Management Information

Graduated Tokyo Gakugei University. Worked for Pioneer, Reed Exhibitions Japan, then served as an executive officer of Drecom Co., Ltd. which was listed on Mothers (Tokyo Stock Exchange). Went independent and expanded business mainly in Asia. While constantly traveling between Japan and overseas on business, he thought about using the Internet for work regardless of one's location and time. In November 2011, founded CrowdWorks Inc. Launched a crowd sourcing service called "CrowdWorks" which has become Japan's largest crowd platform.

Selected as "100 Next-Generation Ventures Saving Japan" by Nikkei Business. Authored books including "Crowd Sourcing Will Change Business" (Diamond Co.), "Let's Change the World's Way of Working" (Sogo Horei Shuppan), and "Make Money with Crowd Working! A New Way of Working Regardless of Time and Place (Nikkei Shimbun Publishing Co.)".

Graduated Kwansei Gakuin University's Faculty of Economics. Joined NEC in 2002. In 2006, worked for Recruit Co., Ltd. (currently Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.) and managed the human resources and travel businesses. Gained experience as a manager in planning and advancing business and sales strategies.

In April 2015, joined CrowdWorks Inc.
In April 2017, appointed as Executive Officer.
In December 2018, appointed as Director.
In April 2022, appointed as Director, Executive Officer
In January 2023, appointed as Director, Managing Executive Officer.

Graduated the University of Aizu Graduate School. Then joined Hitachi Telecom Technology Co., Ltd. (currently Hitachi, Ltd.) in 1999. In 2000, joined a mobile content provider and worked as a programmer and as an SE to setup and operate a variety of content. In 2014, became an executive officer of a company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. While concurrently serving as a director at five subsidiaries, works on a wide range of business management tasks including company-wide and group-wide business strategies, organizational strategies, and business management.

In February 2018, joined CrowdWorks Inc.
In May 2019, appointed as Executive Officer.
In December 2020, appointed as Director, Executive Officer.

Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a degree in International Political Economy. Joined Merrill Lynch Japan Securities (now BofA Securities) as a new graduate. He worked for about 13 years in the Equities Division of the Global Markets Department, where he was engaged in sales of Japanese equities to institutional investors in Japan and overseas. Later, at the Financial Strategy Department of Mizuho Securities, he was engaged in the establishment of a solution business for corporate clients, utilizing his knowledge of the market. He experienced a wide range of equity business, including dissolving cross-shareholdings of large companies, creating equity stories of growing companies, advising on investor relations, and fundraising from the market's viewpoint.

In November 2021, joined Crowdworks Inc.
In January 2023, appointed as Executive Officer.
In December 2025, appointed as Director, Executive Officer.

He is a graduate of Harvard Business School. He has worked at Mitsubishi Corporation, Sodexo Corporation (currently LEOC Corporation), and Lawson, Inc. before being appointed to his current position as President and CEO of Suntory Holdings in 2014.
 
In his public career, he has been a member of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, headed by the Prime Minister, since 2014. Also a member of the All-Generation Social Security Review Council since 2019, and a member of the Future Investment Council of 2020. He has also served as Vice Chairman of the Japan Business Federation Council since 2018, and as Vice Representative Secretary of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) for the second time since 2020.
He is also a member of the Executive Board of the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Advisory Board of the World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the Vice Chairman of the Asia Business Council. He is also a member of the Global Board of Advisors of the Council on Foreign Relations and The Business Council of the United States.

In December 2021, appointed as Outside Director of CrowdWorks Inc.

While a student at Keio University's Faculty of Policy Management, developed and operated various web services such as a blog service. After graduating, worked at a mobile phone content provider where he managed the planning, development, and operation of many web services centering on e-learning for language studies and school entrance exams. Went on to become a freelance manager for developing a flash marketing site.

In November 2011, established CrowdWorks Inc. and installed as Director.
In April 2022, appointed as Director, Executive Officer.
In December 2025, appointed as Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member.

Graduated Waseda University's Department of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering. After working at GREE, Inc., joined Gunosy Inc. in 2013. Appointed as COO in 2013 and Representative COO in 2016. Led the short- and medium-term growth of existing businesses mainly. Appointed CEO in 2018. Founded Schola inc. and appointed as Representative.

In December 2018, appointed as Outside Director of CrowdWorks Inc.
In December 2025, appointed as Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member.

In April 2001, joined Pola Cosmetics Honpo Co., Ltd. (currently POLA Inc.) .
In March 2006, graduated Sophia University's Graduate School of Law.
In December 2007, registered as a lawyer.
In January 2008, joined Authense Law Offices.
In June 2015, appointed as Outside Director for The CFO Consulting Co., Ltd.

In December 2015, appointed as Part-time Auditor of CrowdWorks Inc.
In December 2025, appointed as Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member.

