Board Members
Board Members
![Hiroyuki Sugimoto](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fhiroyuki_sugimoto.png&w=750&q=100)
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Co-President and Director
Hiroyuki SugimotoHiroyuki Sugimoto
Kawasaki Sogo High School of Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- 1997Toko Mansion Center Corporation (currently TFD Corporation)
- 2001Founded S-Grant Corporation (became president of the company)
- 2017Chairman of the Board
- 2022Chairman of the Board, Group Executive Officer and CEO of the Company, and Director of SYLA Co., Ltd.(to present)
![Yoshiyuki Yuto](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fyoshiyuki_yuto.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Co-President and Director
Yoshiyuki YutoYoshiyuki Yuto
Utsunomiya University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Construction, Architecture Course
- 2001Nisshin real estate co.
- 2004S-Grant Corporation
- 2010Founded the company and SYLA Co., Ltd
- 2017(Representative Directors of both companies)
- 2022Representative Director, Group Executive Officer and COO of the Company and Representative Director and CEO of SYLA Co., Ltd.(to present)
![Takeshi Fuchiwaki](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Ftakeshi_fuchiwaki.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and Director
Takeshi FuchiwakiTakeshi Fuchiwaki
M.S. in Supply Chain Management, Pennsylvania State University
- 2009PricewaterhouseCoopers K.K.
- 2010GE Healthcare Japan Corporation
- 2012GE Healthcare Singapore Pte Ltd.
- 2016GE Healthcare Japan Corporation
- 2022Group Executive Officer and Representative Director of SYLA Solar Inc.
![Tomoyoshi Uranishi](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Ftomoyoshi_uranishi.png&w=750&q=100)
Independent Director
Tomoyoshi UranishiTomoyoshi Uranishi
B.A. in Economics, The University of Tokyo
- 1974Ministry of Finance
- 1997Minister at the British Embassy in Japan
- 2000Financial Supervisory Agency (FSA), Counselor (Equivalent to Deputy Director-General, in charge of Supervisory Bureau)
- 2001Director General of Yokohama Customs
- 2002Deputy Director General, Customs and Tariff Bureau
- 2003Executive Officer, Director and Managing Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange
- 2013Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, BICCAMERA INC.
- 2019Advisor
- 2020Outside Director(to present)
![Ferdinand Groenewald](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fferdinand_groenewald.png&w=750&q=100)
Independent Director
Ferdinand GroenewaldFerdinand Groenewald
University of South Africa (UNISA), B.A.
- 2016FINANCIAL CONSULTING STRATEGIES, LLC,
- 2018PHAROS ADVISORS, Vice President, Finance
- 2019MUSCLE MAKER GRILL, CFO
- 2022Outside Director(to present)
![Keiji Torii](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fkeiji_torii.png&w=750&q=100)
Independent Director
Keiji ToriiKeiji Torii
B.A. in Economics, Keio University
- 1971The Dai-Ichi Bank, Ltd.
- 2000Managing Director, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd.
- 2004Executive Vice President, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- 2005Executive Vice President, Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.
- 2009External Corporate Auditor, ITOCHU Corporation
- 2015Adviser, SYLA Co.
- 2018Corporate Auditor
- 2020Corporate Auditor, SYLA Co., Ltd.(to present)
- 2022Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company
- 2023Outside Director(to present)
![Yozo Tachibana](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fyozo_tachibana.png&w=750&q=100)
Independent Director
Yozo TachibanaYozo Tachibana
B.A. in Policy Studies, Keio University
- 1994SALOMON BROTHERS SECURITIES INC.
- 1999Goldman Sachs
- 2010Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd.
- 2012President and Representative Director of Rakuten Baseball, Inc.
- 2015Vice Chairman and Representative Director of Crimson Football Club Inc. (Currently Rakuten Vissel Kobe Inc.)
- 2017President and Representative Director of Rakuten Vissel Kobe, Inc.
- 2020Chairman of Taiwan Rakuten Monkeys
- 2022President and Representative Director of PROSPER Inc. (to present), President and Representative Director of Shiogama Port (to present)
- 2023Outside Director(to present)
![Stuart Gibson](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fstuart_gibson.png&w=750&q=100)
Independent Director
Stuart GibsonStuart Gibson
- 1998Country head, Prologis Japan
- 2003Co-Founder and Co-CEO, AMB BlackPine Ltd.
- 2006the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of AMB Property Corporation Japan
- 2006CEO, Redwood Group Japan Ltd.
- 2016CEO of ESR LTD. (Redwood Group Japan Ltd. rebranded) and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ESR Group Limited (to present)
- 2016Representative Director of ESR REIT Management Ltd. (to present)
- 2023Outside Director(to present)
![Takuya Hanada](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Ftakuya_hanada.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Takuya HanadaTakuya Hanada
B.A. Waseda University, School of Social Sciences
- 1998Chuo Audit Corporation (Misuzu Audit Corporation)
- 2007Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.
