Corporate Governance｜Investor Relations

Nominating Committee

Independent Director Hisashi Ohno
Independent Director Mitsunobu Kawaharada
Independent Director Masakazu Arimori

Compensation Committee

Independent Director Kazutaka Nakatsuji
Independent Director Mitsunobu Kawaharada
Independent Director Masakazu Arimori

Audit and Supervisory Committee

Independent Director Masakazu Arimori
Independent Director Kazutaka Nakatsuji
Independent Director Yasuko Maita

Risk and Compliance Committee

Director Hitoshi Kawabata
Director Mitsuharu Yazawa
Director Takamichi Kon
Director Kazuma Inoue

Investment Committee

Independent Director Mitsunobu Kawaharada
Director, CFO Rei Yamamoto
Director Takamichi Kon
Director Mitsuharu Yazawa

Director Kazuma Inoue
Independent Director Hisashi Ohno
Independent Director Masakazu Arimori
Independent Director Kazutaka Nakatsuji
Independent Director Yasuko Maita

Diversity Committee

Independent Director Kazuko Ito
Director Mitsuharu Yazawa

Marketing Committee

Independent Director Tetsu Mizutani
Director Takamichi Kon

Independent Director Hisashi Ohno
Director Kazuma Inoue
Director Tsuyoshi Nagatomi
Director, CFO Rei Yamamoto

Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer

Kiyotaka Ito Born on November 21, 1963 Graduate of the Faculty of Education, University of the Ryukyus

Profile

August 2001
Founder and Representative Director of Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)
August 2010
Chairman of Sports & Aviation Academy
September 2012
Owner of Professional Basketball Team Rizing Fukuoka
December 2017
Representative Director of K2MY Co., Ltd. (Current)
April 2019
Representative Director of Leifras Travel Co., Ltd.
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Director, Risk and Compliance Committee, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

Takamichi Kon Born on September 20, 1984 Graduate of Sendai Resort & Sports College

Profile

March 2005
Joined Space Plan Ltd.
April 2006
Joined Leifras Co., Ltd.
October 2014
Executive Officer, Head of Public Relations Office
September 2015
Executive Officer, Manager of Tohoku Branch
August 2016
Executive Officer, Manager of Tokyo, Kanto, and Tohoku Branches
July 2017
Director, General Manager of Social Action Division
November 2017
Director of Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth Sports Co., Ltd.
March 2020
Managing Director, General Manager of Social Action Division
December 2022
Director, General Manager of Social Action Division
Representative Director of Leifras Travel Co., Ltd.
May 2025
Director and General Manager of School Business Division (Current)

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Director, Risk and Compliance Committee

Hitoshi Kawabata Born on November 2, 1979 Graduate of the College of Foreign Studies, Kansai Gaidai University

Profile

January 2003
Joined Leifras Co., Ltd.
September 2011
General Manager of the Second Social Action Department, concurrently General Manager of the First Social Action Department and Manager of Kyushu Branch
October 2014
Director, General Manager of Support Department
October 2016
Senior Managing Executive Officer
August 2017
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Internal Audit Office
March 2021
Auditor
December 2022
Director, General Manager of Support Department
May 2025
Director and General Manager of Risk Management Division (Current)

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Director, Diversity Committee, Investment Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee

Mitsuharu Yazawa Born on January 29, 1968 Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, Keio University

Profile

April 1991
Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
April 2002
Investigator in the Asset Management Department at Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
May 2004
Investigator in the Second Distribution Department at Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
July 2008
Associate Director in the Corporate Finance Department at Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
October 2014
Head of Payment Operations Office at Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. (now Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
April 2018
Head of Payment Operations Department at Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd.
April 2021
Head of the Second Domestic Operations Division at Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.
December 2023
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at Leifras Co., Ltd.
March 2025
Director and General Manager of Administrative Division
May 2025
Director, CFO and General Manager of Corporate Headquarters
March 2026
Director and General Manager of Corporate Headquarters (Current)

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Director, Risk and Compliance Committee, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

Kazuma Inoue Born on August 29, 1978 Graduate of Genyo High School

Profile

September 2001
Joined Leifras Co., Ltd.
October 2014
Executive Officer, Deputy Director of Konan Business College Administrative Office
November 2014
Executive Officer, Head of Professional Sports Support Office, and Director of Fukuoka Professional Basketball Co., Ltd.
April 2016
Executive Officer, Kyushu South Area Leader
July 2017
Executive Officer, COO of Leifras Kyushu
April 2018
Senior Executive Officer, COO of Leifras Kyushu
January 2019
Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Kyushu Branch
April 2019
Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Kyushu Branch
January 2021
Senior Executive Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of Social Action Headquarters, and General Manager of Kyushu Branch
July 2023
Senior Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Western Japan Division, Social Action Headquarters, and General Manager of Kyushu Branch
March 2025
Director, Officer in charge of Social Division, Social Action Headquarters
May 2025
Director and General Manager of Social Business Division (Current)

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Director, Office of the President, Marketing Committee

