Board of Directors
Junichi Sato
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, Board of Directors
Junichi Sato has been named the Representative Director over three decade and was elected the Chairman effective March 2023. He joined Kakuyasu in 1983 and became president of Kakuyasu in July 1993 as the third generation of the founder’s family. He has been at the forefront of its competition and the wave of deregulation, and well knowledgeable about the liquor market inside out.
Yoshiyuki Maegaichi
Chief Financial Officer, President, Board of Directors
Yoshiyuki Maegaichi was appointed a director of Kakuyasu Group in 2020 and elected its president in June 2023. He has strong expertise based on its long and profound experience on corporate finance and accounting.
Kimikazu Kirihara
Chief Operating Officer, Board of Directors
Kimikazu Kirihara was appointed a director of Kakuyasu Group in 2023 and served as Chief Operating Officer. He has extensive knowledge including sales, operational stuffs and general affairs inside out as well as the liquor market. Prior to joining Kakuyasu in 2008, he was employed with Palace Hotel etc.
Junichiro Shinozaki
Chief Human Resource Officer, Board of Directors
Junichiro Shinozaki was appointed a director of Kakuyasu Group in 2023 and served as Chief Human Resource Officer. He was responsible for a wide variety of HR matters where he was accountable for the Human Resources strategy and planning, talent management, and remuneration expertise.
Hiroki Sasagawa
Chief Information Officer, Board of Directors
Hiroki Sasagawa was appointed a director of Kakuyasu Group in 2023 and served as Chief Information Officer. He spearheads to provide information technology solutions and devoted the majority of his professional career leading extensive network infrastructure expansion and various information technology-related projects at Kakuyasu.
Takayuki Oshima
Outside Director, Board of Directors
Takayuki Oshima was appointed an outside director of Kakuyasu Group in 2021 based on his extensive expertise for retail industry and its management. He had served the representative director and president of Belc Corporation, which is a listed company and supermarket chains mainly based in Saitama prefecture.
Tsuneko Murata
Outside Director, Board of Directors
Tsuneko Murata was appointed an outside director of Kakuyasu Group in 2021 on the basis of her ample knowledge and experiences of management, legal affairs, and auditing, having served as General Manager of the Legal Affairs Department at Panasonic Group. In addition, she has been an outside director of other three companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. She also has profound insight into promoting the active participation of women. We expect her to use such experience and knowledge to strengthen our corporate governance.