Chairman, Member of the Board

Oki Matsumoto

Began his career at Salomon Brothers and joined Goldman Sachs in 1990, and became General Partner in 1994 at the age of 30, the youngest ever at that time. He took charge of trading, risk management, capital markets businesses in Asia, and also founded the special situations unit at Goldman. In 1999, he founded Monex which was jointly capitalized with Sony. Monex is listed on the 1st section of Tokyo Stock Exchange where he is presently Chairman & CEO.

Monex Group is a major online financial institution that operates retail online brokerages in Japan, US, China (including Hong Kong), and Australia. Monex acquired Coincheck in 2018, and the crypto-asset business became one of the core pillars of the business segments. In 2020, Monex established Japan Catalyst, an investment advisory arm, to pursue investment returns through engagement with listed companies to stimulate Japanese capital markets. The group has about 1100 employees worldwide with over half of its staffs located in the United States and Central America.

He served as Financial Counsel to the Prime Minister and also as outside directors of several companies including Tokyo Stock Exchange from June 2008 to 2013. He presently is an outside director of Mastercard, Incorporated and also a Vice Chair of Human Rights Watch.

- Chairman, Monex, Inc. (the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary)

- Chairman of the Board of Directors, TradeStation Group, Inc. (the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary)

- Chairman, Coincheck, Inc. (the Company’s subsidiary)

- Outside Director, Mastercard Incorporated

Member of the Board

Yuko Seimei

Yuko Seimei started her career at the Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) in April 2001. She moved to MKS Partners Ltd in December 2006. She joined Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in February 2009 (merged with Monex, Inc. in 2017) and became Representative Director of Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in June 2011. She became Executive Director of Monex Group, Inc. in March 2013, Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in February 2016, and the    Representative Director and President of Monex, Inc.in February 2019. She was appointed Representative Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2020 and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2021. She has served as a Member of the board, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. since June 2021.

- Representative Director & President, Monex, Inc.

- Director, TradeStation Group, Inc.

Vice Chairman, Member of the Board

Shoji Kuwashima

Shoji Kuwashima joined Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. in April 1977. He became a member of the Board of Directors of Nikko Cordial Corporation in October 2001 and was in charge of the group's technology department. Kuwashima was promoted to its Representative Director and President in December 2006, assumed the post of its Vice-Chairman in January 2008 and then retired from his position in December 2008. He served as a part-time Director of the Company from June to December in 2006. Kuwashima assumed the post of Managing Director of the Company in June 2009 and became Managing Director and Vice Chairman in February 2011.

- Managing Director, Monex, Inc. (the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary)
- Managing Director, Coincheck, Inc. (the Company’s subsidiary)

Member of the Board

Takashi Oyagi

Takashi Oyagi started his career at the Bank of Japan in April 1991. After receiving an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, he joined Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. In April 1999, he joined (the former) Monex, Inc. as one of the four founding members. Oyagi joined Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. in New York in May 2004.
 

In August 2007, he became CEO and President of MBH America, Inc., the Company’s U.S. subsidiary, upon its establishment. He was appointed Executive Director of the Company in July 2009 and implemented business developments in Beijing and Hong Kong. He assumed his current position as Chief Strategic Officer in February 2011 and became a Member of the Board of Directors in June 2011. Oyagi concurrently serves as a Chief Strategic Officer and Director for TradeStation Group, Inc., the Company’s U.S. subsidiary.

- Director and Chief Strategic Officer, TradeStation Group, Inc. (the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary)

Independent Director,

Member of the Board 
(Lead Independent Director)　

Jun Makihara

Jun Makihara joined Goldman Sachs Co., Ltd. in September 1981 and was named a General Partner of Goldman Sachs & Co. in December 1992. He was Co-Head of Investment Banking of its Tokyo Branch, and then became the Co-Branch Manager and Co-Head of Equity Business at the same before he was nominated as Chairman of Neoteny Co., Ltd. in July 2000. Makihara assumed his current position at the Company in June 2006.

- Director, TradeStation Group, Inc. (the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary)  

   (Outside Director in substance)

- Outside Director, Shinsei Bank, Limited

- Outside Director, Philip Morris International Inc.

Independent Director,

Member of the Board

Nobuyuki Idei

Founder, Representative Director and Chairman, Quantum Leaps Corporation

Nobuyuki Idei joined Sony Corporation in April 1960. At Sony Corporation, he was appointed President and Representative Director in April 1995, Chairman and Representative Director in June 2000, and then Chairman and Representative Executive Officer in June 2003. In April 2006, Idei founded Quantum Leaps Corp. and became its Representative Director, CEO. He assumed his current position in the Company as its Director since June 2013.

- Founder, Representative Director and Chairman, Quantum Leaps Corporation

- Outside Director, FreeBit Co., Ltd.

Independent Director,

Member of the Board

Fujiyo Ishiguro
Director,Chief Evangelist, Netyear Group Corporation

Fujiyo Ishiguro joined BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD. in January 1981. After she worked for Swarovski Japan K.K,, she established Alphametrics, Inc., a consulting firm in Silicon Valley, in September 1994 and assumed the position as its president. She was named a Director of Netyear Group, Inc. in the U.S.A. in January 1999 and assumed the position of Director of Netyear Group Corporation in Japan in July 1999. She has been the Representative Director and President of Netyear Group Corporation since May 2000. She assumed her current position as Director of the Company in June 2014.

- Director,Chief Evangelist, Netyear Group, Inc.

- Outside Director, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

- Outside Director, WingArc1st Inc.

- Director of the Board (External), SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.

Independent Director,

Member of the Board

Nobuo Domae
President & Representative Director, Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

Nobuo Domae joined McKinsey & Co., Inc. (Japan) in April 1993. After joining FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. in September 1998, he was named Director and Executive Vice President in November 2004, and then Executive Vice President in November 2008. He also assumed positions of President of FAST RETAILING FRANCE S.A.S. and CEO of FAST RETAILING USA, Inc. He assumed his current position as Director of the Company in June 2016.

- President & Representative Director, Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

Independent Director,

Member of the Board

Masaaki Koizumi

Certified Public Accountant , KOIZUMI C.P.A. OFFICE

Masaaki Koizumi has been registered as Certified Public Accountant since August 1991.  He established KOIZUMI C.P.A. OFFICE  in October 2003.  He was appointed as Director of the Company in June 2018.

- Certified Public Accountant , KOIZUMI C.P.A. OFFICE

- Outside Statutory Auditor, K.R.S. Corporation

- Director, TSUKUI HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Independent Director,

Member of the Board

Shiho Konno

Attorney-at-law, Shiho Konno Habataki Law Office

Shiho Konnno was registered as a Lawyer in April 1991 and established Konno Habataki Law Office in March 2015.  She assumed her current position as Director of the Company in June 2018.

- Attorney-at-law, Shiho Konno Habataki Law Office

- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinsei Bank, Limited

- Outside Director,  LIXIL Corporation

Independent Director,

Member of the Board

Naofumi Yamada

Patent Attorney, Socidea Intellectual Property Office

Naofumi Yamada joined Socidea Intellectual Property Office in June 2011. He founded AppReSearch Inc. (Currently PKSHA Technology Inc.) in October 2012 and became its Representative Director. He became Director and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of PKSHA Technology Inc. in June 2016, Director of BEDORE Inc. in October 2016 (current position) and Representative Director of PKSHA xOps Inc. in September 2019. He assumed his current position at the Company in June 2021.

- Patent Attorney, Socidea Intellectual Property Office

- Director, BEDORE Corporation