B o a r d M e m b e r s
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President and Representative Director Shinsuke Usami
Founded axiv.com (later VOYAGE GROUP) with a friend in 1999, after previously working at a consultancy firm. He was responsible for the conclusion of a capital alliance with CyberAgent in 2001, and was appointed director of CyberAgent in 2005. He led the MBO in 2012, the listing on TSE Mothers in 2014, and the subsequent move to TSE First Section. Appointed Chairperson and CEO of CARTA HOLDINGS in 2019. As outside director of istyle Inc.
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Executive Vice President and Director Akio Niizawa
Joined Cyber Communications in 1998 after a spell at SoftBank, and has been involved in all aspects of the internet advertising business since the dawn of internet advertising in Japan. Appointed President in 2013. As the leader of one of the core firms in the internet advertising sector, he has focused on developing and ensuring the soundness of the industry. Appointed President and COO of CARTA HOLDINGS in 2019. Director of the Japan Interactive Advertising Association, and director of Advertising Council Japan.
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Director CFO Hidenori Nagaoka
Joined axiv.com (later VOYAGE GROUP) in 2000 after working at a management consultancy firm. As Director CFO, he has been responsible for overall capital policy, having been involved in the capital alliance with CyberAgent in 2001, the MBO from CyberAgent in 2012, the listing on TSE Mothers, and the subsequent move to TSE First Section. Appointed Director CFO of CARTA HOLDINGS in 2019. Outside director of Yutaka Securities.
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Director (non full-time/external) Taro Saito
Communication designer/creative director. Worked at Dentsu, then in 2005 established dof inc., which exists to create culture and value. His work includes everything from formulating missions, visions, and values for companies, product development, marketing strategy, to final creative output, helping a variety of firms and brands resolve substantive issues. Co-founder of CC, outside director of ZOZO, outside director of Sansan, and outside director of for Startups.
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Director (non full-time/external) Makiko Ishiwatari
At affiliates of foreign-owned financial institutions (including UBS Securities, Hartford Financial Services Group, Fidelity Investments) she was engaged in planning for marketing, and establishing new businesses and local Japanese subsidiaries. In 2009 she co-founded B4F, which operates an employee discounts site, becoming Chief Sales Officer, and was appointed CFO of Farfetch Japan in 2015. In 2021 she relocated to Silicon Valley to provide natural leadership coaching.
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Director (non full-time/external) Takashi Watanabe
Joined the Pasona Group in 1989. In 1993 he set up Pasona Career as part of an internal startup, and expanded such businesses as reemployment support, permanent placements, and advisory and consulting services. In 2018 he was appointed Executive Vice President of the Pasona Group. He has made consistent contributions to improving performance in such areas as human resources development, revitalization of the organization, management training, and enhancing engagement. Outside director of CL Holdings.
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Director (non full-time) Tadashi Kitahara
Joined Dentsu in 1991. After working in the Magazine Division and Account Management Division, he
became Managing Director of the Business Produce Division in 2019, and Executive Officer in 2022. Director
of Dentsu Digital, director of Rakuten Data Marketing, director of the Japan Interactive Advertising
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Supervisory Board Member (external) Yoshinari Noguchi
Joined Oracle Japan in 1996. After being appointed General Manager of the Audit Department and Head of
the Supervisory Board Secretariat in 2010, and subsequently as the Lead Auditor in the Global Audit
Department for the Headquarters of the Company in the US in 2013, he became Full-time Supervisory Board
Member of VOYAGE GROUP (now CARTA HOLDINGS) in 2014. Supervisory Board Member of PC DEPOT
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Supervisory Board Member (non full-time/external) Junichi Motai
Certified public accountant and tax accountant. After taking on roles at Asahi Audit Corp. (now KPMG AZSA
LLC) and Clifix certified public tax accountant’s corporation, he founded Accounting Assist in 2008, where he
serves as representative director. Outside Supervisory Board Member of Vision, Outside Supervisory Board
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Supervisory Board Member (non full-time) Hideo Hatano
Joined General Sekiyu in 1994. Subsequently worked for Exxon Mobil, TonenGeneral Sekiyu (now ENEOS),
Amazon Japan, and Nissan Motor, mostly in the areas of internal control and internal audit. Joined the Dentsu
Group in 2022, and became Executive Officer in charge of internal audit at dentsu Japan in 2023.
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Senior Executive Officer Taku Meugro
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Senior Executive Officer Masashi Nishizono
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Senior Executive Officer Kazuyuki Furuya
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Executive Officer Katsumasa Kishioka
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Executive Officer Takamitsu Mochiduki
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Executive Officer ,CTO Kenta Suzuki
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Executive Officer Satoshi Iwasaki
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Executive Officer Yuji Ogura
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Executive Officer Rika Kajiwara
