BOARD MEMBERS
Naoto Shiraiwa
President and CEO
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1985 | Joined The Sanwa Bank, Limited (Currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) |
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| Jul.2002 | Managing Director of The Bank of The West |
| Jun.2004 | Director of Japan Investment Adviser Limited Private Company (Currently KODO Holding Co., Ltd.) President and CEO since November 2009 (current position) |
| Aug.2006 | Representative Director, White Rock Ltd. (Currently White Rock Co., Ltd.) （Current Position) |
| Sep.2006 | Established the Company as President and CEO (Current Position) |
| Jan.2007 | Established CAIJ. Inc. (Currently Finspire. Inc.), as President and CEO |
| Oct.2013 | Chairman of JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd.(Current Position) |
| Sep.2015 | Chairman of Nihon Securities Journal Inc. |
| May.2024 | Director of CF Startups Inc.(Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Naoto Shiraiwa is the founder of the Company, and has been leading our corporate group by promoting swift growth strategies and improving our corporate value since the establishment of our company based on his profound experience and knowledge of finance.
Since it was judged that he is indispensable for actualizing sustainable growth of our corporate group and improving our corporate value in the medium/long term, the Company appointed him as a Director.
Teiji Ishikawa
Director
(concurrently) President and CEO of JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd.
(concurrently) Director of JLPS Ireland Limited
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1985 | Joined The Sanwa Bank, Limited (Currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) |
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| Jun.1999 | Seconded to Sanwa Business Credit (Currently Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.) |
| Apr.2010 | Established Aviation Plus Co., Ltd. as CEO |
| Aug.2011 | President and CEO of JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd. (Current Position) |
| Oct.2011 | Joined the Company |
| Mar.2014 | Director of the Company (Current Position) |
| Oct.2017 | Director of JLPS Ireland Limited (Current Position) |
| Dec.2023 | Director, Bleriot Aviation Leasing Designated Activity Company (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Teiji Ishikawa has contributed to the expansion of our corporate group's operating lease business for aircraft, etc., based on his long-term extensive experience of business operations in a financial institution.
Since it was judged that he will contribute to the further growth of our corporate group and the mid/long-term improvement in our corporate value by utilizing his track records and advanced knowledge of structured finance, the Company appointed him as a Director.
Takeshi Sugimoto
Director, responsible for Administration
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1987 | Joined Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. (Currently SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.) |
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| Feb.2004 | Joined FinTech Global Incorporated |
| Jun.2004 | Director of FinTech Global Incorporated |
| Mar.2014 | Joined the Company as Executive Director of Corporate Planning Department |
| Apr.2015 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Administration Division , and Director of Corporate Planning Department of the Company |
| Oct.2016 | Executive Officer, General Manager Corporate Administration Division of the Company |
| Jun.2017 | Auditor of FINSPIRE, Inc. |
| Mar.2018 | Director, General Manager of Corporate Administration Division of the Company (Current Position) |
| Mar.2020 | Director of JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd. (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Takeshi Sugimoto possesses plenty of business experience in the management planning and business administration division, and actively worked on capital policies and corporate governance as a Director and Head of the corporate administration division, contributing to the improvement in corporate value of our corporate group.
Since it was judged that he will contribute to the further growth of our corporate group and the mid/long-term improvement in our corporate value by utilizing his track records, advanced ability to design financial strategies, and capability of business administration, the Company appointed him as a Director.
Takashi Mori
Director(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1966 | Joined The Sanwa Bank, Limited (Currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) |
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| Jun.1987 | CEO of SANWA International Finance Limited (Hong Kong) |
| Jun.1994 | Director and Shinjuku-shintoshin Branch Manager of The Sanwa Bank |
| May.1997 | Managing Director and New York Branch Manager of The Sanwa Bank |
| Apr.2000 | Senior Managing Officer and New York Branch Manager of The Sanwa Bank |
| Apr.2001 | CEO of UFJ Asset Management.(Currently MU Investments Co., Ltd.) |
| Jun.2005 | CEO of Nichiigakkan Co., Ltd. |
| May.2009 | CEO of Nichii Research Institute Co., Ltd. |
| Mar.2013 | Director(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) |
| Apr.2015 | Director of NMP Specialist Inc. |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Takashi Mori has given helpful advice, proposals actively at meetings of the Board of Directors since he was appointed as an Outside Director of the Company, based on his long-term extensive knowledge in the field of international finance and management experience in business companies.
Accordingly, the Company appointed him as an Outside Director, hoping that his knowledge, experience will be utilized for supervision of business administration.
