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Mr. Kazuo Hosoya is a Chairman at Subaru Corp.

Kazuo Hosoya worked at Meidensha Corp.
from 1974 to 2012.
He held the position of Auditor from 2010 to 2012.

Kazuo Hosoya is currently a Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer at Sotetsu Rosen Co. Ltd.
He previously worked as an Executive Officer & Senior Manager-Kanagawa Area at The Maruetsu, Inc. in 2011 and as an Auditor at United Super Markets Holdings, Inc.

Kazuo Kawamura holds the position of Chairman for Japan Dairy Industry Association, Chairman at All Nippon Kashi Association and President, CEO & Representative Director at Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Mr. Kawamura is also on the board of Japanese Assoc of Fermented Milks & Fermented Milk Drinks, Meiji Co., Ltd. (former President & Representative Director), Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. and Global Dairy Platform. He received a graduate degree from Waseda University.

Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai|平井 一夫|Hirai Kazuo|born December 22, 1960}} is the President and CEO of Sony Corporation. He also serves as a member of the board of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony. He was noted by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most powerful executives in the entertainment industry. Hirai became the President and CEO of Sony on April 1, 2012.

Early life
Kazuo Hirai was born in 1960 in Tokyo, Japan, where he attended the American School in Japan.

Sony Computer Entertainment
In August 1995, Hirai joined Sony's computer and video game division, Sony Computer Entertainment America. On November 30, 2006, just under two weeks after the launch of [3], Hirai replaced Ken Kutaragi as President of Sony Computer Entertainment. While maintaining his positions at SCEA, Hirai also became chief operating officer of SCEI. Kutaragi himself was promoted to chairman of SCEI, and remained chief executive officer of the group. On April 26, 2007, it was announced that Hirai will be promoted to President and Group CEO of SCEI, replacing Ken Kutaragi who would retire and instead take up the role of Honorary Chairman.

On April 1, 2009, Sony’s electronics and game businesses were merged and reconfigured as two major groups: the Consumer Products & Devices Group (CPDG) and the Networked Products & Services Group (NPSG). Hirai was appointed as Corporate Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Sony Corporation, concurrently serving as president of the NPSG. He has overseen all development, production and marketing activities at the NPSG, comprising Sony's game (i.e. SCEI & Sony Online Entertainment), personal computer (VAIO), mobile devices (including Walkman and Xperia) and network service (Sony Entertainment Network, including online distributions of music, video, games, eBooks, etc.) businesses and new business incubation projects. Hirai became Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment on September 1, 2011 and was replaced by Andrew House as President and Group CEO. He retired as Chairman of SCEI on June 25, 2012 but remains on the board of directors. Hirai was speculated to become the successor to Howard Stringer, the current sitting president and CEO of Sony Corporation, who was then expected to step down in 2013.

On February 1, 2012, Sony announced that Hirai has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2012. He was appointed to the Board at the annual shareholders meeting on June 27, 2012.

Kazuo Tsukuda is on the board of Internet Initiative Japan, Inc., FANUC Corp., Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. and Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. In his past career he occupied the position of Director & Senior Executive Advisor at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Chairman of The Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies.

Presently, Kazuo Asami is Director & Manager-Plant Management at Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.

Kazuo Okada was the founder of Wynn Resorts Ltd.
(founded in 2002), where he held the title of Non-Executive Director in 2010.
He was also the founder of Universal Entertainment Corp.
(founded in 1969), where he served as Chairman.
Additionally, he founded Aruze Gaming America, Inc. (founded in 1983) and held the title of Chairman & President from 2010 to 2011.
Currently, Mr. Okada is the President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director of Aruze USA, Inc. since 1999.
In the past, Mr. Okada held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Okada Manila.
He was also Vice Chairman at Wynn Las Vegas LLC and Chairman at Tiger Resort, Leisure & Entertainment, Inc. Furthermore, he served as a Non-Executive Director at Wynn Macau Ltd.
from 2009 to 2012.

Kazuo Kojima is EVP & Head-Technology Research & Development at Kajima Corp.

Kazuo Fukumoto is on the board of ACOM Co., Ltd. In his past career he held the position of President of AC Ventures Co., Ltd.

Currently, Kazuo Sumi is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. and Chairman of Hankyu Corp. (a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.). Mr. Sumi is also on the board of 10 other companies. Mr. Sumi received an undergraduate degree from Waseda University.

Presently, Kazuo Ushida is Chairman at Nikon Corp.

Kazuo Takahashi is President & Representative Director at Tokyu Corp. Mr. Takahashi is also on the board of Shochiku Co., Ltd. Mr. Takahashi received a graduate degree from Hitotsubashi University School of Law.

Presently, Kazuo Yuasa holds the position of Managing Executive Officer for Fujitsu Ltd.

Presently, Kazuo Koshiji holds the position of CFO, General Manager-Finance & Administration at Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. He is also on the board of InnFocus, Inc. and Santen Holdings U.S., Inc.

Taketoshi Hosoya is currently a Director at Office Depot Japan Inc. and the President & Representative Director at Honda Sangyo, Inc. He previously worked as a Director at Micreed Co., Ltd.
and as the Executive President & Representative Director at Joyful Honda Co. Ltd.
from 2019 to 2021.

Yoichi Hosoya currently works at Sumitomo Forestry (Singapore) Ltd., as Director and Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., as Executive Officer & Manager-Sales Promotion.

