The appointment of directors, auditors, and advisers was decided at the general meeting of shareholders of Monstarlab, Inc. (hereinafter, “the Company”) held on March 30, 2020 and the board of directors meeting of the Company held on March 23, 2020. Details of the appointment are as follows.
■Auditor (newly appointed)
Name: Akenobu Hayakawa
New Position: External Auditor
Profile of Akenobu Hayakawa
Akenobu entered Nakajima Transactional Law Office in 2005 and became a partner in 2010. In 2015, he established Hayakawa Business Law Office. In the same year, Akenobu became a part-time instructor at Fukushima University (instructor at Fukushima Entrepreneurship School ). In 2016, he became a mentor in the BusiNest Accelerator Course operated by the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan. Akenobu was appointed as a mentor at the Kyushu University Entrepreneurs Club Program in 2017, and was appointed as an auditor at HENNGE K.K. in 2019. Akenobu joined Monstarlab as an auditor in 2020. His main activities include consulting on corporate governance and risk management at listed corporations, and support for growth strategy at venture corporations.
■Adviser (newly appointed)
Name: Shogo Kawano
New Position: Adviser
Profile of Shogo Kawano
Shogo graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University. Upon graduation, he promptly joined Nissho Iwai Corporation (current Sojitz) and engaged in the satellite broadcasting business. After establishing several subsidiaries and being stationed for work at a strategic subsidiary, he went independent in 2006, establishing Best Create Co., Ltd. as representative director. Best Create successfully partnered with over 9,600 stores selling mobile phones as a pioneer in store-type affiliates. The company was later bought out via merger in 2011. From 2012, Shogo joined the listed corporation Axelmark Co., Ltd., assuming the position of executive advertising director. In December 2018, he retired from his position as director at Axelmark. Shogo joined Monstarlab in April 2019 as a director. On March 30, 2020, he retired from his position as director in order to join geechs inc. from April, and was appointed as an adviser at Monstarlab, Inc.
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■Directors and Auditors from April 2020 (in alphabetical order by last name)
Directors | Chairman of the Board / Group CEO | Hiroki Inagawa |
Vice President | Fumiaki Goto | |
Board Member | Masahiko Matsunaga | |
External Board Member | Toshihito Nagai | |
External Board Member | Toshitada Nagumo | |
External Board Member | Yasuhiro Mimura | |
Auditors | Auditor | Hitoshi Takabatake |
External Auditor | Akinobu Hayakawa (newly appointed) |
*As of March 30, 2020, Shogo Kawano and Roger Lakhani retired from their positions as directors, and Shigeru Odaka retired from his position as an auditor. Roger Lakhani will be responsible for FP&A (Finance Planning & Analysis) from April.
■Advisers from April 2020 (in alphabetical order by last name)
Advisers | Nobuhiro Asada |
Shogo Kawano (newly appointed) |