Strike Co., Ltd.

Our Leadership Team

Strike’s board is composed of nine members, five of whom are outside members and four of whom are independent. In addition, all four members of our Audit and Supervisory Committee are independent. The key practices and principles of our board of directors are outlined here.

Kunihiko Arai President & CEO

Kunihiko Arai
President & CEO

Born

November 19, 1970

Career Summary

October 2005
Director, CellBank Corp.
June 2005
Auditor, AMUSE INC.
June 1999
Auditor, TEIN, INC.
July 1997
Established the Company; President & CEO (to present)
April 1993
Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
Nobuo Suzuki Director & CHO

Nobuo Suzuki
Director & CHO

Born

November 28, 1948

Career Summary

December 2021
Director & CHO, the Company (to present)
November 2017
Director & COO
November 2015
Director & COO
Executive Officer, Executive Manager of Corporate Advisory Department
August 2009
Director, CellBank Corp. (to present)
June 2009
Director, the Company
April 2008
Director, IS Holdings Co., Ltd.
November 2003
Joined the Company
June 2002
Director, Asahi Bank Business Investment Co., Ltd. (currently Resona Capital Co., Ltd.)
May 1995
General Manager of Chicago Branch, The Asahi Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited)
December 1992
General Manager of Nagaoka Branch, The Asahi Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited)
August 1989
Director and President, Kyowa Financial Futures (Singapore)
April 1972
Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited)
Kazuya Kaneda Managing Director & COO Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters

Kazuya Kaneda
Managing Director & COO
Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters

Born

August 13, 1981

Career Summary

December 2021
Managing Director & COO
Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters, the Company (to present)
September 2018
Director and Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Advisory Department
November 2017
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Advisory Department 2 and
Corporate Advisory Department 3
December 2013
Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Advisory Department 2
July 2009
Joined the Company
December 2006
Joined KPMG AZSA & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Koichi Nakamura Director & CFO Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department

Koichi Nakamura
Director & CFO
Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department

Born

June 24, 1974

Career Summary

September 2018
Director & CFO
Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department, the Company (to present)
November 2014
Director & CFO
Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Department
February 2014
Director & CFO
General Manager of Administration Department
August 2005
Established Koichi Nakamura Tax Accountant Office
January 2005
Established Koichi Nakamura Certified Public Accountant Office
October 1999
Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
Yuji Furumoto Independent Outside Director

Yuji Furumoto
Independent Outside Director

Born

April 8, 1956

Career Summary

December 2023
Director, the Company (to present)
June 2021
Advisor, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. (to present)
June 2017
Vice President and Representative Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd.
June 2009
Senior Managing Officer and Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd.
June 2008
Managing Officer and Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd.
April 2008
Managing Officer, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd.
November 2007
Joined Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd.
June 2006
Managing Director, Universal Solution Systems Inc.
February 2005
Director, Universal Solution Systems Inc.
July 2004
Joined Universal Solution Systems Inc.
June 2003
General Manager, Kudan Branch, Resona Bank, Limited
April 1980
Joined The Kyowa Bank, Ltd. (currently Resona Bank, Limited)
Jiro Araki Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Jiro Araki
Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Born

February 24, 1950

Career Summary

December 2023
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (to present)
August 2015
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sankyo Tateyama, Inc.
July 2014
Corporate Auditor, the Company
June 2012
Auditor, Sankyo Tateyama, Inc.
August 2009
Auditor, Sankyo-Tateyama Holdings, Inc.
June 2008
Adviser, The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)
Adviser, Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
June 2006
President and Representative Director, Sumishin Lease Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance Co., Ltd.)
June 2004
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Trust Bank, Limited
June 1999
Executive Officer, General Manager of Kobe Branch, Sumitomo Trust Bank, Limited
April 1972
Joined Sumitomo Trust Bank, Limited (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited)
Nozomi Kogoma (family register name: Nozomi Imaoka) Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Nozomi Kogoma (family register name: Nozomi Imaoka)
Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Born

July 31, 1980

Career Summary

December 2023
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (to present)
June 2023
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (to present)
November 2019
Director, the Company
June 2018
Outside Auditor, FIS Inc. (to present)
June 2016
Outside Statutory Auditor, UNITED, Inc. (to present)
August 2012
Partner, Toranomon Audit LLC (to present)
November 2010
Representative, Nozomi Kogoma Certified Public Accountant Office (to present)
April 2008
Joined Palace Capital Co., Ltd.
December 2006
Joined ShinNihon & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
Hiroshi Sakamaki Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Hiroshi Sakamaki
Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Born

September 14, 1959

Career Summary

December 2023
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (to present)
April 2023
Auditor, The Okinawa Development Finance Corporation (to present)
June 2021
Corporate Auditor, TOC Co., Ltd. (to present)
General Secretary, Director General, International Bureau, Executive Fellow, The Japan Economic Research Institute (to present)
Director, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development
June 2017
Executive Chairman, DBJ Europe Limited
October 2011
President and CEO, DBJ Securities Co., Ltd.
May 2011
General Manager in charge of Investment, Business Planning & Coordination Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc.
June 2010
General Manager, Investment Planning & Coordination Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc.
June 2007
Director and General Manager, Investment Department, New Business Investment Co., Ltd.
April 1982
Joined Japan Development Bank (currently Development Bank of Japan Inc.)
Tomoko Kato (family register name: Tomoko Shimura) Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Tomoko Kato (family register name: Tomoko Shimura)
Independent Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Born

March 16, 1971

Career Summary

December 2023
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (to present)
November 2023
Joined HAYABUSACHO LAW OFFICES (to present)
August 2020
Joined Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
November 2010
Seconded to Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (Director of Legal Division from March 2015)
September 200
Seconded to Economic Treaties Division, International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Deputy Director)
July 2006
Joined Kitahama Partners
April 2004
Joined T. Hasegawa & Co., Law Offices
October 2001
Joined a law firm in Tokyo
Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)

Executive Officers

Kazuya Kaneda

Managing Director and Executive Officer, in charge of Consulting Headquarters

Koichi Nakamura

Director and Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Department

Yuji Anashige

Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Advisory Department

Yusuke Uoya

Executive Officer, overseeing Corporate Strategy Department

Kazuhiro Hashiguchi

Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Corporation Department

Naoto Hirota

Executive Officer, overseeing Consulting Department and Partner Sales Planning Department

Yuji Fukushima

Executive Officer, in charge of Financial Institutions

Takanori Hosoki

Executive Officer, overseeing Corporate Advisory Department

Hiromitsu Mizunoue

Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Promotion Department

Skills Matrix of Directors

 Corporate
management
Business
strategy
Global
experience
ESGFinance/
Accounting
Legal
affairs/Risk
management
Kunihiko Arai      
Nobuo Suzuki      
Kazuya Kaneda      
Koichi Nakamura      
Yuji Furumoto      
Jiro Araki      
Nozomi Kogoma      
Hiroshi Sakamaki      
Tomoko Kato      

The matrix lists up to three of the knowledge and experience that each candidate possesses and does not show all the knowledge and experience of each candidate.