Company
Directors & Officers

Director

襟川 恵子

Chairman (Representative Director)
Keiko Erikawa

Profile

Professional History

Jul. 1978 Senior Executive Director, KOEI Co., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Jun. 1992 Deputy-president (Representative Director), KOEI Co., Ltd
Apr. 1999 President (Representative Director), KOEI Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2000 Deputy-chairman (Director), KOEI NET CO., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD.)
Jun. 2001 Chairman (Representative Director), KOEI Co., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Chairman (Director), KOEI NET CO., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD.)
Board Director Chairman and CEO, KOEI Corporation (currently known as KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation)
Jun. 2005 Chairman (Founder and Director), KOEI Co., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2006 Chairman Emeritus (Founder Director), KOEI Co., Ltd.
Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI NET CO., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2009 Director, the Company
Jun. 2009 Chairman Emeritus (Director), the Company
Jan. 2011 Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD.
Jun. 2013 Chairman (Representative Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Chairman (Representative Director), the Company (current position)
Jun. 2014 Board Director, TECMO KOEI EUROPE LIMITED (currently known as KOEI TECMO EUROPE LIMITED) (current position)
Apr. 2015 Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. (current position)
Nov. 2015 Senior Executive Director (Representative Director), KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Apr. 2020 Chairman (Representative Director), KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (current position)
Chairman (Representative Director), KOYU CO., LTD. (current position)
Jan. 2021 Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD. (current position)
Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD. (current position)
Jun. 2021 Outside Director, SoftBank Group Corp.(current position)
Jun. 2022 Board Director, Game Art Museum CO., LTD. (current position)

Honors and Awards

Mar. 2002 Letter of Appreciation, regarding contribution to Minister's Secretariat Office, MIC/Internet Bunka Shinko Kyokai (association for promoting Internet culture)
Oct. 2003 Minister of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the Johoka-Gekkan Suishin Kaigi (forum for promoting information technology month)
Oct 2003 One of ten people featured in ""Innovation - The People Who Can Fix Japan"", published in The Wall Street Journal Online and Far East Economic Review Magazine.
Feb. 2004 Sommelier D'Honneur (Honorary Sommelier) from the Japan Sommelier Association
Jun. 2013 Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award (2013 ""Radio Day/Info-Communications Promotion Month"" ceremony, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Nov. 2015 Medal with Blue Ribbon
Yoichi Erikawa

President & CEO (Representative Director)
Yoichi Erikawa

Greeting

Profile

Professional History

Jul. 1978 President (Representative Director), KOEI Co., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.) (established)
Mar. 1989 President (Representative Director), KOYU LTD. (currently known as KOYU CO., LTD.)(current position)
Apr. 1999 Chairman (Representative Director), KOEI Co., Ltd.(currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Jun. 2001 Lead Advisor (Director), KOEI Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2005 Lead Advisor (Founder Director), KOEI Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2009 Director, the Company
Jun. 2009 Lead Advisor (Director), the Company
Nov. 2010 President & CEO (Representative Director), the Company (current position)
President (Representative Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Director, KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD.
Director, KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD.
Board Director President and COO, TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corporation (currently known as KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation)
Dec. 2010 Board Director President and COO, TECMO KOEI EUROPE LIMITED (currently known as KOEI TECMO EUROPE LIMITED)
Apr. 2015 Chairman (Representative Director) (CEO), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Nov. 2015 President (Representative Director), KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (current position)
Apr. 2018 Chairman Emeritus (Director), KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD. (current position)
Chairman (Representative Director), KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD. (current position)
Apr. 2020 Board Director Chairman and CEO, KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation (current position)
Board Director Chairman and CEO, KOEI TECMO EUROPE LIMITED (current position)
Chairman (Representative Director) (CEO and COO), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Apr. 2021 Chairman (Representative Director) (CEO), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.(current position)
Jun. 2022 Board Director, Game Art Museum CO., LTD. (current position)

Honors and Awards

Oct. 1990 New Business Conferences Entrepreneur Award
Mar. 2003 Special Achievement Award, Digital Content Association of Japan ""Digital Content Grand Prix""
Oct. 2012 Japan Association of Simulation And Gaming Award
Hisashi Koinuma

