Directors and Officers
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Representative Director, President & CEO SAWADA Kotaro
Representative Director, President & CEO
Executive OfficerSAWADA Kotaro
CareerApr. 1994 Joined NTT Data Corporation Apr. 1998 Joined NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. Jun. 2005 Joined SKYLIGHT CONSULTING Inc. May. 2008 Representative Director, Start Today Consulting Co., Ltd. Jun. 2013 Director of the Company Apr. 2017 Responsible for the Company's Marketing Division May. 2019 Responsible for the Company's ZOZOTOWN business Sep. 2019 Representative Director, President & CEO (current post) Aug. 2022 Representative Director & CEO, ZOZO NEXT, Inc. (current post) Important Concurrent PostsRepresentative Director & CEO, ZOZO NEXT, Inc.
Reasons for selecting as a DirectorMr. Sawada has been chosen as a Director because he has been involved in important business execution and management decision-making and supervision as the person responsible for the marketing section, after also serving as a Representative Director of a subsidiary since joining the Company. In addition, He has served as the Company's representative since September 2019 and has worked to ensure prompt and flexible decision-making in business operations. As he is suitable for the future growth of the group and the realization of the Company's philosophy, he has served as a Director.
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Director, Executive Vice President & CFO YANAGISAWA Koji
Director, Executive Vice President & CFO
Executive OfficerYANAGISAWA Koji
CareerApr. 1995 Joined the Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) May. 1999 Joined NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. May. 2005 Joined Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Feb. 2006 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board member of the Company Jun. 2008 Director and General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company (current post) Apr. 2009 Director and CFO of the Company Dec. 2015 Outside Director, COLOPL, Inc. (current post) Apr. 2017 Director, Vice-President, and CFO of the Company (current post) Mar. 2020 Outside Director, Digital Holdings, Inc. (current post) Oct. 2021 Director, ZOZO NEXT, Inc. (current post) Important Concurrent PostsOutside Director, COLOPL, Inc.
Outside Director, Digital Holdings, Inc.
Director, ZOZO NEXT Inc.Reasons for selecting as a DirectorMr. Yanagisawa has strengthened the Company's managerial foundation through supervising accounting, finance, IR, legal, and other areas of management, overseeing corporate governance, M&As, and other responsibilities. In addition, he executes business operations as a Director and Vice-President, and we have chosen him as a Director because we expect him to perform his duties based on a wide range of perspectives in the future as well as a member of the Board of Directors.
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Director, COO HIROSE Fuminori
Director, COO
Executive OfficerHIROSE Fuminori
CareerApr. 2001 Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Aug. 2005 Joined Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. (currently SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.) May. 2007 Head of Internal Audit Office of the Company Aug. 2010 General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company Apr. 2012 General Manager of EC Business Division of the Company Jul. 2017 General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company May. 2019 Executive Officer and General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company Jul. 2019 Outside Auditor, KOKOPELLI Inc. (current post) Jul. 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager of EC Business Division of the Company Executive Officer of MSP Product Development Division of the Company Sep. 2020 Director, yutori, Inc.(current post) Feb. 2021 Executive Officer of Category Promotion Division of the Company Jun. 2021 Director and COO of the Company (current post) Dec. 2023 Outside Director, HUPRO,Inc.(current post) Important Concurrent PostsOutside Auditor, KOKOPELLI Inc.
Director, yutori, Inc.
Outside Director, HUPRO,Inc.Reasons for selecting as a DirectorSince joining the Company, Mr. Hirose has served as Head of Internal Audit Office, Executive Officer and General Manager of Business Administration Division, and Executive Officer and General Manager of EC Business Division and has a wide range of experience and knowledge. In addition, he has contributed to the Company's business growth as a Director and COO of the Company since June 2021. We have chosen him as a Director because we expect him to contribute to the enhancement of the corporate value of the Company.
