Management Team

Management
Team

President & CEO / Founder / Lawyer

Taichiro Motoe

Born 1975, in Illinois, USA. He spent his junior high school years in Düsseldorf, Germany. After returning to Japan, he graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan Senior High School and Keio University's Faculty of Law (Department of Law). He passed the bar exam in 1999 and, after legal training, joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune law office in 2001. There, he was involved in cutting-edge corporate legal affairs such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and finance-related matters.

In 2005, he became independent and established Motoe Law Firm (currently, Authense Law Firm). The same year, he founded Authense Group Co., Ltd. (currently, Bengo4.com). In 2014, he led Bengo4.com to its listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market, the first in Japan to do so as a lawyer.

While running the company as founder, in 2016, he ran as an official candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Chiba Prefecture constituency in the 24th General Election for the House of Councillors, and was successfully elected. Since 2020, he has served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance in Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet. Since 2021, he has been involved in the management of the country as chairperson of the House of Councillors Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, as a member of the cabinet, and as a member of the legislature.
After the end of his term as a member of the House of Councillors in 2022, he felt a renewed sense of the need to drive Japan's growth from the private sector, and devoted himself to corporate management once again. He is now working to increase the Group's corporate value.

He enjoys physical activity, and was a passionate soccer player in his youth. Currently, he is also representative director of Universal Sports Japan Co., Ltd., which operates a soccer player agent business. Since 2023, he has also served as a director of the Japan Professional Football League (J.League).

Executive Officer / CxO

Executive Officer, CFO

Masaoki Sawada

Graduated from Yokohama National University in the College of Urban Sciences, Department of Architecture and Building Science before joining SBI Securities Co., Ltd where he was involved in general corporate sales including proposals for helping unlisted companies go public, fundraising for listed business corporations, M&A proposals.
He later worked at Paraca Inc. before joining Bengo4.com, Inc. in March 2014 where he has served as an Executive Officer since July 2020.Appointed Director in June 2022. in June 2022. he was appointed as director of group companies LIC CO., Ltd. and EOC.com CO., Ltd. in October 2023.
Executive Officer, General Manager of Bengo4.com Business Division

Tadaaki Shimazu

Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and engaged in sales of financial products to affluent individuals and corporations. After working for an insurance company and a medical equipment manufacturer, he joined Bengo4.com, Inc. in October 2014, and was appointed as Executive Officer in April 2023.
Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Development Division

Hironori Takahashi

Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Precision Mechanical Engineering.
Joined VSN Ltd. (now AKKODiS Consulting Ltd.), where he was engaged in the design and development of printers as a mechanical Engineer. Later, at Works Applications Co., Ltd. he was involved in the development of the order, delivery, and settlement portions of EC package development.
Joined the company in April 2013 and assumed the position of Executive Officer in April 2023.
Executive Officer, General Manager of CloudSign Business Division

Kohei Negaki

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics. Completed Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University.
Engaged in new business at a major medical group. After working in post-acquisition support for an apparel company and as Executive Vice President of Medical Tribune, Inc. he joined Bengo4.com, Inc. in December 2018, appointed Executive Officer in April 2023.
Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Development Division

Shintaro Fukuda

Joined Accenture Technology Solutions (now: Accenture Japan Ltd), where he worked as a software engineer developing systems for human resources and government agencies. He later joined Bengo4.com, Inc. in December 2018 after working in development, manager, and launching new businesses at a web-based venture company. He has been the General Manager of the Development Department of the Bengo4.com Business Division since April 2021, and was appointed as Executive Officer in April 2023.
Executive Officer, CSO

Daisuke Suzuki

Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Waseda University.
Joined Recruit Agent Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Co., Ltd.) as a new graduate. Engaged in corporate planning and business planning activities. After working as general manager of the Business Planning department in the mid-career recruitment field, in 2014 he was seconded to Recruit Medical Career Co., Ltd., and was in charge of overall business management as Executive Officer and COO. Joined Sansan, Inc. in 2020. As Executive Officer and COO, he was in charge of business planning and strategic planning. Joined Bengo4.com in April 2024. Appointed Executive Officer in July 2024.
Executive Officer and General Manager of Zeirishi.com Business Division