Kazutoshi Hosoya worked as a Director at Hioki E.E.
Corp.
from 1979 to 2021.
He obtained an undergraduate degree from Meiji University in 1979.

Iwao Hosoya has worked at Soda Nikka Co., Ltd.
since 1986.
He currently holds the position of Director, Managing Executive Officer & Head-Sales, which he started in 2022.

Ryoki Hosoya is currently working as the Director & Executive Vice President at Hosoya Pyro-Engineering Co., Ltd.
and as an Outside Director at Hosoya Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Kenyu Hosoya is currently the Managing Director at Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. and a Director at H2L Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at D4DR, Inc., Director & Vice President at Cybozu, Inc., Director at Streetmedia, Inc., Outside Director at I & C-Cruise Co., Ltd., Principal at Digital Garage, Inc., and Principal at Nikkatsu Corp.

Jun Hosoya currently works at Intervalley Ventures, as Founding General Partner & Chief Executive Officer from 2017.
Mr. Hosoya also formerly worked at Works Applications Co., Ltd., as Director from 2005 to 2011, Acutelogic Corp., as Director from 2005 to 2009, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Ltd., as Managing Director-Technology Planning Group from 2009 to 2016, Ripplex, Inc., as Board Director from 2006 to 2011, CerebrEX, Inc., as Outside Director, Apax Partners, Inc., as Partner from 1999 to 2005, Globis Capital Partners & Co., as Partner in 2005, Globis Capital Partners & Co., as Partner from 1999 to 2005, and Nippon Enterprises South, as Principal from 1988 to 1999.
Mr. Hosoya received his Masters Business Admin degree in 1993 from The University of Chicago and undergraduate degree in 1988 from Rikkyo University.

Toyozo Hosoya worked as a Managing Corporate Officer at Satori Electric Co., Ltd.
from 2000 to 2012.

Masanao Hosoya served as Director and Head of Information System & Accounting at Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.
from 2017 to 2019.
He also worked as a Director at TOKAI CARBON KOREA Co., Ltd.
In terms of education, he obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Tokyo.

Joji Hosoya is currently the President & Representative Director at Hosoya Pyro-Engineering Co., Ltd.
He previously worked as a Director at Hosoya Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Naoki Hosoya has worked as a Director & Executive Officer at Century 21 Real Estate of Japan Ltd.
since 2016.

Masanori Hosoya currently works for Cosmo Oil KK as a Member-Supervisory Board member.

Nobuaki Hosoya is associated with Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co., Ltd.
where he holds the position of President & Representative Director since 2017.

Morio Hosoya currently works as an Executive Officer & Manager-Compliance at NJS Co., Ltd.

Ms. Chihiro Hosoya is an Associate Investment Director at Astellas Venture Management LLC and a Venture Partner at DigiTx Partners LLC.
She is on the Board of Directors at UCSF Health Hub, Nesos, Inc., Embr Labs, Inc., Pykus Therapeutics, Inc. and WellDoc, Inc. Ms. Hosoya was previously employed as a Manager by Astellas Pharma, Inc. She also served on the board at Iota Biosciences, Inc. She received her graduate degree from Waseda University and an MBA from the University of Tsukuba.

Tadasuke Hosoya is a professional with a current position as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director at Panasonic Energy India Co. Ltd.
He previously held the same position at Panasonic Carbon India Co. Ltd.
Mr. Hosoya completed his undergraduate degree at Keio University in 1995.

Takuji Hosoya worked as a Director at Fieldbus Foundation and as an Executive Officer at Azbil Corp.

Haruo Hosoya is currently a Director at Riken Food Co., Ltd.
He previously worked at Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.
from 1978 to 2017, where he held the position of Director and Manager-Sales & Development from 2011 to 2017.

Eiji Hosoya served as the Chairman of Resona Holdings, Inc. and Resona Bank Ltd.
He was also the Vice Chairman of Japan Association of Corporate Executives.
Prior to that, he was the Director of Ricoh Co., Ltd.
and the Outside Managing Director of Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
He worked as the General Manager-Life style Business Development at East Japan Railway Co. for 18 years.
Mr. Hosoya graduated from the University of Tokyo with a graduate degree in 1968.

Hideyuki Hosoya currently works at Fujikura Ltd., as Managing Director from 2017 and Fujikura Europe Ltd., as Director from 2015.

Mitsuaki Hosoya currently works as an Accounting Manager at Mitsubishi Steel Mfg.
Co., Ltd.

Katsutoshi Hosoya is currently the Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer at A.d.works Co., Ltd., Director at A.D.
Designbuild Corp., Director at A.D.
Partners Co., Ltd., Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Director at ADW Management Usa, Inc., Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Director at A.D.
Works USA, Inc., President & Representative Director at Jupiter Funding KK, President & Representative Director at Smart Money Investment KK, and CFO, Senior MD, Head-Finance & Accounting at A.D.
Works Group Co., Ltd.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Tsukuba in 1990.

Kazuo Osaku is currently an Independent Outside Director at Araya Industrial Co., Ltd.
and also holds a position as Director, GM-Administration & Accounting Manager at Araya Special Metal Co. Ltd.
In the past, he worked as Director & General Manager-Administration at Aisei Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
from 2013 to 2014.

Kazuo Kuno currently works at Tanaka Chemical Corp., as Independent Outside Director from 2003 and Nichiesu Co. Ltd., as President & Representative Director from 2002.