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
1998: 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)