Seiji Tamura

Graduated from Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joined IBM Business Consulting Service (now IBM Japan, Ltd.) He is a member of the Strategy Consulting Group, and is engaged in the development of new services and large-scale business reform projects utilizing advanced technologies.
Joined Bengo4.com, Inc. in September 2017. After serving as General Manager of the New Business Development and Product Development departments in the Bengo4.com Business Division, he became General Manager of the Zeirishi.com Business Division in October 2022. Appointed Executive Officer in July 2024.
Executive Officer, CHO

Nobuaki Kito

Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University.
After working at an architectural design office, he joined Recruit Agent Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Co., Ltd.) as a mid-career hire in 2001, where he was engaged in sales, human resources development, and organizational development. In 2011, he joined Meitec Corporation, where he was again engaged in human resources development and organizational development. In 2014, he joined DIP Corporation, where he served as head of human resources, and from March 2019 he led the company's human capital management efforts as Executive Officer, CHO, and general manager of the human resources and general affairs division. He joined Bengo4.com in August 2024, and was appointed Executive Officer and CHO.
Executive Officer and CTO, General Manager of Development Division

Shinji Tanaka

Doctor of informatics. Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics doctorial program completed
Joins Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation after graduation and engages in research and development as a researcher. Joins Hatena Co., Ltd. in 2006. Begins overall oversight over technology as CTO and simultaneously takes charge of the Mackerel SaaS server monitoring service business in 2010. Joins Mercari, Inc. in September 2016 as Vice President. Returns to Japan to become VP of Backend after having set up a development team at a British corporation Mercari Europe. Appointed Senior Director of Backend at the US corporation in 2022. He joined Bengo4.com in November 2024, and was appointed Executive Officer and CTO.
Chief Data Officer (CDO)

Takayuki Kawabata

Completed master's program (Information Science) at Meiji University Graduate School of Science and Technology.
He joined Canon Inc. after graduation and engaged in research and development for recommendations and anomaly detection. In 2014, he joined CyberAgent, Inc., and worked as supervisor of the Data Science team, before establishing the AI Lab in 2016 and engaging in the development of AI technologies. In 2018 he joined Classi Corp., where he contributed to the provision of new learning as head of the Data and AI Department. Joined FLYWHEEL, Inc. in 2019. As Head of Data Science, he supported the delivery of data solutions for various industries and companies. He joined Bengo4.com in July 2024, and was appointed Chief Data Officer (CDO) in January 2025.
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)

Takayuki Fukatsu

Representative officer of THE GUILD. Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of note inc. Service designer. Appointed as CXO of Bengo4.com in February 2025.

Director / Company Auditor

Chairman of Board of Director

Yosuke Uchida

Graduated from Keio University in the Faculty of Business and Commerce before joining Mitsubishi Corporation. He then joined ICP where he was responsible for post-investment development for IT-related venture capital companies. He was assigned permanently to Kakaku.com, Inc. from December 2000. He formally joined Kakaku.com, Inc. in November 2003 when he took up the positions of Director of Kakaku.com, Inc., and Director of Core Price Limited (now: Kakaku.com Insurance, Inc.). He was involved with launching new businesses and managing Kakaku.com, etc. In December 2014, he took the position of Representative Director and President as well as CEO at anymarry Co., Ltd. He took the position of Outside Director at Bengo4.com, Inc. in October 2015 and later became the Representative Director and President in June 2017.Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors from June 2022.
Director, CFO

Masaoki Sawada

Graduated from Yokohama National University in the College of Urban Sciences, Department of Architecture and Building Science before joining SBI Securities Co., Ltd where he was involved in general corporate sales including proposals for helping unlisted companies go public, fundraising for listed business corporations, M&A proposals.
He later worked at Paraca Inc. before joining Bengo4.com, Inc. in March 2014 where he has served as an Executive Officer since July 2020.Appointed Director in June 2022. in June 2022. he was appointed as director of group companies LIC CO., Ltd. and EOC.com CO., Ltd. in October 2023.
Outside Director

