Executives

(As of September 1, 2024)

Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)

Chairman Shigeru Saito
President Yasuhito Watanabe
Director Shinya Saito
Outside Director Keiji Yamada
Outside Director Eriko Horiki

Directors who are Members of the Audit & Supervisory Committee

Director
(Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Hitoshi Banba
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) Hiroshi Fujioka
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) Yoshinori Yamada

Executive Officers

CEO Shigeru Saito
COO Yasuhito Watanabe
Executive Officer Shinya Saito
Executive Officer Naoki Nakagawa
Executive Officer Hiroshi Kasajima

Chairman and CEO

Shigeru Saito

Shigeru Saito

Born on January 26, 1957

November 1979 Entry into TOSE; Head of Development Division
October 1985 Director
February 1987 President
September 2004 President and CEO
December 2015 Chairman and CEO (currently appointed)
November 2016 Chairman, TOSE SOFTWARE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD. (currently appointed)
June 2017 Outside Director, Wacoal Holdings Corp. (currently appointed)

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President and COO

Yasuhito Watanabe

Yasuhito Watanabe

Born on August 7, 1963

April 1996 Entry into TOSE; Assistant Manager of General Affairs Department, Administrative Division
December 2007 Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
November 2008 Director (Head of Corporate Administrative) and Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
November 2012 Director (Head of Corporate Administrative) and Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
June 2013 Director, TOSE PHILIPPINES, INC. (currently appointed)
March 2014 Director (Head of Corporate Administrative, Head of SI Business) and Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, General Manager of SI Business Promotion Office
September 2015 Director and COO
December 2015 President and COO (currently appointed)
October 2022 Director, TOSE SOFTWARE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.(currently appointed)

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Director and Executive Officer

Shinya Saito

Shinya Saito

Born on August 25, 1966

April 1992 Entry into TOSE
October 1993 Director (Head of Development)
November 1999 Director (Head of Development Technology)
December 1999 Director, General Manager of Intellectual Property Office
September 2000 Representative Senior Managing Director, Toaseiko Co., Ltd.
September 2003 President and Representative Director, Toaseiko Co., Ltd. (currently appointed)
September 2004 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Intellectual Property Office
September 2012 Director (Head of Intellectual Property) and Executive Officer, General Manager of Intellectual Property Office
June 2019 Director and Executive Officer (Head of Intellectual Property), General Manager of Intellectual Property Office
September 2023 Director and Executive Officer (Head of Intellectual Property) (currently appointed)

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Outside Director

Keiji Yamada

Keiji Yamada

Born on April 5, 1954

April 1977 Entry into Ministry of Home Affairs (current Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
July 1992 Counsellor, Cabinet Legislation Bureau
August 1999 General Manager of Department of General Affairs, Kyoto Prefecture
June 2001 Vice Governor, Kyoto Prefecture
April 2002 Governor, Kyoto Prefecture
April 2011 President, National Governors' Association
June 2019 Outside Director, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (currently appointed)
March 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, HORIBA, Ltd. (currently appointed)
November 2020 Outside Director (currently appointed)
June 2021 Outside Director, Nitto Pharmaceutical Holdings, Ltd. (currently appointed)
June 2024 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kyoto Sangyo University (currently appointed)

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Outside Director

Eriko Horiki

Eriko Horiki

Born on January 26, 1962

April 1980 Entry into Sumitomo bank (current Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
October 1984 Entry into Shiokuin Co., Ltd.
July 1987 Entry into Odasho Kabushiki Kaisha
Established SHIMUS, a new business department for Japanese traditional paper works "Washi"
April 2000 Established Eriko Horiki & Associates Co., Ltd.; Representative director (currently appointed)
March 2010 Director, ICC Kyoto Public Interest Incorporated Foundation (currently appointed)
November 2013 Counselor, Kyoto Prefecture
November 2022 Outside Director (currently appointed)
November 2023 Member of the Education and Research Council, Shibaura Institute of Technology (currently appointed)

