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Masashi Yoshiba is Executive Officer & Senior Manager-Business at ACOM Co., Ltd.

Masashi Miyamoto is President, CEO & Representative Director at Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. Dr. Miyamoto received a graduate degree and a doctorate from Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Tokyo.

Masashi Oka is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and holds the position of President, CEO & Representative Director at Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. He is also Director & Deputy President at Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, Founding Member-Executive Club at Alliance Forum Foundation and Member of New York State Bar Association and on the board of 12 other companies. Masashi Oka previously occupied the position of Chairman at Japan Syndication & Loan-Trading Association, Director at Nikon Corp., Managing Executive Officer at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Executive Chairman of MUFG Union Bank, NA, Executive Chairman, President & CEO at MUFG Americas Holdings Corp. and Managing Executive Officer-Americas at MUFG Bank Ltd. (which are all subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.), President & Chief Executive Officer at Union Bank NA (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) and Governor at Japanese American National Museum. He received a graduate degree from The University of Michigan Law School and a graduate degree from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law & Graduate Schools for Law.

Presently, Masashi Terahata is CFO, Representative Director & Executive VP at JFE Holdings, Inc. He is also on the board of JFE Steel Corp. In his past career he held the position of Managing Executive Officer & IR Contact at JFE Holdings, Inc.

Masashi Sugimoto currently works at Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., as President & Representative Director from 2019.

Masashi Fujii is President & Representative Director at Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

Masashi Horikawa is on the board of Tsuruha Co., Ltd. and 7 other companies. Mr. Horikawa previously was Executive President & Representative Director at TSURUHA Holdings, Inc.

Mr. Masashi Kanei is a President & Representative Director at First Wood Co. Ltd., a President & Representative Director at Universal Home, Inc., a President & Representative Director at Iida Sangyo Engineering Co., Ltd., a President & Representative Director at Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd., a President & Representative Director at Built Home Co., Ltd., a President & Representative Director at Iida Home Trade Center Co., Ltd. and an Auditor at Family Life Service KK. He is on the Board of Directors at Firstplywood Co., Ltd., Aomori Plywood Co., Ltd., First Wood Co. Ltd., Universal Home, Inc., Iida Sangyo Engineering Co., Ltd., Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Built Home Co., Ltd., Iida Home Trade Center Co., Ltd., Oriental Home Co., Ltd. and Paradise Resort Co., Ltd. Mr. Kanei was previously employed as a President & Representative Director by Iidahome Co., Ltd. and a President & Representative Director by Iida Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Shinichiro Yoshiba has held various outside director positions in different companies since 2015.
His current jobs include being an outside director at Hamai Industries Ltd., CyberBuzz, Inc., Studio Atao Co., Ltd., and Wantedly, Inc.

Masayuki Yoshiba served as an Independent Non-Executive Outside Director at TOCALO Co., Ltd.
from 2016 to 2019.
He received a doctorate degree from Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corp.
in 1985.

Yoshiba Fukuma has worked as a Director & Executive Officer at Meiwa Estate Co., Ltd.
since 2021.

Masashi Kubota is currently the Head of Japan Research at Bofa Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Masashi Iwatsuki worked at JEOL Ltd.
from 1973 to 2018, where he held the position of Representative Director & Executive Vice President from 2013 to 2018.

Masashi Akagawa is currently the Chairman of Shanghai Noevir Co., Ltd.
He was previously the Chairman of Noevir Taiwan, Inc. and the Managing Director of Noevir Co., Ltd.
He also served as an Auditor at Noevir Holdings Co., Ltd.
from 2014 to 2019.

Masashi Miyazaki has worked as an Executive Officer and Manager-Finance & Accounting at Solekia Ltd.
since 2020.

Masashi Saito currently holds multiple positions as an Outside Director at Sekonic Corp., President & Representative Director at Sigmatron Co., Ltd., Techno Sevensystems Co. Ltd., Director at Nitto Tsushinki Co. Ltd., Director at Digital Vision Solution Co., Ltd., and Director at Nippo KK (Tokyo).
He also previously held positions as President & Representative Director at Technol Seven Co., Ltd., Director & Investor Relations Contact at Andor Co., Ltd., Director at Andor Systems Co. Ltd., Director at Comsis Co. Ltd., President & Representative Director at Wintec Co., Ltd.
(Japan), Director at Sigma ITS Co., Ltd., and President & Representative Director at TECHNOTRON Co., Ltd.

