Members of the Board of Directors

Chairperson and Director
Hirotake WATANABE

Sep. 1984

Established Meiko Network Japan Co., Ltd. (formerly Sunlight Corporation), Director

May 1985

President and Representative Director of the Company

May 2014

Representative Director of MEIKO KYOIKU KENKYUJO (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) (current)

Nov. 2015

Chairperson and Representative Director of the Company

Nov. 2018

Chairperson and Director of the Company (current)

Nov. 2022

Representative Director of M. Corporation (current)

President and Representative Director
Kazuhito YAMASHITA

Mar. 2007

Joined the Company

Nov. 2007

Director of the Company

Nov. 2008

Managing Director of the Company

Sep. 2014

General Manager, Meikogijuku Business Headquarters (current)

Nov. 2014

Senior Managing Director of the Company

Nov. 2015

Vice President and Director of the Company

Nov. 2018

President and Representative Director of the Company (current)
Director of Meiko Culture and Education Ltd., (Taiwan) (current)

Executive Vice President
Kotaro OKAMOTO

Sep. 1995

Joined Nissho Motors Co. Ltd. (ONIX)

Apr. 2002

Director of Nissho Motors Co. Ltd.

Apr. 2004

President and Representative Director of Nissho Motors Co. Ltd.

Feb. 2005

Joined Carlets Co., Ltd., President and Representative Director

Jun. 2008

Joined Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan, Inc., Executive Officer and COO

Mar. 2012

President and Representative Director of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Japan, Inc.

Apr. 2017

Partner of GrowthPoint Equity LLP

Jul. 2020

Joined the Company, Counselor

Oct. 2020

Director of KOTOH & COMPANY CO., LTD (current)

Nov. 2020

Senior Managing Director of the Company

Sep. 2021

General Manager, Kids Business Headquarters (current)

Apr. 2022

Director of Simple Inc. (current)

Apr. 2023

Executive Vice President (current)

Managing Director
Yasutada TANIGUCHI

Apr. 1998

Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)

Apr. 2004

Transferred to NTT Resonant Inc.

Nov. 2010

Transferred to NTT Communications Corporation

Mar. 2021

Joined the Company, General Manager of DX Promotion Office

Jun. 2021

Executive Officer of the Company

Jul. 2021

General Manager of DX Strategy Division (current)

Jun. 2022

President Representative Director of Go Good Co., Ltd. (current)

Nov. 2022

Director of the Company

Aug. 2023

Managing Director of the Company (current)

Director
Dai KOMIYAMA

Oct. 2013

President and Representative Director of MAXIS Education Inc. (formerly MAXIS Holdings Inc.)

Nov. 2018

Joined the Company, Executive Officer, in charge of Academic Division

Apr. 2020

Deputy General Manager of Meikogijuku Business Headquarters (current)
Chairperson and Representative Director of MAXIS Education Inc. (current)

Nov. 2020

Director (current)

Outside Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee member
Hiroshi JINZA

Apr. 1980

Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

Jul. 2004

Manager, Los Angeles Branch of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

May 2006

General Manager, Americas Planning Division, Americas Group of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

Feb. 2008

Manager, Marunouchi Branch of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (current MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

Jan. 2010

Executive Officer and General Manager, International Division of ITOKI CORPORATION

Jan. 2013

Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, International Group of ITOKI CORPORATION

Dec. 2020

Retired from ITOKI CORPORATION

Mar. 2021

Corporate Auditor (part-time) of the Company 

Nov. 2022

Outside Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee member (current)

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member
Nanako AONO

Apr. 1984

Joined The Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. (current SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.)

Nov. 1995

Joined ChuoAoyama Audit Corporation

Jul. 2002

Joined BUSICOM Co., Ltd. (current OAG BUSICOM Co., Ltd.)

Jun. 2008

Outside Corporate Auditor of DUSKIN CO., LTD.

May 2010

President and Representative Director of GEN Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun. 2017

Outside Corporate Auditor of MISUMI Group Inc. (current)

Jun. 2019

Outside Corporate Auditor of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (current)

Mar. 2020

Outside Director of OPTEX GROUP CO., LTD. (current)

Mar. 2021

Corporate Auditor (part-time) of the Company

Nov. 2022

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member (current)

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member
Saiko KUMAO

Dec. 2017

Left the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court
Registered with Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Legal Professional Corporation Legal Plus

Jun. 2018

Joined Shimamura Law and Accounting (current)

Mar. 2020

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of The Sailor Pen Co., Ltd. (current)

Jan. 2021

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of COLOWIDE CO., LTD. (current)

Jul. 2022

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of Hamee Corp. (current)

Nov. 2022

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member (current)

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member
Kanako IWASE

Apr. 1998

Joined Pasona Inc.

Sep. 2000

Joined IQ Financial Systems (currently Infosys Japan)

Sep. 2005

Joined Korn Ferry International Japan Co., Ltd.

Mar. 2009

Established and President Representative Director of Arusha Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun. 2019

Outside Director of Prestige International Inc. (current)

Nov. 2022

Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee member (current)

Senior Adviser of the Company
Yoshiko OKUI

Sep. 1984

Established Meiko Network Japan Co., Ltd. (formerly Sunlight Corporation), Managing Director

Nov. 1996

Senior Managing Director of the Company

Jan. 2001

President and Representative Director of MEIKO Corporation

Nov. 2009

Vice President and Representative Director of the Company

May 2014

Vice Representative Director of MEIKO KYOIKU KENKYUJO (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) (current)

Nov. 2015

Vice Chairperson and Representative Director of the Company

Nov. 2018

Senior Adviser of the Company (current)

Executive Officers

Kouyuki SAKAMOTO

Senior Executive Officer

General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department
Executive Manager of Sustainability Promotion Office

Mahito ASAMIZU

Senior Executive Officer

President of Kanto and Koshin Company in the Meikogijuku Business Headquarters

Shuji WATANABE

Executive Officer
Director of Administration, General Manager of the Meiko Group Administration Office and General Manager of the Human Resources department

Naofumi FURUKAWA

Executive Officer
President of Kinki Company in the Meikogijuku Business Headquarters

Yoshihiro ETOU

Executive Officer
President of West Japan Company in the Meikogijuku Business Headquarters

Hiroaki TATEYAMA

Executive Officer
General Manager of the Kids Business Division in the Kids Business Headquarters