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Director (Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

Hitoshi Banba

Hitoshi Banba

Born on October 29, 1956

April 1980 Entry into TOSE
July 1996 General Manager of International Business Office, Development Division
April 2002 General Manager of International Business Office, International Business Division
September 2002 General Manager of Shanghai Business Office, International Business Division
April 2003 General Manager of International Development Office, International Development Division
September 2004 General Manager of International Development Department, Development Division
January 2005 Manager of New Business Development Group, Development Division
September 2006 Manager of Mobile Development Division, General Manager of Internal Audit Office
September 2007 General Manager of Internal Audit Office
June 2015 Auditor, TOSE SOFTWARE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD. (currently appointed)
November 2016 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
November 2020 Director (Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) (currently appointed)
September 2022 Corporate auditor, PHONEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (currently appointed)

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Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

Hiroshi Fujioka

Hiroshi Fujioka

Born on November 19, 1950

April 1973 Entry into Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. (current Daiwa Securities Group Inc.)
April 2006 Representative Senior Managing Director, Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. (current Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.)
April 2007 President, Daiwa Property Co., Ltd.
June 2008 President, Daiwa Sanko Co., Ltd. (current Daiwa Facilities Co., Ltd.)
June 2009 Part-time Director, Ginsen Co., Ltd.
February 2011 Part-time Auditor, Totan Holdings Co., Ltd.(current The Tokyo Tanshi Co.,Ltd.)
Part-time Auditor, The Tokyo Tanshi Co., Ltd.
April 2013 Special Advisor, Daiwa Property Co., Ltd.
August 2014 Executive Director, Nippon Healthcare Investment Corporation(current Daiwa Securities Living Investment Corporation)
April 2015 Advisor, Totan Holdings Co., Ltd. (current The Tokyo Tanshi Co.,Ltd.)
Advisor, Aoyama Realty Advisors Inc. (currently appointed)
November 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
November 2020 Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) (currently appointed)

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Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

Yoshinori Yamada

Yoshinori Yamada

Born on March 23, 1973

April 2002 Registration as certified public accountant
June 2006 Registration as certified public tax accountant
July 2011 Representative partner, Kawashima Sougou Kaikei (currently appointed)
June 2015 Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), FUJIX Ltd. (currently appointed)
November 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
June 2017 Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), TAKEBISHI CORPORATION (currently appointed)
November 2020 Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) (currently appointed)

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Executive Officer

Naoki Nakagawa

Naoki Nakagawa

Born on June 4, 1962

June 2000 Entry into TOSE; Manager of Accounting Department, Administrative Division
September 2004 General Manager of Accounting Department, Administrative Division
April 2015 Deputy Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Accounting Department
September 2015 Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Accounting Department
September 2016 Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Accounting Department, General Manager of Information Systems Department
November 2016 Director, TOSE SOFTWARE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.(currently appointed)
September 2018 Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Finance & Accounting Department
June 2019 Executive Officer (Head of Corporate Administrative), Head of Corporate Administrative Division, General Manager of Finance & Accounting Department
President, PHONEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (currently appointed)
September 2020 Executive Officer (Head of Finance & Accounting), General Manager of Finance & Accounting Department
September 2022 Executive Officer (Head of Finance & Accounting) (currently appointed)

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Executive Officer

Hiroshi Kasajima

Hiroshi Kasajima

Born on November 25, 1976

April 2001 Entry into TOSE
April 2011 Assistant Manager of Development Department 1, Game Development Business Division
April 2016 Deputy Manager of Yamazaki Development Office, Development Department 1, Development Division
September 2018 Manager of Development Department 1, Manager of International Development Support Office, Manager of Community Business Preparation Office, Development Division
April 2020 Studio Manager of Yamazaki Studio (currently appointed)
December 2021 Director, TOSE PHILIPPINES, INC. (currently appointed)
September 2022 Executive Officer (Head of Yamazaki Studio)
September 2024 Executive Officer (Head of Game Business) (currently appointed)

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