Board of Directors

Hitoshi Tanaka|Founder & CEO

Hitoshi TanakaFounder & CEO

Details

  • April 1981Joined Maebashi Shinkin Bank (currently Shinonome Shinkin Bank)
  • April 1987 Founded Jin Products, a manufacturer and wholesaler of clothing and accessories
  • July 1988Founded JIN Ltd. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.) and assumed the position of Founder & CEO (incumbent)
  • June 2015Outside Director, Oisix Inc. (currently Oisix ra daichi Inc.) (incumbent)
  • June 2021Outside Director, Japan Communications Inc. (incumbent)
  • October 2022Director, Mebuku Ground Inc. (incumbent)

Director(Excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

Ryo Tanaka

Ryo Tanaka
Executive Vice President and COO

Details

  • April
    2008
    Joined Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • March
    2011
    Joined Feel Good Inc.
  • September
    2012
    Division Director, Feel Good Inc.
  • April
    2017
    Joined JINS Inc. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.)
  • September
    2017
    General Manager of Brand Strategy Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2020
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • November
    2021
    Director, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • June
    2022
    General Manager of Product Marketing Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • October
    2022
    Director,Yamato Technical Co., Ltd.(incumbent)
  • December
    2022
    Executive Vice President, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • January
    2023
    Director,JINS SHANGHAI Co.,Ltd.(Incumbent)
    CFO,JINS US Holdings,Inc.
  • December
    2023
    President and Representative Director, JINS Inc.(incumbent)
  • December
    2024
    Chief Operating Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Noboru Kotani

Noboru Kotani
Outside Director

Details

  • April
    1981
    Joined Boston Consulting Group
  • June
    2000
    Representative Director, Dream Incubator Inc.
  • March
    2005
    Representative Director, Vehicle Inc. (incumbent)
  • June
    2005
    Outside Director, Combi Corporation
  • November
    2006
    Outside Director, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • March
    2013
    Outside Director, SanBio, Inc. (incumbent)
  • March
    2018
    Outside Director, Medley, Inc. (incumbent)
  • June
    2022
    Outside Director, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (incumbent)

Jiro Kokuryo

Jiro Kokuryo
Outside Director

Details

  • April
    1982
    Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (currently Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
  • June
    1992
    Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University
  • April
    1993
    Associate professor, Graduate School of Business Administration,Keio University
  • April
    2000
    Professor of same
  • April
    2003
    Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University
  • March
    2005
    Executive Director, Keio Research Institute at SFC
  • April
    2006
    Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University (incumbent)
  • April
    2009
    Dean, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
  • May
    2013
    Executive Trustee, Keio University
  • November
    2017
    Outside Director, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • July
    2019
    Outside Director,QON Inc.(Incumbent)
  • August
    2022
    Outside Director,Hacobu,Inc.(Incumbent)
  • October
    2022
    Director, Mebuku Ground Inc. (incumbent)

Chiaki Hayashi

Chiaki Hayashi
Outside Director

Details

  • April
    1994
    Joined Kao Corporation
  • June
    1999
    Joined K.K. Kyodo News, New York Bureau
  • February
    2000
    Established Loftwork Inc. as Representative Director
  • April
    2012
    Assistant Director, MIT Media Lab
  • April
    2014
    Chief Executive Officer, Hidakuma Co., Ltd.
  • April
    2019
    Chairperson, Hidakuma Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
  • March
    2020
    Outside director, PIGEON CORPORATION (incumbent)
  • October
    2020
    Outside director, Yayoi Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
  • February
    2021
    Chairperson and Representative Director, Loftwork Inc.
  • November
    2021
    Outside Director, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • August
    2022
    Founded Hachihachi Inc. and assumed the position of Representative Director (incumbent)
  • September
    2022
    Founded Q0 Inc. and assumed the position of Representative Director (incumbent)
  • June
    2024
    Director, Consumer Co-operative Co-op Sapporo (incumbent)

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee)

Masatoshi Arimura

Masatoshi Arimura
Outside Director (Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Committee)

Details

  • April
    1982
    Joined Mitsui Bank (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
  • January
    2009
    Director, SMBC Loan Adviser Co., Ltd.
  • June
    2013
    Director, SMBC Guarantee Co., Ltd.
  • June
    2014
    Outside Director, SMBC Green Service Co., Ltd.
  • June
    2019
    Senior Managing Director, SMBC Guarantee Co., Ltd.
  • November
    2020
    Outside Corporate Auditor, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • July
    2021
    Auditor,JINS SHANGHAI Co.,Ltd(incumbent)
  • October
    2022
    Auditor,Yamato Technical Co.,Ltd(incumbent)
  • January
    2023
    Auditor,JIN TAIWAN Co.,Ltd.(incumbent)
  • November
    2024
    Outside Director (Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Committee), JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Tetsuya Oi