Shunji Yanai
Director(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1961 | Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| Jul.1997 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Oct.1999 | Ambassador to the United States of America |
| Jun.2003 | Director(Outside) of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| Apr.2004 | Professor of Graduate School of Law ,Chuo University |
| Oct.2005 | Judges of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| Jul.2007 | Specially Appointed Professor of Waseda University |
| Jun.2010 | Director(Outside) of Nifco Inc. |
| Oct.2011 | President of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| Sep.2014 | Judge of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| Feb.2015 | Director of Proudfoot Japan Co., Ltd. (Current Position) |
| Apr.2015 | Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Law, Asahi University |
| Mar.2016 | Director(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Shunji Yanai has served as Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, an Ambassador to the United States of America., and the Judge of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, so he possesses profound knowledge of international affairs and viewpoint of diversity. Since he was appointed as an Outside Director of the Company, he has given appropriate opinions, suggestions actively at meetings of the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, the Company appointed him as an Outside Director, hoping that his knowledge, experience will be utilized for supervision of business administration.
Akira Maekawa
Director(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1999 | Registered as an attorney at law, Member of the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association. Joined Okamura Law Office |
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| Feb.2006 | Worked as Financial Securities Inspector for Kanto Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance |
| Jan.2008 | Joined Masuda & Partners Law Office |
| Aug.2009 | Manager of Maekawa Akira Law Office |
| Apr.2010 | Lecturer of Rikkyo University |
| Sep.2010 | Visiting Professor of Kokugakuin University Law School |
| Feb.2011 | Partner of IOTA Law Offices (Current Position) |
| Apr.2016 | Vice-president of the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association |
| Mar.2018 | Director(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) |
| Apr.2018 | Mediator of Tokyo Summary Court (Current Position) |
| Jun.2021 | Auditor(Outside) of TRI bank Kanagawa (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Based on his knowledge and experience as a legal specialist, Mr. Akira Maekawa has given appropriate opinions, suggestions, etc. actively from the viewpoints of risks management and compliance at meetings of the Board of Directors since he was appointed as an Outside Director of the Company.
Accordingly, the Company appointed him as an Outside Director, hoping that his knowledge, experience, etc. will be utilized for supervision of business administration.
Kiyoto Ido
Director(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1973 | Joined the Ministry of Finance (MOF) |
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| Mar.1980 | Consul of Consulate-General of Japan, Frankfurt in West Germany |
| Jul.1989 | Deputy General Manager of Finance Department of Inter-American Development Bank |
| Jun.1993 | Director of the International Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance of Japan(MOF) |
| Jul.1998 | Counselor of Minister's Secretariat (in charge Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs) of MOF Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat (in charge of International Bureau) |
| Jun.1999 | Minister of Embassy of Japan in the United States of America |
| Jul.2002 | Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat (in charge of International Bureau) of MOF |
| Jan.2003 | Senior Deputy Director-General of the International Bureau of MOF |
| Jul.2004 | Director-General of the International Bureau of MOF |
| Aug.2006 | Executive Director of Bank of Japan |
| Apr.2011 | Vice Chairman of Institute for International Economic Studies |
| Jun.2014 | Director(Outside) of Nidec Corporation |
| Mar.2021 | Director(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) Director(Outside) of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Current position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Kiyoto Ido has served as Director-General of the International Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Executive Director of the Bank of Japan, and Outside Director of a business corporation, and has a high level of insight into domestic and international financial conditions and corporate governance. Since he was appointed as an Outside Director of the Company, he has given appropriate opinions, suggestions, etc. actively at meetings of the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, the Company appointed him as an Outside Director, hoping that his knowledge, experience will be utilized for supervision of business administration.
Chiharu Mariko
Director(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.2002 | Joined The Toshiba Corporation |
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| Dec.2008 | Registered as an attorney at law, Member of the Tokyo Bar Association. Joined Sakura Kyodo Law Offices. |
| Apr.2011 | Counsel appointed by the Cabinet Office |
| Apr.2012 | Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Ethics, Tokyo Bar Association (Current Position) |
| Nov.2012 | Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Certified as a Management Innovation Support Organization (Current Position) |
| Oct.2014 | Mediator, Tokyo Family Court (part-time judge) |
| May.2015 | Joined Hirakawacho Law Office |
| Nov.2015 | Partner, participated in the opening of Mishima Law Office (Current Position) |
| Apr.2020 | Mediator, Tokyo District Court (Current Position) |
| Mar.2024 | Director(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Ms. Chiharu Mariko has knowledge as a legal expert, and as an official of a management innovation support organization certified by the Small and Medium Enterprises Agency, etc., she also has expertise in providing technical support for solving various management problems faced by companies. She is expected to use this knowledge and expertise to supervise our business management and proactively provide helpful opinions, suggestions, etc. to the Board of Directors regarding management from the viewpoints of risk control and compliance with laws and regulations, so that female employees can further flourish.