Executive Vice President (Representative Director)
(President & COO of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Hisashi Koinuma

Profile

Professional History

Apr. 1994 Joined KOEI Co., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2006 Executive Officer, KOEI Co., Ltd.
Jul. 2008 Managing Executive Officer, KOEI Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2009 Executive Officer, the Company
Executive Officer, TECMO, Ltd.
Apr. 2010 Managing Executive Officer, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Apr. 2011 Senior Executive Director, KOEI TECHMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2012 Director, the Company
Jun. 2013 Deputy-president (Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Apr. 2015 President (Representative Director) (COO), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Board Director, KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation
Board Director, KOEI TECMO EUROPE LIMITED
Apr. 2018 Deputy-president (Representative Director), the Company
Chairman (Representative Director), KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD. (current position)
President (Representative Director), KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD. (current position)
Apr. 2020 Board Director President and COO, KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation(current position)
Board Director President and COO, KOEI TECMO EUROPE LIMITED(current position)
Deputy-president (Director), the Company
President (Director) , KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Apr. 2021 Deputy-president (Representative Director), the Company(current position)
President (Representative Director) (COO), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. (current position)
Yosuke Hayashi

Director
(Director & Executive Vice President of KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Yosuke Hayashi

Profile

Professional History

Apr. 2001 Joined TECMO, Ltd.
Apr. 2010 Executive Officer, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Apr. 2017 Managing Executive Officer, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Apr. 2018 Senior Executive Officer (Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2018 Director, the Company (current position)
Apr. 2021 Deputy-president (Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. (current position)
Kenjiro Asano

Director, Senior Executive Officer & CFO
Kenjiro Asano

Profile

Professional History

May 2002 Joined KOEI Co., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.) Executive Officer, KOEI Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2006 Managing Executive Officer, KOEI Co., Ltd.
Jan. 2008 Board Director, KOEI Corporation (currently known as KOEI TECMO AMERICA Corporation) (current position)
Apr. 2009 Executive Officer and CFO, the Company
Senior Executive Director (Executive Officer), KOEICo., Ltd. (currently known as KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.)
Apr. 2010 Senior Executive Officer and CFO, General Manager of Business Administration Division, the Company (current position)
Senior Executive Director, KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD.
Apr. 2017 Director, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. (current position)
Jun. 2018 Director, Executive Officer and CFO, General Manager of Business Administration Division, the Company (current position)
Mei Erikawa

Director & Managing Executive Officer CSuO
Mei Erikawa

Profile

Professional History

Jun. 2010 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Jul. 2013 Director, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2015 Director, the Company
Nov. 2015 Director, KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Apr. 2017 Managing Director, KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Apr. 2020 Senior Director, KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Senior Director, KOYU CO., LTD.
Jun. 2022 President (Representative Director), Game Art Museum CO., LTD. (current position)
Oct. 2022 Deputy-president (Representative Director), KOYU HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (current position)
Deputy-president (Representative Director), KOYU CO., LTD. (current position)
Apr. 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Business Administration Division, the Company
Director, Managing Executive Officer, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. (current position)
Oct. 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer and CSuO, Deputy General Manager of Business Administration Division, the Company(current position)
Yasuharu Kakihara

Director & Advisor
Yasuharu Kakihara

Profile

Professional History

Jun. 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, TECMO, Ltd.
Jun. 2004 Director, TECMO, Ltd.
Mar. 2006 Director, TECMO WAVE CO., LTD. (currently known as KOEI TECMO WAVE CO., LTD.)
Mar. 2007 Chairman (Representative Director), TECMO, Ltd.
Sep. 2008 Chairman (Representative Director) and President, TECMO, Ltd.
Jan. 2009 Chairman (Representative Director), TECMO, Ltd.
Apr. 2009 Chairman (Representative Director), the Company
Apr. 2011 Chairman (Representative Director), KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Jun. 2013 Director & Advisor, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. (current position)
Director & Advisor, the Company (current position)
Masao Tejima