Tetsuya Oi
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee)

Details

  • October
    2001
    Registered as Attorney-at-law, joined TMI Associates
  • August
    2007
    Trainee at Carlsmith Ball LLP (U.S.A.)
  • January
    2011
    Partner, TMI Associates (incumbent)
  • November
    2013
    Outside Corporate Auditor, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • July
    2014
    Outside Corporate Auditor, MarketEnterprise Co., Ltd.
  • September
    2016
    Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee), Techfirm Holdings Inc. (incumbent)
  • December
    2019
    Representative Director, TMI PRIVACY AND SECURITY Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
  • July
    2022
    Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee), IMAGE MAGIC Inc. (incumbent)
  • November
    2024
    Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee), JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Tsuguya Ota

Tsuguya Ota
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee)

Details

  • April
    1998
    Joined Yasuda Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (currently Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.)
  • October
    2001
    Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Llc.)
  • February
    2005
    President, Spiralll & Company Y.K. (currently Spiralll & Company K.K.) (incumbent)
  • March
    2005
    Registered as a certified public accountant
    Opened Ota Tsuguya Certified Public Accountants Office
  • March
    2006
    Registered as a certified public tax accountant
  • June
    2006
    Senior partner, Certified Public Tax Accountants Firm Spiralll (incumbent)
  • October
    2015
    Auditor, Estore Corporation
  • November
    2017
    Outside Corporate Auditor, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • November
    2024
    Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee), JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Executive Officer

Motoaki Nakatani

Motoaki Nakatani
Managing Executive Officer CFO

Details

  • December
    2002
    Joined Nike Japan Inc.
  • February
    2005
    Joined Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd.
  • November
    2006
    Joined The Longreach Group Inc.
  • May
    2009
    Joined Taiyo Pacific Partners LP
  • June
    2023
    Joined JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2023
    Managing Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • September
    2024
    General Manager of Administration Division and Corporate Planning Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
    CFO, JINS US HOLDINGS Inc. and JINS Eyewear US, Inc. (incumbent)

Yasuhiro Hayashi

Yasuhiro Hayashi
Managing Executive Officer

Details

  • April
    1999
    Joined Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. Tokyo Branch(currently BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
  • July
    2000
    Joined FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
  • April
    2009
    Launched UNIQLO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.(Singapore)
  • June
    2010
    Launched UNIQLO (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD.(Malaysia)
  • June
    2013
    President & COO, PT. FAST RETAILING INDONESIA.(Indonesia)
  • November
    2015
    COO, UNIQLO CANADA Inc.(Canada)
  • February
    2020
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Digital Business, World Co., Ltd.
  • April
    2020
    Chairperson and Representative Director and CEO, (US)Original, Inc.(World Co., Ltd. group.)
  • March
    2022
    Joined JINS Inc.
  • August
    2022
    General Manager of Sales Division, JINS Inc. (incumbent)
  • December
    2022
    Managing Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • December
    2023
    Vice President, JINS Inc.(incumbent)
  • December
    2024
    Global Sales General Manager, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Maki Ube

Maki Ube
Managing Executive Officer

Details

  • April
    1993
    Joined Itokin Co., Ltd.
  • August
    2001
    Joined JIN Ltd. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.)
  • December
    2006
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • September
    2008
    Division Director, Eyewear Product Group, Eyewear Department, Store Sales Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2008
    Managing Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • April
    2011
    Division Director, Store Operation Department, Domestic Business Unit, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • May
    2012
    General Manager, JINS SHANGHAI Co., Ltd. (currently JINS SHANGHAI Co., Ltd.) (incumbent)
  • June
    2018
    Director, JINS Hong Kong Limited

Ming-Chi Chiu

Ming-Chi Chiou
Managing Executive Officer

Details

  • March
    2003
    Joined CTI Television Inc.
  • November
    2009
    Tokyo station chief, CTI Television Inc.
  • May
    2011
    Launched a joint venture (CNplus Production. Inc.) between CTI Television Inc. and Nippon Television Network Corporation
  • June
    2011
    Chief Director of Business Division, CNplus Production. Inc., Nippon Television Group Company
  • June
    2015
    Joined JINS TAIWAN Co., Ltd.
  • November
    2018
    General Manager, JINS TAIWAN Co., Ltd.(incumbent)
  • December
    2020
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2022
    Managing Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Katsumi Kubota