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Director HIDE
MakotoDirector
HIDE
MakotoCareerMar. 2002 Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LYCorporation) Apr. 2018 EVP, Corporate Officer, President of Business Promotion Group, Commerce Company, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) Mar. 2021 Director, Ikyu Corporation Apr. 2022 EVP, Managing Corporate Officer, President of Business Promotion Office, CEO Business Promotion Office, President of Commerce Group, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) Aug. 2023 Chairman of the Board, Ikyu Corporation (current post) Oct. 2023 Executive Corporate Officer, Commerce Company CEO, LY Corporation (current post) Jun. 2024 Director of the Company (current post) Important Concurrent PostsChairman of the Board, Ikyu Corporation
Executive Corporate Officer, Commerce Company CEO, LY CorporationReasons for selecting as a DirectorHe has extensive experience and wide-ranging knowledge cultivated in business strategies in the internet service industry and corporate management in parent company group companies, and we appointed him as a Director to utilize his experience and knowledge in managing the group.
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Director NAGATA
YukoDirector
NAGATA
YukoCareerApr. 2003 NTT FACILITIES, INC. Business Promotion Division, Corporate Planning Department ‐Shares May. 2004 Ynot Inc. (Later, absorbed by Rakuten, Inc.) Jun. 2005 Business Manager of Gift Service Business, Rakuten, Inc. May. 2011 e-business manager of Professional Production Division, NIHON L'ORÉAL K.K. Apr. 2018 CEO’s Business Promotion Office, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) Apr. 2022 Corporate Officer, Z Holdings Corporation (currently LY Corporation) Apr. 2023 EVP, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Marketing Division, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) Jun. 2023 Director of the Company (current post) Oct.2023 Corporate Officer, Senior General Manager of Marketing Group, LY Corporation (current post) Important Concurrent PostsCorporate Officer, Senior General Manager of Marketing Group, LY Corporation
Reasons for selecting as a DirectorMs.Nagata has extensive experiences and broad perspective cultivated in the internet service industry and cosmetics industry, and the we have chosen her as our Director for our management.
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Outside Director SAITO
TaroOutside Director
SAITO
TaroCareerApr. 1995 Joined DENTSU INC. May. 2005 Established dof Inc., Director Jun. 2009 Retired from DENTSU INC. Jun. 2009 President and Representative Director, dof Inc. (current post) Dec. 2014 Outside Director, VOYAGE GROUP Inc. (currently CARTA HOLDINGS, INC.) (current post) Jan. 2017 Established CC INC., Director (current post) Jun. 2019 Outside Director, for Startups, Inc. (current post) Jun. 2020 Outside Director of the Company (current post) Aug. 2022 Outside Director, Sansan, Inc. (current post) Important Concurrent PostsPresident and Representative Director, dof Inc.
Outside Director, CARTA HOLDINGS, INC.
Director, CC INC.
Outside Director, for Startups, Inc.
Outside Director, Sansan, IncReasons for selecting as a DirectorBased on Mr. Saito’s extensive experiences and broad insight in branding and communication design, we expect him to continue to supervise the management of the Company and to contribute to the strengthening of corporate governance by providing advice on the Company's overall management. In addition, we expect him to supervise management and strengthen corporate governance, mainly by providing advice on the formulation of management strategies and decision-making on business execution, participating in the nomination/ remuneration decision making process, and supervising conflicts of interest.
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Outside Director KANSAI Takako
Outside Director
KANSAI Takako
CareerApr. 2001 Joined Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Sep. 2004 Joined KBMJ, Inc. (currently Appirits Inc.) Aug. 2008 Joined User Local, Inc. Sep. 2012 Established Zaim Inc., (currently Kufu AI Studio Inc.) Representative Director (current post) Nov. 2018 Da Vinci Studio Co., Ltd., Director Apr. 2021 ROLLCAKE Inc., Outside Director (current post) May. 2023 Kufu Company Inc., Representative Executive Officer (current post) Jun. 2023 Outside Director of the Company (current post) Important Concurrent PostsKufu AI Studio Inc. Representative Director
Kufu Company Inc., Representative Executive Officer
ROLLCAKE Inc., Outside DirectorReasons for selecting as a DirectorWe have chosen Ms. Kansai as an Outside Director to ask her to supervise the Company’s management and obtain advice about the entire management based on extensive experiences and a broad perspective in both business and the technology of the internet business in order to contribute to strengthening corporate governance. We expect her to give advice about the determination of the management strategy and decision-making with regard to business execution, to lead the determination process for appointment/ remuneration, to oversee conflicts of interests by using the above-mentioned extensive experience and broad perspective, and to supervise management and strengthen corporate governance.
