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To all members of the press
MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc.
10 May, 2024.
Notice Concerning Executive Appointments
MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “the Company,” Headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President and CEO/CFO: Ken Uryu) hereby announces that the nomination committee held today decided executive appointment as below. This is subjected to an approval of the 18th Annual General Meeting of Shareholder to be held on 28th June, 2024.
1.Candidates for Board of Directors (excluding directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members, effective from 28th June, 2024.
| Name | New Role | Remarks | Newly Appointed or Reapointed |
| Ken Uryu | Representative Director, President & Chairman of the Board | Representative Director, Chairman & CEO of Livedoor, Inc., Representative Director, Chairman &CEO of MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc.(scheduled), Representative Director, Chairman & CEO of Contents Monster, Inc. | Reappointed |
| Naohito Miyamoto | Director (in charge of media business) | Representative Director, President & CEO of Livedoor Inc., Representative Director, President & CEO of SEESAW GAME, Inc. | Reappointed |
| Junko Yaguchi | Director (in charge of Business Administration and Management) | Director of MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc. | Newly appointed |
| Masayuki Ban | Director (in charge of solution business) | Representative Director, President & COO of MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc. (scheduled) | Reappointed |
| Ryutaro Takada | Director (Part-time director) | ||
| Makoto Sumida | Director (Outside director) | Reappointed | |
| Noriko Maki | Director (Outside director) | Reappointed |
- The above seven members are the candidates for the Board of Directors (excluding directors who belongs to Audit and Supervisory Committee) scheduled for submission at the 18th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2024. The appointment of the directors is subject to approval at the said shareholder meeting and will be formally decided upon approval at the shareholders’ meeting and the subsequent board of directors’ meeting.
- Masayuki Ban is scheduled to assume the position of Representative Director, President, and COO of MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of our company.
- Masakatsu Saito will retire from the position of director of our company due to the expiration of his term of office upon the conclusion of the 18th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of our company scheduled to be held on June 28, 2024, as announced today in the “ Announcement Regarding Capital Participation (Additional Acquisition) in TRADE WORKS Co., Ltd. by Our Subsidiary MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc. and Conclusion of Business Alliance Agreement ” and is scheduled to assume the position of Representative Director and President of Trade Works Co., Ltd. at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting and board of directors’ meeting scheduled to be held on July 1, 2024. Furthermore, regarding our group companies, MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc., MINKABU ASSET PARTNERS, Inc. and MINKABU Web3 Wallet, Inc., Masakatsu Saito will continue to serve as a part-time director.
- In the remarks column, we have listed the concurrent directorships within our group, including those planned.
2. Candidates for Board of Directors who belong to Audit and Supervisory Committee
| Name | New Role | Remarks | Newly Appointed or Reapointed |
| Shozo Ishibashi | Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee member, Outside and Independent director) | – | Reappointed |
- Shozo Ishibashi is a candidate for the Board of Director as Audit & Supervisory Committee members to be proposed at the 18th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of our company to be held on June 28, 2024.
3.Brief Biography of Candidates for New Director
| Name | Biography | |
| Junko Yaguchi | April 1986 | Fujitsu Social Systems Engineering Co., Ltd. |
| July 1989 | Solomon Brothers Asia Securities | |
| November 1997 | Merrill Lynch Securities | |
| March 2002 | BNP Paribas Securities | |
| July 2006 | Games Arena Co., Ltd. (a consolidated subsidiary of Dwango Co., Ltd.) | |
| April 2012 | Dwango Co., Ltd. (transferred) | |
| October 2013 | Joined the Company | |
| April 2020 | Senior Executive Officer in charge of Business Administration and Management (current position) | |
| Masayuki Ban | April 2001 | CSK Corporation (now SCSK Corporation) |
| October 2005 | CSK Securities Service Co., Ltd. | |
| April 2015 | Joined the Company as Representative Director of our subsidiary (Infrastructure Co., Ltd.) | |
| October 2017 | Director of the Company | |
| July 2023 | Vice President of our subsidiary (MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc.) | |
| June 2024 | Scheduled to assume the positions of Representative Director, President & COO of MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES, Inc. | |
(Reference)
New management structure after the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors Meeting scheduled to be convened of 28th June, 2024.
| Position | Name |
| Representative Director, President & Chairman of the Board | Ken Uryu |
| Director(in charge of media business) | Naohito Miyamoto |
| Director(in charge of Business Administration and Management) | Junko Yaguchi |
| Director(in charge of solution business) | Masayuki Ban |
| Director(Part-time) | Ryutaro Takada |
| Director(Outside, Independent director) | Makoto Sumida |
| Director(Outside, Independent director) | Noriko Maki |
| Director(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Outside, Independent director) | Shozo Ishibashi |
| Director(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Outside, Independent director) | Shinya Hamano |
| Director(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Outside, Independent director) | Sadahiko Yoshimura |
About MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc. (https://minkabu.co.jp/)
Our company is driving business forward with media and solution businesses as twin engines of corporate growth. In the media business, we aim to reach a monthly user base of over 100 million, while in the solution business, we cater to a client base comprising more than 400 domestic and international financial institutions.
Under the holding company structure, we oversee the media business through Livedoor Co., Ltd., and the solution business through Minkabu Solution Services Co., Ltd.
Leveraging cutting-edge Web3 technologies such as AI, blockchain, and NFTs, we are committed to delivering high-value-added services, including media services that provide new user experiences and solution services that address customer challenges.
| company name: | MINKABU THE INFONOID, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Address: | The head office / 1-9-1 Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Foundation: | July 7, 2006. |
| President and CEO/CFO: | Ken Uryu |
| Description of business: | Media business, Solution business |
| Group company: | livedoor Co., Ltd. MINKABU SOLUTION SERVICES , Inc. MINKABU ASSET PARTNERS, Inc. MINKABU Web3 Wallet, Inc. SEESAW GAME, Inc. Contents Monster, Inc. |
List of media operated by Minkabu Group
| livedoor: | https://www.livedoor.com/ |
|---|---|
| livedoor Blog: | https://blog.livedoor.com/ |
| livedoor News: | https://news.livedoor.com/ |
| Kstyle: | https://www.kstyle.com/ |
| Peachy: | https://news.livedoor.com/article/category/55/ |
| livedoor Choice: | https://www.livedoor.com/choice/ |
| MINKABU: | https://minkabu.jp/ |
| Kabutan: | https://kabutan.jp/ |
| Kabutan US Equities: | https://us.kabutan.jp/ |
| MINKABU Choice: | https://minkabu.co.jp/choice/ |
| ultra-soccer: | https://web.ultra-soccer.jp/ |
| livedoor gourmet: | https://gourmet.livedoor.com/ |
| SOCCERKING: | https://www.soccer-king.jp/ |
| BASEBALLKING: | https://baseballking.jp/ |
| BASKETBALLKING: | https://basketballking.jp/ |
| VOLLEYBALLKING: | https://volleyballking.jp/ |
| totoONE: | https://www.totoone.jp/ |
| ath-michi: | https://ath-michi.jp/ |