Management
As of April 1, 2024
Directors of the Board
Skill Matrix
| Attendance at Board of Directors meetings [FY2022] | Leadership | Specialized Industry Knowledge | Strategy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Management |
Education | Nursing Care |
B-to-C Business |
Global | Digital | Finance | ||
 Representative Director and President, CEO Hitoshi Kobayashi | 13/13 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
 Director Shinya Takiyama | 13/13 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
 Director Kenji Yamakawa | 11/11 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
 Director Hideaki Fukutake *1 | 13/13 | ● | ● | |||||
 Director Mutsuo Iwai *2 | 13/13 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
 Director Yumiko Noda *2 | 13/13 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
 Director Kohey Takashima *2 | 12/13 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
 Director Masaru Onishi *2 | 10/11 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Representative Director and President, CEO | Hitoshi Kobayashi | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Shinya Takiyama | Career |
| Director | Kenji Yamakawa | Career |
| Director | Hideaki Fukutake *1 | Career |
| Director | Mutsuo Iwai *2 | Career |
| Director | Yumiko Noda *2 | Career |
| Director | Kohey Takashima *2 | Career |
| Director | Masaru Onishi *2 | Career |
*1 Non-executive Director
*2 Outside Directors
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Skill Matrix
| Attendance [FY2022] | Expertise and Experience | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Directors meetings | Audit & Supervisory Board | Accounting | Legal | |
 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member Yoshinori Matsumoto | 13/13 | 16/16 | ● | |
 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member Naoto Saito | 13/13 | 16/16 | ● | |
 Audit & Supervisory Board Member Eiichi Izumo *3 | 13/13 | 16/16 | ● | |
 Audit & Supervisory Board Member Miyuki Ishiguro *3 | 13/13 | 16/16 | ● | |
| Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Yoshinori Matsumoto | Career |
|---|---|---|
| Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Naoto Saito | Career |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Eiichi Izumo *3 | Career |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Miyuki Ishiguro *3 | Career |
*3 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Executive Officers
| Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Nursing Care and Childcare Business Company of Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd. | Shinya Takiyama |
|---|---|
| Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Area Business Promotion of Benesse Corporation | Kenji Yamakawa |
| Senior Managing Executive Officer CDXO, Executive General Manager of Digital Innovation Partners, Executive General Manager of Operation Transformation Office | Hidetomo Hashimoto |
| Managing Executive Officer, Head of the University and Working Adult Business Company of Benesse Corporation | Masaki Yamasaki |
| Managing Executive Officer, CLRO, Executive General Manager of Compliance and Information Security | Chikara Matsumoto |
| Managing Executive Officer, CFO, Executive General Manager of Finance and Accounting | Shinsuke Tsuboi |
| Managing Executive Officer, CSO, Executive General Manager of Corporate Planning and Promotion, Executive General Manager of Global Business Development | Koutarou Ueda |
| Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Out-of-School Learning Business Company of Benesse Corporation | Yumi Narushima |
| Managing Executive Officer, CHRO, Executive General Manager of Human Resources and General Affairs | Hisano Murakami |
| Managing Executive Officer, Head of the School and Teacher Support Business Company of Benesse Corporation | Takanori Tamura |
| Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations | Katsuhiko Masumoto |
| Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Sustainability | Keiko Toyoizumi |