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Outside Director OIKAWA
TakuyaOutside Director
OIKAWA
TakuyaCareerApr. 1988 Joined Digital Equipment Corporation Japan Oct. 1997 Joined Microsoft Co., Ltd. (currently Microsoft Japan Co.,Ltd.) Oct. 2006 Joined Google Japan Inc. (currently Google Japan G.K.) Oct. 2015 Joined Increments Inc. (currently Qiita Inc.) Jan. 2019 Established Tably Inc., Representative Director (current post) Sep. 2020 Joined Global Hands-On VC Inc., Founding Partner (current post) Jun. 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current post) Important Concurrent PostsRepresentative Director, Tably Inc.
Founding Partner, Global Hands-On VC Inc.Reasons for selecting as a DirectorWe appointed him as an Outside Director so that he can oversee company management and strengthen corporate governance by advising on company management based on his wealth of experience and broad-ranging knowledge concerning the management of products and engineering in IT and internet-related systems.
In addition, we expect him to supervise management and strengthen corporate governance, mainly by providing advice on formulating management strategies and decision-making on business execution, leading the nomination/ remuneration decision-making process, supervising conflicts of interest, and utilizing the wealth mentioned above of experience and broad-ranging knowledge. -
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time) IGARASHI Hiroko
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time)
IGARASHI Hiroko
CareerNov. 1992 Joined Inoue Saito Eiwa Audit Corporation (currently KPMG AZSA LLC) Nov. 1997 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep. 1999 Joined Internet Research Institute, Inc. Oct. 2011 Employment transfer to BroadBand Tower, Inc., in charge of Accounting Group Jun. 2019 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board member of the Company Jun. 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member (Full-time)(current post) Reasons for selecting as a DirectorMs. Igarashi is a certified public accountant and has been engaged in duties as the head of the accounting group at other companies. We believe that she has considerable knowledge of finance and accounting and will be able to appropriately perform her duties in the audit of the Company. She has not been directly involved in the management of the Company except for becoming an Outside Officer. However, for the reasons stated above, the Company believes that she will be able to perform her duties as an Audit and Supervisory Committee member appropriately.
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Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member UTSUNOMIYA Junko
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member
UTSUNOMIYA Junko
CareerApr. 2000 Registered as a lawyer, Joined law firm Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu Oct. 2007 Transferred to Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. Nov. 2011 Established Utsunomiya General Law Office Jun. 2012 Audit and Supervisory Board member of the Company Apr. 2013 Professor, Hosei University Graduate School of Law (in charge of the International Exchange Law) Apr. 2013 Outside Auditor, Solasto Corporation Sep. 2013 Outside Director, Adventure Inc Dec. 2015 Established Utsunomiya Shimizu Law Office Feb. 2018 Established Utsunomiya, Shimizu & Haruki Law Office, Joint Representative Lawyer (current post) Oct. 2018 Outside Auditor, RAKSUL INC. Oct. 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), RAKSUL INC. (current post) Jun. 2020 Outside Director, HEIWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. (current post) Mar. 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), PeptiDream Inc. (current post) Jun. 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member (current post) Important Concurrent PostsJoint Representative Lawyer, Utsunomiya, Shimizu and Haruki Law Office
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), RAKSUL INC.
Outside Director, HEIWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD.
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), PeptiDream Inc.Reasons for selecting as a DirectorMs. Utsunomiya Has considerable knowledge on corporate legal affairs from a professional standpoint as a lawyer, the Company judged that she would be able to properly perform our duties in the Company’s audits. She has not been directly involved in the management of the Company except for becoming an Outside Officer. However, for the reasons stated above, the Company believes that she will be able to perform her duties as an Audit and Supervisory committee member appropriately.
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Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member NISHIYAMA Kumiko
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member
NISHIYAMA Kumiko
CareerApr. 1987 Joined Fukuda Law Office Oct. 1992 Joined Inoue Saito Eiwa Audit Corporation (currently KPMG AZSA LLC) Apr. 1998 Registered as a Certified Public Accountant Apr. 1998 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Jul. 2004 Secondment to Chuo Aoyama Sustainability Certification Organization Co. Ltd. Jul. 2006 Director, Chuo Aoyama Sustainability Certification Organization Co. Ltd. Jul. 2007 Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently Pricewaterhouse Coopers Arata LLC), Secondment to Arata Sustainability Certificate Organization Oct. 2012 Joined ShinNihon Audit Firm (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) May. 2023 Head of Nishiyama Certified Public Accountant Office (current post) Jun. 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member (current post) Important Concurrent PostsHead of Nishiyama Certified Public Accountant Office
Reasons for selecting as a DirectorMs. Nishiyama is a certified public accountant and has been engaged in sustainability-related duties, and we believe that she has a broad range of knowledge and is capable of appropriately performing her duties in the Company's audits. She has not been directly involved in the management of the Company except for becoming an Outside Officer. However, for the reasons stated above, the Company believes that she will be able to perform her duties as an Audit and Supervisory committee member appropriately.