Osamu Kobayashi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1967 | Joined the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in the Ministry of Finance (MOF) |
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| Jul.1997 | Chief Financial Inspector of Financial Services Department of Kanto Local Finance Bureau |
| Jul.2000 | Director of Inspection Division, Financial Services Department of Kanto Local Finance Bureau |
| Jul.2001 | Officer of Hokuriku Local Finance Bureau of Toyama Local Finance Offices |
| Jul.2003 | Inspector General of Financial Services Department of Tohoku Local Finance Bureau |
| Jul.2004 | Associate Director of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Inspection Department |
| Jul.2008 | Director of ITOCHU Capital Securities, Ltd. |
| Mar.2013 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Current Position) |
| Oct.2013 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of JP Lease Products & Services Co., Ltd.(Current Position) |
| Oct.2021 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of JIA Trust Co., Ltd.(Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Osamu Kobayashi worked for a long period of time at the Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance and has considerable knowledge of finance and financial accounting. As an Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company, he provides advice and recommendations based on his extensive experience and knowledge at meetings of the Board of Directors and the Audit & Supervisory Board, and plays an appropriate role in ensuring the soundness of management.
The Company appointed him as an Audit & Supervisory Board of Member of the Company in the hope that his knowledge and experience will continue to be utilized in the auditing of the Company.
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1966 | Joined Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise(Currently Japan Finance Corporation) |
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| Feb.1973 | Business trustee representative of Tokyo Micro Motor Co. |
| Jun.1993 | Counseller for GA and Acounting of Sanshodo Co.,Ltd. |
| Apr.1995 | Representative of Akita Wood Industry Co. |
| Dec.1997 | CEO of Dohosha Publishing.(Currently Dohosha Media Plan, Ltd.) |
| Apr.2004 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of U-REAG Corporation |
| Jul.2007 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) of Ikiikisedainokai Planning Co.,Ltd.(Currently SBI IKIIKI SSI Inc.) |
| Jul.2013 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) |
| Sep.2015 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) of Nihon Securities Journal Inc. (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Hitoshi Komatsuzawa has a wealth of management experience and knowledge in financial institutions and business companies. Since his appointment as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company, he has actively and meaningfully provided advice and suggestions to the Audit & Supervisory Board. In addition, he has provided effective suggestions and recommendations from the perspective of management oversight to the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, the Company appointed him as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, with the hope that he will keep utilizing his knowledge, experience for auditing the Company.
Hitoshi Imuta
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside)
Career/Reason for Election
| Apr.1970 | Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. |
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| Jun.1987 | Senior Vice President of Nomura New York Limited |
| Jul.1988 | Head of International Finance Dept., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Jun.1990 | Managing Director of Nomura Singapore Limited |
| Jun.1993 | Director of Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (Currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.) |
| Jun.1997 | Chairman of JAFCO America Ventures Inc. |
| Jun.2001 | Senior Managing Director of JAFCO Co., Ltd. (Currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.) |
| Jun.2003 | Vice President of Nomura China Investment Co., Ltd. / Vice Chairman of Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai / Managing Director of Beijing Fortune Building Co., Ltd. |
| Jun.2008 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President of SHIROYAMA HOTEL kagoshima Co., Ltd. |
| Apr.2009 | Representative Director and President of SHIROYAMA HOTEL kagoshima Co., Ltd. |
| Jun.2015 | Executive Chairman of SHIROYAMA HOTEL kagoshima Co., Ltd. |
| Apr.2016 | Full-time auditor (in charge of operations) of National University Corporation KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY |
| Apr.2020 | Kagoshima Prefecture Tourism Producer (Commissioned by prefectural governor) |
| Jan.2022 | Representative Director and President of Nangoku Hotels Co., Ltd. (Current Position) |
| Aug.2023 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) of the Company (Current Position) |
- Reason for Election
- Mr. Hitoshi Imuta possesses plenty of experience of business administration in a business company, a track record as a financial expert, and broad knowledge. Since his appointment as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company, he has actively and meaningfully provided advice and suggestions to the Audit & Supervisory Board. In addition, he has provided effective suggestions and recommendations from the perspective of management oversight to the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, the Company appointed him as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, with the hope that he will keep utilizing his knowledge, experience for auditing the Company.