PayPay Corporation, at its Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders on June 23, 2023, resolved to appoint new Board of Directors and reappoint Corporate Officers to strengthen corporate governance. In addition, the appointments of Corporate Officers and Division Heads* effective July 1 are also announced below.
*Some personnel changes effective June 1 are also included.
Appointment of Directors (effective June 23, 2023)
| Post | Name | Current principal post | Reappointment/New appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Director | Ichiro Nakayama |
− | Reappointment |
| Director (part-time) | Jun Shimba |
− | Reappointment |
| Director (part-time) | Takeshi Idezawa |
− | New appointment |
| Director (part-time) | Yoshimitsu Goto |
− | Reappointment |
| Director (part-time) | Ken Miyauchi |
− | New appointment |
| Independent Outside Director (part-time) Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Yasuyoshi Karasawa |
Chairman & Director, Chairman Executive Officer, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | New appointment |
| Independent Outside Director (part-time) Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Paul Yonamine |
Certified Public Accountant in the U.S. Chairman Emeritus & Director (Non-Executive Director), Central Pacific Financial Corp., Chairman Emeritus & Director (Non-Executive Director), Central Pacific Bank |
New appointment |
| Independent Outside Director (part-time) Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Hiroko Kono |
Executive Coach, Officer, COACH A Co., Ltd. | New appointment |
| Independent Outside Director (part-time) Audit and Supervisory Committee Member |
Hiroto Kaneko |
Certified Public Accountant Head of Hiroto Kaneko Certified Public Accountant Office |
New appointment |
Appointment of Corporate Officers (effective June 23, 2023; new appointments effective July 1, 2023)
| Post | Name | Reappointment/New appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President, Corporate Officer, CEO | Ichiro Nakayama |
− | Reappointment |
| Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer, Co-COO | Hajime Baba |
Head of the Business Operations Group | Reappointment |
| Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer, Co-COO | Masamichi Yasuda |
Head of the Finance Business Group | Reappointment |
| Managing Corporate Officer, CAO & CHRO | Masanori Sode |
Head of the Corporate Group & Corporate Group, Head of the Management Promotion Division | Reappointment |
| Managing Corporate Officer, CFO | Wataru Kagechika |
Head of the Corporate Planning Group & Corporate Planning Group, Head of the Corporate Planning Division | New appointment |
| Corporate Officer | Hiroki Kawata |
Finance Business Group, Head of the Finance Business Promotion Division | New appointment |
| Corporate Officer | Hirofumi Fujii |
Business Operations Group, Head of the Marketing Strategy Division | New appointment |
The Corporate Officers from July 1 are as follows.
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| President, Corporate Officer, CEO | Ichiro Nakayama |
| Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer, Co-COO | Hajime Baba |
| Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer, Co-COO | Masamichi Yasuda |
| Managing Corporate Officer, CAO & CHRO | Masanori Sode |
| Managing Corporate Officer, CFO | Wataru Kagechika |
| Corporate officer, CCO, CRO, & DPO | Yosuke Terada |
| Corporate Officer | Takeshi Kasagawa |
| Corporate Officer | Hiroki Kawata |
| Corporate Officer | Hirofumi Fujii |
- * CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
- * Co-COO (Co-Chief Operating Officer)
- * CAO (Chief Administrative Officer)
- * CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer)
- * CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
- * CCO (Chief Compliance Officer)
- * CRO (Chief Risk Officer)
- * DPO (Data Protection Officer)
Appointment of Division Head (effective June 1, 2023)
| Name : | Toshiki Motoda |
| Current post: | Corporate Planning Group, Head of the Finance Division & Corporate Planning Group, Head of the Accounting Division |
| Previous post: | Corporate Planning Group, Head of the Finance Division |
Appointment of Division Head (effective July 1, 2023)
| Name : | Takao Kodate |
| New post: | Business Operations Group, Head of the Marketing Planning Division |
| Current post: | Business Operations Group, Deputy Division Head of the Marketing Division |
| Name : | Daisuke Uchiike |
| New post: | Business Operations Group, Head of the Communication Division |
| Current post: | Business Operations Group, Deputy Division Head of the Marketing Division |
| Name : | Keisuke Yamamoto |
| New post: | Product Group, Head of the Technology Platform & Core Components Division |
| Current post: | Product Group, Financial Services Product Division, Senior Manager of the Technology Department |
Appointment of CTO (effective July 1, 2023)
| Name : | Shiming Fang |
| New post: | Head of the Product Group & CTO |
| Current post: | Head of the Product Group |
* CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
＜Reference: Organization Chart as of July 2023 (overview) ＞
* Red boxes indicate newly established units