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CDO Office
Communication Design Office
Internal Audit Office SAWADA KotaroRepresentative Director, President & CEO
Executive OfficerSAWADA Kotaro
ResponsibilitiesCDO Office, Communication Design Office, Internal Audit Office
CareerApr. 1994 Joined NTT Data Corporation Apr. 1998 Joined NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. Jun. 2005 Joined SKYLIGHT CONSULTING Inc. May. 2008 Representative Director, Start Today Consulting Co., Ltd. Jun. 2013 Director of the Company Apr. 2017 Responsible for the Company's Marketing Division May. 2019 Responsible for the Company's ZOZOTOWN business Sep. 2019 Representative Director, President & CEO (current post) Aug. 2022 Representative Director & CEO, ZOZO NEXT, Inc. (current post) Interview -
Corporate Division
Finance and Accounting Division YANAGISAWA KojiDirector, Executive Vice President & CFO
Executive OfficerYANAGISAWA Koji
ResponsibilitiesCorporate Division, Finance and Accounting Division
CareerApr. 1995 Joined the Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) May. 1999 Joined NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. May. 2005 Joined Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Feb. 2006 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board member of the Company Jun. 2008 Director and General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company (current post) Apr. 2009 Director and CFO of the Company Dec. 2015 Outside Director, COLOPL, Inc. (current post) Apr. 2017 Director, Vice-President, and CFO of the Company (current post) Mar. 2020 Outside Director, Digital Holdings, Inc. (current post) Oct. 2021 Director, ZOZO NEXT, Inc. (current post) Interview -
Production Platform Division
Production Platform Development Division HIROSE FuminoriDirector, COO
Executive OfficerHIROSE Fuminori
ResponsibilitiesProduction Platform Division, Production Platform Development Division
CareerApr. 2001 Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Aug. 2005 Joined Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. (currently SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.) May. 2007 Head of Internal Audit Office of the Company Aug. 2010 General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company Apr. 2012 General Manager of EC Business Division of the Company Jul. 2017 General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company May. 2019 Executive Officer and General Manager of Business Administration Division of the Company Jul. 2019 Outside Auditor, KOKOPELLI Inc. (current post) Jul. 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager of EC Business Division of the Company Executive Officer of MSP Product Development Division of the Company Sep. 2020 Director, yutori, Inc.(current post) Feb. 2021 Executive Officer of Category Promotion Division of the Company Jun. 2021 Director and COO of the Company (current post) Dec. 2023 Outside Director, HUPRO,Inc.(current post) Interview -
Corporate Identity Division
HR Division SHIMIZU ToshiakiExecutive Officer
SHIMIZU Toshiaki
ResponsibilitiesCorporate Identity Division, HR Division
CareerOct. 2010 Joined the Company Apr. 2012 General Manager of Marketing Division of the Company Jul. 2013 General Manager of Hospitality Division, and Marketing Division of the Company Jun. 2014 Director of the Company May. 2019 Executive Officer of the Company (current post) Interview -
Marketing Division
USED Business Division
AI / Analytics Division YAMASAKI TakaoExecutive Officer
YAMASAKI Takao
ResponsibilitiesMarketing Division, USED Business Division, AI / Analytics Division
CareerApr. 2004 Joined MIKI SHOKO CO., LTD. Oct. 2005 Joined ABeam Consulting Ltd. Jul. 2012 Joined Amazon Japan G.K. Dec. 2017 General Manager of Marketing Division of the company May. 2019 Executive Officer of the Company (current post) Interview -
Sales Division
EC Promotion Division Christine EDMANExecutive Officer
Christine EDMAN
ResponsibilitiesSales Division, EC Promotion Division
CareerNov. 1997 Joined Mattel International K.K. Jan. 2000 Joined Aunt Stella Inc. Aug. 2005 Earned her MBA at Stockholm School of Economics