Tsuyoshi Nagatomi Born on October 1, 1969 Graduate of the Faculty of Physical Education, Tokai University

Profile

April 1992
Health and Physical Education Teacher at Tokai University Fifth High School
April 1998
Health and Physical Education Teacher at Tokai University Bosei High School
April 2005
Staff at Fukuoka Institute of Technology
April 2008
Joined ALIIX Co., Ltd.
April 2009
Joined Leifras Co., Ltd. (Kendo School Instructor)
July 2012
Vice Principal of the School Business Department, Management Headquarters
September 2014
Held various positions including Branding Promotion Department, SA Headquarters
November 2014
Executive Officer
September 2015
Senior Executive Officer, President of West Japan Head Office
August 2017
Senior Managing Executive Officer
July 2018
Held various positions including Special Office, Office of the President
October 2018
General Manager of Regional Collaboration Promotion Division, SA Headquarters
June 2020
Representative Director of Leifras Regional Collaboration Co., Ltd.
January 2024
Director of the Public Works Support Office, SA Headquarters
April 2025
Director of the Office of the President, a Department Directly Reporting to the President
March 2026
Director, Office of the President (Current)

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Director, CFO, General Manager of Strategy & Finance Division, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

Rei Yamamoto Born on July 19, 1973 Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Rikkyo University

Profile

April 1996
Joined Quaras Inc.
April 1999
Transferred to the Accounts Payable Management Section, Accounting Department
April 2003
Transferred to the New Business Development Department
July 2008
Joined Adecco Co., Ltd.
April 2010
Senior FP&A Analyst
January 2015
FP&A Manager, Modis Section, FP&A Department
December 2022
Head of Finance, Akkodis
April 2025
Deputy General Manager of the Finance and Accounting Division
March 2026
Director, CFO and General Manager of Strategy & Finance Division (Current)

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Independent Director, Nominating Committee Member, Compensation Committee Member, Investment Committee

Mitsunobu Kawaharada Born on November 13, 1959 Graduate of the Faculty of Economics, Keio University

Profile

April 1982
Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
July 2002
Branch Manager at Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Kurume Branch
June 2006
Branch Manager at Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Nishinoda Branch
June 2012
Branch Manager at Chikuho Bank, Ltd., Fukuoka Branch
July 2012
Executive Officer, Branch Manager at Chikuho Bank, Ltd., Fukuoka Branch
June 2014
Director, Branch Manager at Chikuho Bank, Ltd., Fukuoka Branch
June 2016
Managing Director, General Manager of Sales Department at Chikuho Bank, Ltd.
June 2017
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Department at Chikuho Bank, Ltd.
April 2018
Director, Managing Executive Officer at Chikuho Bank, Ltd.
July 2019
Founder and Representative Director of Rubicon, K.K. (Current)
September 2019
Outside Director at Leifras Co., Ltd.
Advisor at K Holdings Inc. (Current)
May 2022
Advisor at YG Holdings Co., Ltd. (Current)
December 2022
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at Leifras Co., Ltd.
July 2024
Outside Director at Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director, Nominating Committee, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

Hisashi Ohno Born on May 1, 1958 Graduate of Toho Gakuen College

Profile

May 1984
Joined International Tours Co., Ltd. (now H.I.S. Co., Ltd.)
April 1986
Branch Manager at H.I.S. Co., Ltd., Fukuoka Branch
November 2000
Director, General Manager of Kyushu-Chugoku Sales Department at H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
November 2001
Director, General Manager of Head Office Sales Division at H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
January 2002
Managing Director at Skymark Airlines Co., Ltd. (now Skymark Airlines Inc.)
January 2003
Senior Executive Officer at Skymark Airlines Co., Ltd.
January 2004
Founder and Representative Director of Big Field Management Co., Ltd. (Current)
January 2005
Auditor at Skymark Airlines Co., Ltd.
November 2007
Outside Auditor at i Cubed Systems, Inc.
November 2011
Director at Himikana Co., Ltd. (Current)
April 2019
Specially Appointed Professor at Graduate School of Project Design (Current)
May 2020
Director at FUTAEDA Inc. (Current)
March 2021
Outside Auditor at Leifras Co., Ltd.
December 2022
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at Leifras Co., Ltd.
July 2024
Outside Director at Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director, Diversity Committee

Kazuko Ito Born on June 19, 1962 Graduate of the Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University *No familial relationship with Representative Director Ito.