Received a Master's degree at Osaka Prefecture University, then joined Rakuten, Inc. in 2010 and worked as a golf course sales consultant. Founded Orries Co., Ltd. in 2011. Became a director of the company and oversees the advertising management business.

In 2014, joined CrowdWorks Co., Ltd. and was in charge of marketing. After that, he became the person in charge of launching Biz Assistant Online.
In 2018, Established Bizasst Co., Ltd. and appointed as Managing Director.
In January 2021, appointed as Executive Officer.

Graduated from Meiji University's School of Political Science and Economics. Joined CrowdWorks as a new graduate in 2016. He launched "CrowdTech," an agent service for freelance engineers and designers, managed the business of "Cyta," a C2C skills platform, and led the acquisition, PMI, and business growth of "CrowdLog," a productivity improvement SaaS service, growing the company tenfold in approximately five years. In 2023, he became Executive CRO, responsible for company-wide performance management and the acquisition and launch of AI businesses. In 2024, he became responsible for M&A, leading the group's strategy and handling a total of 18 M&A transactions.

In April 2015, joined CrowdWorks Inc. as an intern.
In April 2016 Joined CrowdWorks Inc. as a new graduate.
In July 2023, appointed as an Executive Officer.

He has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, leading the development of a wide range of products from mobile applications to large-scale web services. At Fenrir Inc., as a project manager of contracted development, he oversaw the development of portal applications for a megabank and official applications for a health and fitness equipment manufacturer, and promoted organizational and business expansion as a business manager. At Kakaku.com, Inc., he led the system development centered on Kakaku.com as the general manager of the System Division, driving the replacement of legacy systems, improvement of developer experience and productivity, strategic planning, organizational design, and DevOps system construction.

In September 2024, Joined CrowdWorks Inc.
In January 2025, appointed as General manager of Product Division.
In May 2025, appointed as Executive Officer.

After working on business reform and strategy projects at ABeam Consulting Ltd. from 2002, he joined Kakaku.com, Inc. in 2011, where he launched a media business in Southeast Asia and led its growth to the No. 1 position. From 2020, he joined Nihon M&A Center Inc. where he promoted and executed company-wide digital and AI utilization and various marketing strategies.

In May 2025, Joined CrowdWorks Inc. and appointed as an Executive Officer. 

From 2010, engaged in human resources consulting at a consulting firm affiliated with an audit corporation. Subsequently worked in recruitment support as a customer success professional at an HR tech company. In 2019, joined the agent division of CrowdWorks Inc. After driving business operations as Head of Customer Success and General Manager, oversaw the CrowdWorks Agent business.

In December 2019, joined CrowdWorks Inc.
In July 2025, appointed as General Manager of CrowdWorks Agent Division.
In October 2025, appointed as Executive Officer.

After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Economics, engaged in new business launches and marketing strategy formulation at KDDI Corporation, contributing to the growth of the WiMAX business. At SIGMAXYZ Inc., served as a consultant leading multiple strategic agendas including M&A, PMI, and new business development. After joining CrowdWorks Inc., drove corporate strategy as General Manager of Corporate Planning, and from May 2025, led the launch of the consulting business.

In June 2024, joined CrowdWorks Inc.
In October 2025, appointed as Executive Officer.

Graduated from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU). Joined Recruit Staffing Co., Ltd. in 2006. With approximately 19 years of experience in the HR services industry, including 12 years in management roles, held various Unit Head positions across the Tokai, East Kanto, and Tokyo IT Engineering divisions. Managed full P&L responsibility for businesses generating over 24 billion JPY in annual revenue. Proven track record in leading large-scale organizational turnaround and growth through fundamental restructuring of profit models, productivity enhancements, and significant improvements in eNPS .

In July 2025, Joined CrowdWorks Inc.
In October 2025, appointed as General Manager, Agent Business Division.
In January 2026, appointed as Executive Officer / Head of Agent Business.

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Keio University, he joined a stationery manufacturer. A year later, he was sent to the U.S. to cultivate the stationery market, where he served as manager of the Chicago branch and then as vice president. In 1986, he established Reed Exhibitions Japan K.K. (now RX Japan), a trade show organizer, and became its president, growing it into one of the world's largest and most profitable companies. In 2009, he was elected Chairman of the Japan Association of Exhibition & Convention Bureau. He also retired as president of the Japan Exhibition Association and became honorary chairman. 2021, he retired from two honorary chairmanships and became advisor to the Nittenkyo. 2022, he became chairman of the board of directors of Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center in his hometown of Niigata. He is the author of "Honesty is No Fool" (Diamond Inc.), which is highly regarded as an enlightening book on trade fairs, and has given about 90 lectures at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and other ministries and local governments.

In December 2021, he became an advisor to Crowdworks Inc.