Joined H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB in SwedenFeb. 2007 Area manager, H&M Hong Kong Mar. 2008 President, H&M Japan Jun. 2017 President & CEO, GIVENCHY Japan Dec. 2021 Executive officer of the Company (current post). InterviewMedia -
Fulfillment Division
Hospitality Division
EC Management Division
ZOZOTOWN Backend Development Division
TASHIRO MasahiroExecutive Officer
TASHIRO Masahiro
ResponsibilitiesFulfillment Division, Hospitality Division, EC Management Division, ZOZOTOWN Backend Development Division,
CareerJun. 2008 Joined the Company Apr. 2011 VP of System Department , Fulfillment Division of the Company Apr. 2014 General Manager of Fulfillment Division of the Company Jun. 2022 Executive Officer of the Company (current post) Interview -
Group Business Strategy Division ODAKA Yosuke
Executive Officer
ODAKA Yosuke
ResponsibilitiesGroup Business Strategy Division
CareerDec. 2006 Joined the Company Apr. 2012 VP, Advertising Department, Marketing Division of the Company Nov. 2019 Head of Yahoo! Project Promotion Office of the Company Apr. 2021 General Manager, Group Business Strategy Division of the Company Jun. 2023 Executive Officer of the Company (current post) -
New Business Development Division
Measurement Platform Division INUI
UtahiroExecutive Officer
CEO, ZOZO Apparel USA, Inc.INUI
UtahiroResponsibilitiesNew Business Development Division, Measurement Platform Division
CareerDec. 2018 Joined the Company VP, Global Business Department, ZOZO Global Business Division of the Company Jul. 2020 General Manager, Project Management, Creative Strategy Office of the Company Feb. 2021 General Manager, Category Promotion Division of the Company Apr. 2022 General Manager, Measurement Products Division of the Company
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CTO
Technology Division
Brand Solution Development Division
Information Security / IT Division
Measurement Platform Division
EC Platform Development Division SEO
NaotoshiExecutive Officer & CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
SEO
NaotoshiResponsibilitiesTechnology Division, Brand Solution Development Division, Information Security / IT Division, Measurement Platform Division, EC Platform Development Division
CareerJan. 2019 Joined ZOZO Technologies, Inc. (absorbed into ZOZO, Inc. in October 2021, and changed the trade name of the split company.) Apr. 2019 Leader, Development Division of ZOZO Technologies, Inc. Apr. 2021 General Manager, EC Platform Group of ZOZO Technologies, Inc. Oct. 2021 Transferred to the Company General Manager, Technology Division of the Company Apr. 2022 VPoE of the Company Jun. 2023 Executive Officer of the Company (current post) -
ZOZOTOWN CPO
ZOZOTOWN Development Division
Quality Assurance Division HASHIMOTO YukiExecutive Officer & ZOZOTOWN CPO (Chief Product Officer of ZOZOTOWN)
HASHIMOTO Yuki
ResponsibilitiesZOZOTOWN Development Division, Quality Assurance Division
CareerApr. 2012 Joined the Company as a new graduate Jun. 2015 Manager, Web Creation Division, Creative Development Group of the Company Jan. 2016 Transferred to START TODAY Engineering CO., LTD (Changed its name to ZOZO Technologies, Inc. and then to ZOZO, Inc. in October 2021 through an absorption-type company split and a change of trade name of the split company)
Leader, Frontend Division of START TODAY Engineering CO., LTDApr. 2020 VP, ZOZOTOWN Division, EC Development Group, of ZOZO Technologies, Inc. Apr. 2021 General Manager, ZOZOTOWN Development Group of ZOZO Technologies, Inc. Oct. 2021 Transferred to the Company General Manager, ZOZOTOWN Development Division of the Company Jun. 2023 Executive Officer of the Company (current post) -
Corporate Planning Office
Brand Solution Division KAZAMA
AkioExecutive Officer
KAZAMA
AkioResponsibilitiesCorporate Planning Office, Brand Solution Division
CareerMar. 2020 Joined the Company. Head of Creative Strategy Office of the Company Feb. 2021 General Manager, Brand Solution Division (concurrently serving as above) Jun. 2024 Executive Officer of the Company (current post)