Masashi Nishimura currently works at JEUGIA Corp., as President & Representative Director.
Mr. Nishimura received his graduate degree in 1983 from Kyoto Sangyo University.

Masashi is the Founder & Managing Partner at Kicker Ventures and a veteran healthcare venture capitalist.
With more than 18 years of early stage investments in Digital Health, Medical Devices, Biopharma and Healthcare Services covering the US, EU, Israel and Asia, he brings a strategic vision to Kicker grounded in breadth of experience and knowledge of this field.
Prior to founding Kicker Ventures, Masashi spent 13 years at Mitsui Global Investment and served as the Head of Global Life Sciences Venture Investment.
Masashi has an appointment as a Specially Appointed Professor (Visitor) at Tohoku University and advises several healthcare and innovation programs, including Innohub by METI and AMDAP by Tokyo.
Masashi is a columnist at Nikkei Beyond Health and holds a dual BA in Engineering and Asian Studies from Dartmouth College.
An avid beer enthusiast, Masashi is a co-owner of Wursthall, a California take on the German Beerhall in San Mateo.
Masashi has served as board member and/or observer of more than a dozen healthcare companies, and currently serves as a board observer for Swing Therapeutics and CareX.ai.

Masashi Haruyama is currently the Chairman of Haruyama Holdings, Inc.

Masashi Yamazaki has held positions as President & CEO at Fuller, Inc. and Director at signpost Corp.

Masashi Sota currently works as a Research Analyst at Bofa Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Masashi Koike has a current job as a Managing Executive Officer at Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

Masashi Okada is currently the President & Representative Director at IFCO Japan, Inc. He was previously a Director & Managing Executive Officer at Tokyu Land Corp.
from 2014 to 2020 and an Executive Officer at Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.
from 2015 to 2018.

Masashi Oba has worked at Yamazawa Co., Ltd.
since 2010.
He currently holds the position of Manager-Development Department, which he started in 2023.

Masashi Yamashita is currently a Director at Shinsei Financial Co., Ltd.
and APLUS Personal Loan Co., Ltd.
He previously worked as an Outside Director at APLUS FINANCIAL Co., Ltd., Director at APLUS Co., Ltd., and Managing Executive Officer & Head-Corporate Staff at SBI Shinsei Bank Ltd.

Masashi Morita has worked as an Analyst at Okasan Securities Co., Ltd.
since 2006.
Prior to this, he had a job at an unknown firm starting in 1996.

Masashi Shimizu worked as an Auditor at Olympus Corp.
from 2012 to 2019.

Masashi Yamawaki worked as a Managing Executive Officer at T-Gaia Corp.
from 2015 to 2017.

Masashi Hasegawa currently works at CL Holdings, Inc. (Japan), as Executive Officer from 2022 and Legs Co. Ltd., as Executive Officer.

Masashi Nakagawa currently works at Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd., as President & Director from 2011 and Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc., as Managing Executive Officer from 2020.

Masashi Nakaura served as Chief Executive Officer at Taisho Pharmaceuticals Philippines, Inc., Director-Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia Business at PT Bristol Myers Squibb Indonesia, General Director & Director at DHG Pharmaceutical JSC, and Operational Director at PT Taisho Pharmaceutical Indonesia.
Nakaura received an undergraduate degree from Sophia University in 1981.

Masashi Nakashima is a professional who has worked at Rengo Co., Ltd.
as a Managing Executive Officer since 1981.
He also worked as a Non-Executive Director at Hung Hing Printing Group Ltd.
from 2019 to 2022.
Nakashima obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Nagasaki.
Currently, he holds a position at Rengo Co., Ltd.

Masashi Yamada has a current job as the Director & Managing Executive Officer at Maruichi Co., Ltd.

Masashi Sogo worked as a Director and Manager of Human Resources Development at MIRAIT Corp.
He also worked as a Director and Manager of Personnel and General Affairs at MIRAIT One Corp from 2013 to 2016.

Masashi Morikawa worked as a Director & Manager-Administration at Careerlink Co., Ltd.

Masashi Ishii worked as an Executive General Manager-Marketing Division at Thai Stanley Electric Public Co., Ltd..
Mr. Ishii attended Nihon University where he earned an undergraduate degree.

Masashi Hiraiwa is an Independent Outside Director at Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.
since 2016 and a Director at The Naganuma School since 2011.
He was a Supervisory Officer at Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.