Fumihiko Ishimaru

Graduated from Waseda University in the School of Education and earned his MSc in Management at the National University of Singapore Business School.
He first joined JAFCO Co., Ltd., then Kakaku.com, Inc. where he oversaw corporate development/IR, launching new businesses and M&A, etc. After working at domestic investment companies, he was given an overseas work assignment in China at CyberAgent Ventures Co., Ltd. From January 2012, he joined Digital Garage Inc. as an Executive Officer, and took the position of Director and COO at DC Incubation, Inc. and Representative Director at Open Network Lab, Inc. He is currently involved with venture company investment and development as the Representative Director of Accord Ventures Inc. In August 2012, he took the position of Outside Director of Bengo4.com, Inc.
Outside Director

Atsuhiro Murakami

Graduated from Keio University in the Faculty of Economics before joining Anderson Consulting (now: Accenture Japan Ltd) where he was involved with operational reforms and IT advancement for major Japanese companies as a consultant. In March 2005, as a member of Kakaku.com Inc., he established the website "tabelog." He then developed “tabelog” into the gourmet website with the highest number of users. He began to monetize the website, mainly through a billing service for restaurants, launched in April 2009. He is currently the Representative Director, President of Kakaku.com, Inc. and has held the position of Outside Director of Bengo4.com, Inc. since August 2014.
Outside Director

Katsuya Uenoyama

Engaged in BI work at the Tokyo and Seoul offices of a major foreign consulting firm. After that, he participated in setting up the Silicon Valley office of a major internet company in the U.S., where he was engaged in large-scale log analysis of web products. D. in Machine Learning at Matsuo Laboratory, and founded PKSHA Technology Inc. in 2012. After working as an assistant professor at Matsuo Laboratory, he currently serves as the president of PKSHA Technology Inc.
In 2020, he was selected as one of the "Young Global Leaders YGL 2020" by the World Economic Forum (Davos).
He is appointed as an outside director of the Company in June 2021.
Outside Director

Noriko Shiono

Graduated from the Department of Sociology, Lynchburg College, USA.
Joined New Media Japan Co. After working for several companies, he joined Walt Disney Japan Co. where he served as Vice President of Marketing & Sales. Later, she served as President and Representative Director of SSP Co., Ltd., President and Representative Director of Konami Sports Co., Ltd.
She has strengthened the management base at Disney by creating new businesses through diversification of content, and at SSP Co., Ltd. and Konami Sports Co., Ltd. by launching new products and programs that contribute to health and wellness.
She is currently an outside director of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited and JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
She has been an outside director of the Company since June 2024.
Full-time Auditor

Kazuaki Karahi

Graduated from Kobe University in the Faculty of Economics before joining Mitsui Bank, Ltd. (now: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) where he worked at the Marunouchi Branch, the Aggregate Funds Department, the Sales Planning Department, the Hong Kong subsidiary and the Overseas Base Management Department, etc. He joined Matsumoto Kiyoshi Co., Ltd. in September 2000 where he took the position of Director in June 2003, and then joined Hoosiers Co., Ltd in October 2007. After serving as a Company Auditor for Escrit Inc. from June 2009, he became a full-time Auditor at Bengo4.com, Inc. in September 2013.
Company Auditor

Kimiyuki Suda

Graduated from Waseda University in the School of Commerce before joining Imagineer Co., Ltd. After working in the JSKYB, Inc. (now: SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation) General Planning Office in 1997, the Digital Club Corporation (now: Broadmedia Corporation) Planning Office in 1999, and launching the Yahoo! BB business at SoftBank Group Corp., he joined Aeria Inc. in 2002 where he later took the position of Director. After Aeria Inc. was listed in December 2004, he was involved in the listing and M&A for its subsidiary company GMO Gamepot Inc., as well as in managing group companies, etc. He served as Director for subsidiary companies and affiliated companies, etc., as well as holding the position of Company Auditor. He took the position of Adviser at Bengo4.com, Inc. in September 2009 and has been a Company Auditor since February 2013.
Company Auditor

Misao Akutsu

Graduated from Waseda University in the School of Commerce before joining Japan Recruit Centre Holdings Co., Ltd. (now: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.) where he worked in personnel for 10.5 years and real estate for 4.5 years. He was later responsible for personnel and stock market listing work at Able Inc., Plaza Create Co. Ltd., Backs Group Inc. and Apaman Shop Network Co., Ltd. (now: Apaman Co., Ltd.). He established Coco Breeze, Inc. in March 2004 and has continued consulting venture companies. He has held the position of Company Auditor at Bengo4.com, Inc. since June 2014.