Board Members


Yasutaka Horiuchi

Date of birth

28-Apr-76

Brief personal history

Apr-99

Joined the Chuo Coopers & Lybrand Consulting Co., Ltd. (formerly)

Aug-04

Joined Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC)

Mar-06

Joined BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Apr-08

Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Administrative Division of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Jun-09

Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Administrative Division of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Apr-12

Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Apr-13

Director and Executive Officer of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Apr-15

President and CEO of BOOKOFF Online, Inc. (formerly)

Jan-16

President and CEO of Booklog, Inc.

Mar-16

Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Apr-17

Director and Executive Officer of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Apr-17

President and CEO of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED (to present)

Oct-18

President and CEO of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (to present)


Yoko Mori

Date of birth

2-Nov-68

Brief personal history

Aug-91

Joined McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd.

Jun-08

Joined LOTTERIA Co., Ltd.

Apr-11

General Manager of Human Resources Department of LOTTERIA Co., Ltd.

Jul-12

Joined REX Holdings Inc. (currently REINS International Inc.)
General Manager of Human Resources Department of REX Holdings Inc.

Jul-16

Joined COLOWIDE CO., LTD.
Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Administration Division of COLOWIDE CO., LTD.

Jun-17

Director of COLOWIDE CO., LTD.

Jun-19

Director of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED (to present)

Apr-20

Executive Officer of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

Jun-20

Director of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (to present)

Sep-21

President of B-Assist, Inc. (to present)

Sep-22

Outside Director of HPC Systems Inc. (to present)


Norihiro Watanabe

Date of birth

11-Nov-72

Brief personal history

Oct-98

Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)

Apr-03

Registered as a Certified Public Accountant

Jul-18

Joined BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED
General Manager of Accounting Department of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED

Oct-18

General Manager of Accounting Department of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

Feb-21

Executive Officer of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

Aug-22

Director of BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (to present)
Director of BOOKOFF CORPORATION LIMITED (to present)


Masaaki Takano
Hideki Hasegawa


Hideaki Tamura


Agasa Naito
Yoshikazu Muta
Satsuki Miyahara


※ Independent Outside Directo


The Company believes that in order to conduct substantive and effective discussions at the Board of Directors, the appropriate number of directors is around 8 to 10. Currently, the Board of Directors consists of 4 internal directors and 5 external directors (including 3 independent external directors). The main knowledge, experience, abilities and expertise of each director are as shown in the skill matrix below.

Category Name Corporate management Marketing Industry knowledge IT Technology Finance/accounting Compliance Risk management Human Resource DevelopmentDiversity Environment and Society Governance
Directors Yasutaka Horiuchi          
Yoko Mori              
Norihiro Watanabe            
Masaaki Takano        
Hideki Hasegawa            
Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members Hideaki Tamura              
Agasa Naito              
Yoshikazu Muta              
Satsuki Miyahara            

※ The above information does not represent all the knowledge,experience, capabilities and professional skills possessed by the Directors.

Item details

Corporate managementExperience serving as Representative Director of a company that is not a Group company
MarketingPractical experience and expertise related to marketing
Industry knowledgePractical experience and expertise related to store-based retailing,reuse,publication and circulation
IT/technologyPractical experience and expertise related to the development and operation of IT services
Finance/accountingPractical experience and expertise related to management accounting, financial accounting and finance
CompliancePractical experience and expertise related to compliance and law
Risk managementExpertise related to risk management including changes in the business environment and natural disasters
HR development/diversityExpertise related to appointment of human resources diversity and development of the internal environment
Environmental societyPractical experience and expertise related to the environment, society and CSR
GovernanceExperience serving as a Director, Audit & Supervisory Board Member at a company that is not a Group company, or as an accounting auditor

Hiroyuki Ueda
Takashi Hasegawa
Mitsuhiro Sato
Toru Inoue