- 2023Group Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division
- 2024Group Executive Officer, CFO, General Manager of Administration Division of the Company (to present)
![Taku Okawa](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Ftaku_okawa.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Taku OkawaTaku Okawa
B.A. in Economics, Kyoto University
- 2005NRI Netcom, Inc.
- 2011Enigmo Inc.
- 2021Group Executive Officer and CTO
![Shinsuke Nuriya](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fshinsuke_nuriya.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Shinsuke NuriyaShinsuke Nuriya
B.A. in Commerce, Keio University
M.S. in Sustainability Management, Columbia University
M.S. in Sustainability Management, Columbia University
- 2011BofA Securities Japan Securities Company, Ltd.
- 2012Blackstone Group Japan
- 2017Director of Crowd Realty, Inc.
- 2019Director of Patience Capital Group Pte Ltd.
- 2021Director of Kyash Inc.
- 2022Group Executive Officer and CIO(to present)
![Tohru Masago](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Ftohru_masago.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Tohru MasagoTohru Masago
University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D.,
Osaka University, Faculty of Law, LLB.
Osaka University, Faculty of Law, LLB.
- 1993Kelley Drye & Warren
- 1995Pillsbury Madison & Sutro
- 1999Cargill Investments Japan Ltd.
- 2001Deutsche Securities Limited, Tokyo Branch/Deutsche Bank AG, Tokyo Branch
- 2005Lehman Brothers Real Estate Japan Limited,Senior Vice President
- 2006Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc., Markets Head of Real Estate Finance
- 2012Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch, Corporate Bank Head of Corporate Finance and Real Estate
- 2023Group Exective Officer and CSFO
- 2024Group Exective Officer and CLO (to present)
![Shin Azuma](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fshin_azuma.png&w=750&q=100)
Chief Realestate Finance Officer (CRFO)
Shin AzumaShin Azuma
B.A. in Economics Kokugakuin University
- 2005Daitokyo Shinyokumiai
- 2022Senior Manager, Finance Unit, SYLA Co.
- 2024Executive Officer, Senior Manager, Finance Unit of the Company
- 2024Group Exective Officer and CRFO (to present)
![Kyohei Kubo](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fkyohei_kubo.png&w=750&q=100)
Chif Communication Officer (CCO)
Kyohei KuboKyohei Kubo
Kokusaibunka Technical College of Hairdesign
- 2009ASOBISYSTEM Co., Ltd.
- 2016Investors Cloud Inc. (now Robot Home Inc.)
- 2024Group Exective Officer and CCO (to present)
![Ikuo Yoshida](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fikuo_yoshida.png&w=750&q=100)
Corporate Auditor (full-time)
Ikuo YoshidaIkuo Yoshida
M.S., Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1983Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha(now Toshiba Corporation)
- 2008Management Transformation Expert, Toshiba Solutions Corporation
- 2012General Manager, Corporate Audit Office
- 2014Standing Corporate Auditor, Toshiba Solutions Sales Corporation
- 2017Standing Corporate Auditor, Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
- 2021Standing Corporate Auditor of the Company and SYLA Co.
- 2022Outside Corporate Auditor (full-time) of the Company(to present), Corporate Auditor of SYLA Co.,Ltd. (full-time) and SYLA Solar Inc.(to present)
![Yoshihide Sugimoto](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fyoshihide_sugimoto.png&w=750&q=100)
Corporate Auditor
Yoshihide SugimotoYoshihide Sugimoto
B.A. in Law, Waseda University
- 2011Legal Partners Law Office was established(currently Anshin Partners Law Office)
- 2015Outside Director, Brangista Inc.
- 2018Outside Director, NATTY SWANKY holdings Co., Ltd.(to present)
- 2020Outside Director, Avex Inc.(to present)
- 2021Outside Corporate Auditor, Ai Robotics Inc.(to present)
- 2022Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company and SYLA Co. and GROWTH POWER Inc.(to present)
![Keiko Yokoyama](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2FboardMembers%2Fkeiko_yokoyama.png&w=750&q=100)
Corporate Auditor
Keiko YokoyamaKeiko Yokoyama
Graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University
- 1994Joined Kosaka Co.
- 2003Joined Cosmos & Co. audit corporation
- 2004Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
- 2005Registered as Certified Public Accountant
- 2016Auditor, ENECHANGE Ltd. (to present)
- 2020Representative of Keiko Yokoyama Certified Public Accountant Office (to present)
- 2020Full-time Auditor of FUBIC Corporation (currently nobitel inc.) (to present)
- 2021Outside Director (Member of the Audit Committee) of Karadanote Inc.
- 2023Outside Corporate Auditor(to present)