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Executive Team

Board of Directors

Chairman and CEO

Kenichi Sano

Chairman and CEO

Kenichi Sano

1991: Joined HIKARI TSUSHIN, INC.

1995: Founded Vision LLC, President and CEO

2015: Listed on "Mothers" of the TSE

2016: Listed on the 1st Section of the TSE

2021: Published the book "Management is Evolution!"

2022: Listed on the Prime Market of the TSE

2023: Vision Inc., Chairman and CEO (current)


Born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1969.

After graduating high school, Sano joined HIKARI TSUSHIN, INC. and quickly became a top salesman. Later served as general manager of various business divisions before starting his own business in 1995 in Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Vision’s two pillars are the Information and Communications Service Business aimed at startups and the GLOBAL WiFi Business that operates in more than 200 countries and regions around the world. The Glamping and Tourism Business started in 2022.

President, Representative Director and COO

Kenji Ota

President, Representative Director and COO

Kenji Ota

1997: Joined Vision Co., Ltd.

2008: Vision Inc., Director

2015: Director and General Manager of Sales Dept.

2019: Director and Managing Executive Officer

2023: President, Representative Director and COO (current)


Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1971.

After graduating college and then exploring various countries in Asia for over a year, Ota joined Vision Inc. as a part-time employee.

He contributed to the growth of the Information and Communications Service and GLOBAL WiFi Businesses.

He started as a salesman, and after serving as Director, Managing Executive Officer, COO and General Manager of the Sales Division, he was appointed President and COO on March 30, 2023.

Director and CFO

Shinichi Nakamoto

Director and CFO

Shinichi Nakamoto

1991: Joined HIKARI TSUSHIN, Inc.

1995: Joined Vision LLC

1996: Vision Co., Ltd., Director

2004: Vision Inc., Director

2015: Director and General Manager of Administration Dept.

2019: Director and Managing Executive Officer

2023: Director and CFO (current)

Outside Director

Shinichiro Naito

Outside Director

Shinichiro Naito

1991: Joined Recruit Human Resource Center Co., Ltd. (current Recruit Co., Ltd.)

1994: Joined Japan Remodel, Inc.

1995: Founded PERSONNE and PERSONNE Entertainment Co, Ltd. (current PERSONNE, Inc.), Director

1996: Founded Allest Inc. (current Findstar Co., Ltd.), Director

1998: Allest Inc. (current Findstar Co., Ltd.), Representative Director (current)

2009: Target Media Inc. (current TMH), Director

2009: MDK Inc., Representative Director (current)

2010: D-POPS Co., Ltd. (current D-POPS Group Co., Ltd.), Director (current)

2011: Startrise Co., Ltd., Director

2012: STARX Inc., Director (current)

2012: Shift Inc., Director (current)

2015: onestar Co.,Ltd., Auditor

2015: Star Asset Consulting, Inc., Representative Director

2015: Founded Findstar GROUP Co., Ltd., Representative Director (current)

2016: Vision Inc., Director (current)

2018: TEMONA. Inc., Director (current)

Outside Director

Shiori Harada

Outside Director

Shiori Harada

2013: Tripadvisor, Inc., Representative Director

2015: Founded LandReam Inc., Representative Director (current)

2016: WILLER, Inc., Director

2017: Vision Inc., Director (current)

2020: TOUCH GROUP Co., Ltd., Representative Director (current)

Outside Director

Michimasa Naka

Outside Director

Michimasa Naka

1989: Joined Salomon Brothers Asia Ltd. (current Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.)

2004: Nikko Citigroup Securities Co., Ltd. (current Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.), Managing Executive Officer and Joint General Manager of the Debt Capital Markets Division

2008: Nikko Citigroup Securities Co., Ltd., Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Markets and Sales Division

2009: Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc., Director

2009: Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc., Director and Deputy President

2010: Founded StormHarbour Japan Ltd., CEO and Representative Director

2011: GLM. Co., Ltd., Auditor

2014: Asuka Asset Management Co., Ltd., Director

2014: eWell Inc., Director

2014: istyle Inc., Director (current)

2014: StormHarbour Japan Ltd., Chairman and Director

2014: Geniee, Inc., Director

2015: Prevent SAST Insurance Co., Ltd. (current Mikata SAST Insurance Co., Ltd), Director (current)

