joined Asahi & Co. (now known as KPMG AZSA LLC) and engaged in auditing listed companies and supporting IPOs. After that, he worked at consulting division at New York office of Arthur Andersen and then he was involved in starting up Asahi Arthur Andersen Ltd., a consulting company in Japan with over 600 employees. He served as Management Strategy Group Leader for DISCO Corporation and Director of SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd. prior to joining Net Protections Holdings, Inc in July 2020. 

After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Economics, he worked in research and development in the telecommunications industry, and then moved on to an internet advertising company, where he was in charge of developing new services, overseeing the development department, and launching offshore development as an executive at a subsidiary. After joining Net Protections Inc. in 2014, he was responsible for the organizational development of the IT department and service improvements for NP Atobarai. He is currently in charge of the corporate domain, including human resources and legal affairs, as well as promoting risk management, governance, and sustainability across the entire group. He was appointed as a director in 2024.

After graduating from Keio University, he joined a human resources startup in its second year as a new graduate. After working as the head of new business and the Kansai branch manager, he joined Net Protections Inc. in 2009 as the head of human resources. Since 2013, he has also been serving as the general manager of the sales group, and has contributed to increasing sales for many e-commerce businesses, including major online shopping malls. In 2017, he was appointed as an executive officer and established the business development group, which conducts corporate alliances. The following year, he released "Natura", a performance evaluation system that abolished the manager position. He is currently in charge of the sales and alliances as a director.

He started his career at Ricoh Leasing Company, Ltd. in 1990 after graduating from Meiji University with a major in law. After working in financing, services for the nursing care industry, and corporate planning, he took charge of payment services. He was appointed as a director of Net Protections Holdings, Inc. in 2019.

After working for investment trusts companies in Japan and abroad, she established Japan's first investment trust fund evaluation company in 1995. Then in 1999, she sold the company to Standard & Poor's, one of the major credit rating companies in the world and participated in the establishment of SophiaBank in 2000. In 2007, she was selected as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum and visited more than 40 countries around the world. In addition to her public service as a member of deliberative committees of various government ministries and as a public interest board member of the Japan Securities Dealers Association, she also served as a board member of NPOs that address global issues and as an outside director of listed companies such as Shizuoka FG. In April 2022, she was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Social and Economic Research, an independent think tank of the NEC Group.

Graduated from the Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology and holds a masters degree in philosophy, cosmology and consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has started new businesses in Asia and has managed local subsidiaries at Sumitomo Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Rakuten, Inc. Since returning to Japan in 2016, he has engaged in management advisory services for human resource development. He is currently the CEO of Axela Partners Inc. and Yokitomo Inc.

He joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in 1982, and was in charge of accounting, finance, and business planning. He joined the Konami Group Corporation in 2000, and served as the head of the IR department at the head office and director of the management division of a subsidiary. In 2006, he joined Asahi Net, Inc, where he served as Director and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office and General Manager of the Corporate Management Department. In 2019, he was appointed as a full-time auditor at BUSICOM, Inc. In June 2024, he was appointed as a Director and Audit Committee Member and as an auditor of Net Protections, Inc.

After working for the Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited, he joined Advantage Partners, Inc. in 2003. He was involved in M&A, business investment and PMI for over 20 years. He incorporated M&A as a main strategy at Oishes Co., Ltd. and Nihon Meika Souhonpo Co., Ltd. to design a corporate entity that integrates and operates multiple brands. Also at Advantage Partners, he led industry initiatives related to IT, B2B services, and healthcare, and accumulated industry knowledge. He has also served on the board of directors of Material Group Inc., SPIRAL Inc. and other companies in the same industry.

Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Hitotsubashi University and the University of Southern California Gould Law School (LL.M.). She is qualified as a Japanese lawyer and New York State attorney. Once worked at a global law firm's Tokyo office. Then she holds the position of Partner of SO & SATO Law Offices since January 2019. Providing advice regarding investment, M&A, financial regulation, and legislation for various startups, she is also the External Director of listed companies.

After working for Bridgestone Corporation, he joined Sony Group Corporation in 2000, where he was mainly engaged in IT and digital business. After his assignment to Sony Corporation of America, he became CEO of So-net Taiwan in 2008, President and Representative Director of So-net Inc. (now Sony Network Communications Inc.) in 2014, and President and Representative Director of SMN Corporation, a digital marketing company using AI in 2017. He has become Outside Director of ARC System Works Co, LTD. and established Quantum Leaps Growth Initiative Corporation, a success-based corporate value enhancement support company, and was appointed President and Representative Director in 2023.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo Graduate School, he began his career in finance in the Fixed Income team at Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (now known as Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.), and then joined Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. In the Securities division, he engaged in proprietary investments and financing backed by real estate-backed loans and consumer loans, as well as receivables liquidation. In the Investment Banking division, he provided business clients with specialized financing methods, including structured finance, as well as related market risk hedging solutions. He joined Net Protections, Inc. in July 2024 and has been appointed as an executive officer of Net Protections Holdings, Inc.

After graduating from the Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1996, he joined Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. Throughout his career up to his time at Techmatrix Corporation, he was mainly worked in research and development using mathematical technology, such as computer simulation and financial calculations. He joined Net Protections Inc. in 2002 and was appointed as a Director and CTO in 2004. He launched NP Atobarai with CEO Shibata. He has also supported subsequent payment businesses and overseas expansion. He has also launched data science initiatives as the first step in transforming Net Protections into a data-driven company. He retired Director in June 2024 and continues to support Net Protections as an advisor.

He started his career at Avex, Inc. in 2005. After working in the music production division, he was in charge of the R&D section in the group strategy office, and later served as chief producer of the new business planning group and the digital creative group. In 2018, he established a fintech company within the group and became its president. In 2020, he became independent and founded Thalia Corporation, which provides consulting and marketing support for new business development and content development, and FAVOLIST5 Corporation, which develops and provides a next-generation entertainment platform. He serves as representative director.

He started his career at Yahoo Japan Corporation in 2014 and engaged in overall improvement activities and quality improvement while being in charge of Android application maintenance and development. He wrote a technical book, and joined Istyle, Inc. in 2015. In 2018, he became CTO, responsible for management, design of application architecture, and design of analytical infrastructure related to big data, stream processing, etc. He is currently Engineering Manager and Principal Engineer at STAR FESTIVAL, INC and mainly responsible for data infrastructure development using Go and Scala, improvement and restructuring of infrastructure areas, management and product development support and data strategy. He is also involved in scalable application development, stream processing, support for reactive systems and microservice architectures, and support for implementing domain-driven design.

After graduating from Gakushuin University in 1990, he joined The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (now known as SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited). He later worked at IY Bank (now known as Seven Bank), and Rakuten Group (Rakuten Edy). In 2012, he joined Shinsei Bank and became a Senior Managing Executive Officer in 2021. He later served as Representative Director and CEO of Aplus., Co Ltd and currently serves as a professional officer for Monex Group, Inc, Outside Director of Kotora Co., Ltd, Director of Lifull Co., Ltd and Representative Director of Lifull Financial, Inc.