Profile

April 1991
Founder and President of Pastel Labo Co., Ltd. (Current)
December 2005
Founder and Representative of STAND, a Non-Profit Organization (Current)
July 2016
Visiting Professor at Hiroshima University (Current)
April 2024
Outside Director at Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director

Ryo Ishikawa Born on September 17, 1991 Graduate of Suginami Gakuin High School

Profile

January 2008
Turned professional golfer
April 2008
Joined the Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan (PGA)
May 2017
Director, KI Kikaku Co., Ltd. (Current)
March 2018
Vice Chairman, Japan Golf Tour Organization
December 2018
Director, Sun & Children Project General Incorporated Association (Current)
January 2024
Vice Chairman, Japan Golf Tour Players Club for 2024–25 Season (Current)
March 2025
Independent Director, Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director, Marketing Committee

Tetsu Mizutani Born on February 3, 1961 Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Sophia University

Profile

April 1983
Joined Suntory Ltd. (now Suntory Holdings Ltd.)
April 2008
Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of the Spirits Division and General Manager of the Whisky Division, Suntory Liquors Limited
January 2011
Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited
September 2011
Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Overseas Business Department, Suntory Liquors Limited
January 2013
Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Suntory Holdings Limited
October 2014
President and Representative Director, Suntory Beer Limited
April 2019
Managing Executive Officer in charge of Kansai, Suntory Holdings Limited
January 2020
President and Representative Director, Suntory Communications Limited
September 2021
Managing Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited
In charge of Corporate Brand Strategy Department and Sports Business Promotion Department
January 2024
Chairman and Representative Director, Suntory Corporate Business Limited
October 2024
Vice Secretary General (Board Member), Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
January 2026
Advisor to the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Chairman and Representative Director of Suntory Corporate Business Limited (Current)
March 2026
Outside Director at Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nominating Committee Member, Compensation Committee, Investment Committee

Masakazu Arimori Born on November 17, 1956 Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Kobe University

Profile

April 1979
Joined Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. (now SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.)
November 1980
Joined Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (now JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.)
June 2002
Director (Finance) at Zero Inc. (now Skymark Airlines Inc.)
November 2004
Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting Department at Skymark Airlines Inc.
June 2005
Director at Skymark Airlines Inc.
September 2010
Senior Managing Director at Skymark Airlines Inc.
January 2015
President at Skymark Airlines Inc.
December 2015
Vice President, Executive Officer, CFO at AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd.
March 2018
Special Advisor at AirAsia Japan Co., Ltd.
April 2018
Director at i Cubed Systems, Inc.
April 2021
Representative of i Cubed Foundation (Current)
November 2021
Director at i Cubed Ventures, Inc.
March 2022
Outside Director at Leifras Co., Ltd.
December 2022
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee, Compensation Committee, Investment Committee

Kazutaka Nakatsuji Born on May 19, 1971 Graduate of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Profile

October 1997
Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
April 2001
Registered as Certified Public Accountant
July 2006
Deloitte Taiwan, Taipei Office
October 2011
Founder and Representative of Nakatsuji Maguchi Certified Public Accountant Office (now FPC Accounting Firm) (Current)
December 2011
Registered as Certified Public Tax Accountant
July 2012
Auditor at Racoon Inc.
April 2014
Founder and Partner at Frontier Partner Cloud Audit Corporation (Current)
June 2016
Founder and Representative Partner of FPC LLC (now FPC Accounting LLC) (Current)
July 2018
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at Racoon Inc. (now RACCOON HOLDINGS, Inc.)
June 2022
Outside Auditor at Leifras Co., Ltd.
December 2022
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee, Investment Committee

Yasuko Maita Born on July 26, 1973 Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Keio University

Profile

October 2002
Joined Tokiwa Law Office (now Nishimura & Asahi, Foreign Law Joint Enterprise)
July 2010
Seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers Co., Ltd. (now PwC Advisory LLC)
July 2012
Returned to Tokyo Office of Nishimura & Asahi (now Nishimura & Asahi, Foreign Law Joint Enterprise)
July 2013
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (now Nishimura & Asahi, Foreign Law Joint Enterprise)
April 2018
Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Kitakyushu
April 2020
Part-time Lecturer, Kyushu University Law School
June 2022
Founded Maita Law Office; Representative
June 2022
Auditor, Kumamoto Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (Current)
September 2022
Independent Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), i Cubed Systems, Inc. (Current)
June 2023
Auditor, Fukuoka Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (Current)
March 2024
Established Maita Legal Professional Corporation; Partner (Current)
March 2025
Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Leifras Co., Ltd. (Current)

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Governance Documents

I.Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Corporate Governance

Nominating Committee

Compensation Committee

Audit and Supervisory Committee

Risk and Compliance Committee

Investment Committee

Diversity Committee

Marketing Committee

Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer

Profile

Director, Risk and Compliance Committee, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

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Director, Risk and Compliance Committee

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Director, Diversity Committee, Investment Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee

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Director, Risk and Compliance Committee, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

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Director, Office of the President, Marketing Committee

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Director, CFO, General Manager of Strategy & Finance Division, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

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Independent Director, Nominating Committee Member, Compensation Committee Member, Investment Committee

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Independent Director, Nominating Committee, Investment Committee, Marketing Committee

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Independent Director, Diversity Committee

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Independent Director

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Independent Director, Marketing Committee

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Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nominating Committee Member, Compensation Committee, Investment Committee

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Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee, Compensation Committee, Investment Committee

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Independent Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee, Investment Committee

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Governance Documents

Corporate Information

Corporate Governance

News

Financials & Filings

Contact

Company Profile

Corporate Governance

News

Financials & Filings

Contact