2016: Founded Boardwalk Capital Inc., Representative Director and President (current)

2017: Founded Accelerator Inc., Representative Director and President (current)

2018: Boardwalk Trading Co., Ltd., Director (current)

2019: Vision Inc., Director (current)

2020: VECTOR INC., Director (current)

2021: Houyou Inc., Director (current)

2022: HR Cloud Co., Ltd., Director (current)

Outside Director

Shieri Mori

Outside Director

Shieri Mori

2015: Registered as a practicing attorney (Tokyo Bar Association)

2015: Joined Baba & Sawada Law Office

2017: Joined K&L Gates LLP

2018: Integral Law Office, Partner attorney (current)

2024: Vision Inc., Director (current)

Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Outside Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Kazuhiko Umehara

Outside Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Kazuhiko Umehara

1975: Joined Toyo Trust and Banking (current Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation)

2006: M.U. Trust Liquidation Service, Managing Director

2008: Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Full-time Auditor

2015: Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Corporate Advisor

2016: Vision Inc., Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Tetsuya Niwa

Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Tetsuya Niwa

1996: Joined Fullcast Co., Ltd. (current Fullcast Holdings Co., Ltd.)

2004: Fullcast Co., Ltd., General Manager of Legal Department

2007: Fullcast Co., Ltd., General Manager of Compliance Department

2010: Fullcast Co., Ltd., Director

2011: Joined Kadokawa Haruki Corporation

2014: Joined Vision Inc., General Manager of Legal Department

2016: Executive Manager of Legal Department

2019: Executive Officer of Human Resources, General Affairs and Legal Affairs

2022: Joined Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd.

2022: Vision Inc., Corporate Advisor

2023: Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Junichi Motai

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Junichi Motai

1996: Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (current KPMG AZSA LLC)

2005: Joined Clifix certified public tax accountant's corporation

2006: Start Today Co., Ltd. (current ZOZO, Inc.), Auditor (current)

2008: Founded Accounting Assist Co., Ltd., Representative Director (current)

2009: EC Navi Inc. (current CARTA HOLDINGS, INC.), Auditor (current)

2015: Vision Inc., Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

2016: Cyber Area Research, Inc. (current Geolocation Technology, Inc.), Auditor (current)

2017: ONGAKUKAN Co., Ltd., Auditor (current)

2018: Spocale, Inc., Auditor (current)

2020: REX ADVISORS Co., Ltd., Auditor (current)

2020: JUNTEN BIO Co., Ltd., Statutory Auditor (current)

2021: gooddays holdings, Inc., Director (current)

2024: Cookpad Inc., Director and Audit Committee Member (current)

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Jun Houzumi

Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Jun Houzumi

2004: Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (current Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)

2007: Joined Ligaya Partners, Inc.

2010: STREAM Co., Ltd., Representative Director and Vice President (current)

2012: Shell Partners Accounting Firm, Representative Partner

2014: FIRSTLOGIC, INC., Auditor (current)

2014: TriFort, Inc., Auditor

2018: Vision Inc., Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

Executive Officer

Executive Officer
General Manager, Sales Division

Yohei Watabe

Executive Officer
General Manager, Sales Division

Yohei Watabe

2003: Joined Vision Inc.

2006: General Manager of Sales Department

2013: Executive Manager of Sales Department

2019: Executive Officer, GLOBAL WiFi & Production Group

2023: Executive Officer and General Manager, GLOBAL WiFi and Glamping & Tourism Business

2024: Executive Officer and General Manager, Sales Division (current)

Executive Officer
General Manager, Administration Division

Yosuke Hori

Executive Officer
General Manager, Administration Division

Yosuke Hori

2003: Joined Vision Inc.

2006: General Manager of Sales Department

2013: Executive Manager of Sales Department

2019: Executive Officer, Office Solutions & Sales Group

2023: Executive Officer and General Manager, Information and Communications Service Business

2024: Executive Officer and General Manager, Administration Division (current)

Executive Officer
General Manager, Marketing Division

Satoru Shijo

Executive Officer
General Manager, Marketing Division

Satoru Shijo

2005: Joined Vision Inc.

2008: General Manager of Sales Department

2015: Executive Manager of Sales Department

2019: Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing Group

2023: Executive Officer and General Manager, Marketing Division (current)