June 24, 2025
PayPay Corporation

Announcement of Personnel Changes

PayPay Corporation hereby announces the following personnel changes.

Appointment of Directors (as of June 24, 2025)

Post Name Current main post(s) Reappointment/ New appointment
Representative Director Ichiro Nakayama Reappointment
Director (part-time) Jun Shimba Reappointment
Director (part-time) Takeshi Idezawa Reappointment
Director (part-time) Yoshimitsu Goto Reappointment
Director (part-time) Junichi Miyakawa New appointment
– Independent Outside Director (part-time)
– Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Yasuyoshi Karasawa Senior Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. Reappointment
– Independent Outside Director (part-time)
– Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Paul Yonamine – U.S. Certified Public Accountant
– Chairman Emeritus & Director, Central Pacific Financial Corp.- Chairman Emeritus & Director, Central Pacific Bank
Reappointment
– Independent Outside Director (part-time)
– Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Hiroko Kono Senior Executive Coach, COACH A Co., Ltd. Reappointment
– Independent Outside Director (part-time)
– Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Hiroto Kaneko – Certified Public Accountant
– Head of Hiroto Kaneko Certified Public Accountant Office
Reappointment
  • * Director (part-time) Mr. Ken Miyauchi resigned due to the expiration of his term.
  • *The term of an Audit and Supervisory Committee member is two years.

Appointment of Corporate Officers (as of June 24, 2025)

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, Head of the Management Promotion Division, Corporate Group​ Reappointment
Managing Corporate Officer, CFO Wataru Kagechika Head of the Corporate Strategy Group Reappointment
Corporate Officer,
CCO, CRO & DPO
Yosuke Terada Head of the Legal & Risk Group
Corporate Officer Takeshi Kasagawa Head of the Sales Group
Corporate Officer Hiroki Kawata Head of the Finance Business Promotion Division, Finance Business Group
Corporate Officer CMO Hirofumi Fujii Head of the Marketing Strategy Division, Business Operations Group
Corporate Officer Toshiki Motoda Head of the Finance Division & Corporate Strategy Division, Corporate Strategy Group​
Corporate Officer Hideto Kozu Head of the CS Division, Business Operations Group
Corporate Officer Hiroto Takagi Head of the Enterprise Sales Division 1, Sales Group
Corporate Officer Masaki Misu Head of the Service Operating Division, Business Operations Group
Corporate Officer Masayoshi Yanase Head of the Finance Business Strategy Division, Finance Business Group
  • * 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)
  • * CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)
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