Director (Outside)
Masao Tejima

Profile

Professional History

Apr. 1982 Joined Hakuhodo Inc.
Mar. 1992 President (Representative Director), Aldus K.K. (currently known as Adobe Systems Co., Ltd.)
Nov. 1994 President (Representative Director), Macromedia, Inc. (currently known as Adobe Systems Co., Ltd.)
Feb. 2001 President (Representative Director) CEO, T&T Corporation (current position)
Mar. 2006 Representative Director and CEO, OpenTable, Inc.
Jun. 2014 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
May 2015 Outside Director, zetton Inc.
Jul. 2017 Outside Director, LIVNEX CO.,LTD. (current position)
May 2022 Director, zetton Inc. (current position)
Hiroshi Kobayashi

Director (Outside)
Hiroshi Kobayashi

Profile

Professional History

Apr. 1980 Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jan. 1991 Joined SQUARE CO., LTD. (currently known as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)
Apr. 1991 Director, SQUARE CO., LTD.
Jan. 2000 Joined DWANGO Co., Ltd.
May 2000 Director, DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2000 President (Representative Director), DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2012 Director & Consultant, DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2015 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Tatsuo Sato

Director (Outside)
Tatsuo Sato

Profile

Professional History

May 1986 Director, Kadokawa Media Office K.K.
Jun. 1992 Managing Director (Representative Director), Kadokawa Media Office K.K.
Oct. 1992 Representative Director, MediaWorks, Inc.
Jun. 1999 Director, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (currently known as KADOKAWA FUTURE PUBLISHING)
Sep. 2000 Auditor, DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2005 President (Representative Director), Kadokawa Mobile K.K. (currently known as BOOK WALKER Co., Ltd.)
Feb. 2006 President (Representative Director), ASCII, K.K.
Apr. 2008 President (Representative Director), KADOKAWA GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. (currently known as KADOKAWA FUTURE PUBLISHING)
Dec. 2009 Director, DWANGO Co., Ltd.
Oct. 2014 Representative Director and President, KADOKAWA DWANGO CORPORATION(currently known as KADOKAWA CORPORATION)
Jun. 2015 Representative Director and Chairman, KADOKAWA DWANGO CORPORATION
Apr. 2016 President, KADOKAWA DWANGO educational corporation
Jun. 2017 Director, Member of the Board, KADOKAWA DWANGO CORPORATION (currently known as KADOKAWA CORPORATION)
Jun. 2018 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Michiaki Ogasawara

Director (Outside)
Michiaki Ogasawara

Profile

Professional History

Apr. 1976 Joined Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (currently known as Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
Jan. 2003 Director-General, Tohoku Bureau of Telecommunications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Jan. 2004 Director-General, Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Feb. 2005 Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Jul. 2007 Director-General, Information and Communications Policy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Jul. 2008 Director-General, Information and Communications Global Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Jan. 2010 Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination
Sep. 2012 Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Jun. 2013 Executive Adviser of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Jun. 2015 Outside Director, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Jun. 2018 Chairperson of the Board, Foundation for Multimedia Communications
Jun. 2019 Outside Director, Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation
Jun. 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Jun. 2022 Chairperson of the Board, The Yu-cho Foundation(current position)
Fumiko Hayashi

Director (Outside)
Fumiko Hayashi

Profile

Professional History

Feb. 1999 President (Representative Director), Fahren Tokyo K.K. (currently Volkswagen Japan Sales K.K.)
Aug. 2003 President (Representative Director), BMW Tokyo Corp.
May 2005 Chairperson (Representative Director) and CEO, The Daiei, Inc.
May 2008 Corporate officer, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2008 President (Representative Director), Tokyo Nissan Auto Sales Co., Ltd. (currently Nissan Tokyo Sales Co., Ltd. )
Aug. 2009 Mayor of the City of Yokohama
Apr. 2014 President, Mayors Association of Designated Cities
Jun. 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current position)
Jun. 2022 Outside Director, Nojima Corporation (current position)
Sep. 2022 Outside Director, TAIYO CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD.(current position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) Seinosuke Fukui
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) (Outside) Masaki Kimura
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Satoru Morishima
Audit & Supervisory Board Member(Outside) Kengo Takano

Executive Officer

Managing Executive Officer Tomotoshi Nishimura
Executive Officer Hiroshi Oe
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