Katsumi Kubota
Managing Executive Officer

Details

  • April
    1987
    Joined Yoshida Kogyo K.K. (currently YKK CORPORATION)
  • August
    2003
    Executive Vice President, YKK Snap Fasteners America Inc. (US)
  • August
    2006
    Joined FAST RETAILING Co., Ltd.
  • October
    2011
    COO, FAST RETAILING PHILIPPINES, Inc. (Philippines)
  • March
    2018
    President, Seiko (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
  • December
    2019
    Joined JINS Inc. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.)
  • December
    2020
    President, JINS Eyewear US, Inc. (US)
  • December
    2020
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2021
    Managing Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • December
    2024
    Secretary, JINS US Holdings, Inc. and JINS Eyewear US, Inc. (incumbent)

Shinichiro Matsuda

Shinichiro Matsuda
Managing Executive Officer

Details

  • March
    2000
    Joined Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture Japan Ltd.)
  • December
    2018
    Managing Director, Accenture Japan Ltd.
  • January
    2021
    Joined JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • September
    2021
    General Manager of Digital Divison, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • December
    2021
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2024
    Managing Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Mikiya Yamawaki

Mikiya Yamawaki

Details

  • April
    1985
    Joined The Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
  • April
    2010
    Paris Branch Manager, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
  • September
    2013
    Assigned to JIN Co.,Ltd. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.)
  • November
    2013
    Vice President, JINS SHANGHAI Co., Ltd. (currently JINS SHANGHAI Co., Ltd.)
  • July
    2015
    Joined JIN Co.,Ltd. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.), General Manager of Administration Division
  • September
    2018
    General Manager of Overseas Business Development Division and Investor Relations Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • September
    2021
    General Manager of Governance Divison, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • December
    2021
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • October
    2024
    Director, JINS Hong Kong Limited (incumbent)

Yukinori Arakawa

Yukinori Arakawa

Details

  • October
    2001
    Joined Culture Convenience Club Co.,Ltd.
  • June
    2015
    Joined JIN Co.,Ltd. (currently JINS HOLDINGS Inc.)
  • September
    2018
    General Manager of Administration Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2021
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • September
    2024
    Asia Region CFO, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Shingo Kobayashi

Shingo Kobayashi

Details

  • April
    2006
    Joined Accordia Golf Co., Ltd.
  • November
    2015
    Joined Intelligence Holdings,Ltd.
  • March
    2018
    Joined JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • September
    2019
    General Manager of HR Strategy Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2021
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • September
    2024
    Philippines Business Manager, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Hiroyuki Kondo

Hiroyuki Kondo

Details

  • April
    1994
    Joined Toray Industries, Inc.
  • January
    2004
    Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. (currently PwC Advisory LLC.)
  • September
    2005
    Financial Director, Tower Records Japan Inc.
  • August
    2015
    Chief Financial Officer, Tower Records Japan Inc.
  • March
    2021
    Joined JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • July
    2021
    General Manager of Business Administration Division (currently Corporate Planning Division), JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • December
    2021
    Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)
  • June
    2023
    General Manager of Investor Relations Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • September
    2024
    General Manager of HR Strategy Division and New Business Division, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)

Advisor

Paul Nixon

Paul Nixon
Global Brand & Creative Advisor

Details

  • September
    1997
    Joined Today.com
  • September
    1999
    Joined WorldVoice Inc.
  • May
    2001
    Founder, Urban Web Design
  • January
    2003
    Lead Interactive Designer, Maricopa Colleges
  • July
    2004
    Lead Interactive Designer, University of Arizona
  • April
    2005
    Joined Apple Inc. Apple.com team as an Interactive Designer
  • November
    2006
    Art Director, Apple.com, Apple Inc.
  • August
    2007
    Senior Art Director, Apple.com, Apple Inc.
  • September
    2008
    Associate Creative Director, Apple.com, Apple Inc.
  • April
    2013
    Creative Director, Apple.com, Apple Inc.
  • January
    2020
    Lead Designer for Apple Watch at Apple Inc.
  • June
    2023
    Joined JINS HOLDINGS Inc., Global Chief Creative Officer.
  • December
    2023
    Managing Executive Officer, JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
  • August
    2024
    Global Brand & Creative Advisor, JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (incumbent)