Leadership

Yosuke OTONARIRepresentative Director

Otonari founded Howtelevision, Inc. in 2010.
He began his career at the Investment Banking Division of Barclays Capital Japan Ltd., where he was engaged in the bond offerings on behalf of financial institutions and non-financial corporations. He then moved to Advantage Partners Inc., an established private equity firm, and worked on the buyouts and minority investments in both private and public companies and provided management assistances to these companies.
He received a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Tokyo.

Shintaro SHIMIZUBoard Director

Shimizu joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management in 2005, where he was involved in the investment management of Japanese equity funds in the Equity Investment Department. Since 2011, he has worked in equity capital markets at UBS Securities Investment Banking Headquarters, in credit, emerging market bond currency, and absolute return investment strategy marketing at PIMCO Japan since 2013, and in marketing alternative investment strategies (buyout, debt, infrastructure, real estate, etc.) at Ardian Japan since 2018.
In 2020, he joined Howtelevision, Inc. where he has served as Executive Officer, President's Office Director, IR and Public Relations, Finance and Accounting Director, Human Resources Director, Business Strategy Director, and Corporate Headquarters Director. He has been a director since 2021.
He received a BA in Law from Sophia University.

Atsushi AKAIKEOutside Director

Mr. Akaike has been an Outside Director of Howtelevision, Inc. since May 2017. He is a Partner and the head of Japan of CVC Capital Partners, a prominent global private equity firm. Before joining CVC, he was a Senior Partner at Advantage Partners. Prior to CVC, he worked for Japan office of McKinsey & Company, where he was engaged in consulting of rebuilding management strategies and developing new business for the companies in semiconductor, chemicals, and electronics industries. He started his career in the US office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He received a DPhil in Mining and Earth Systems Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, a MSc and a BEng in Earth Systems from the University of Tokyo.

Naoya OKUTANIOutside Director(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Mr. Okutani joined Sumitomo Corporation in 1983. He was seconded to Mazda Motor of America, Inc., and served as deputy general manager of the Information Industry Business Department, Internet Business Department, Information and Communications Business Department, and Public Relations Department, as well as general manager of the Environmental CSR Department at Sumitomo Corporation Singapore. In 2015, he joined T-Gaia Co., Ltd., where he served as a senior executive officer and full-time auditor. He will serve as an outside director (full-time audit and supervisory committee member) at Howtelevision. from 2025. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Kyoto University.

Toshimitsu MORISHITAOutside Director(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Mr. Morishita has worked at Asahi Audit Corporation (now Azsa LLC), Yusei Audit Corporation (now Taiyo LLC), Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC (now EY ShinNihon LLC), and the Tokyo Stock Exchange Self-Regulation Corporation (seconded), and has been an outside auditor for Howtelevision. since 2017 and an outside director (audit and supervisory committee member) since 2025. He is a certified public accountant.

Hisanori OGURAOutside Director(Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Mr. Oguri joined Toshiba Corporation, then worked at Minoru Takeda Law Office, Jones Day Foreign Law Joint Enterprise, and is now a partner at Uchida & Samejima Law Office. He has been an outside auditor for Howtelevision. since 2018, and an outside director (audit and supervisory committee member) since 2025. He is an attorney and patent attorney in Japan and the state of New York in the United States.
He graduated from Hitotsubashi University Law School and New York University School of Law (LL.M.).

Ryo NakawakiSenior Executive Officer

Nakawaki joined Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. in 2013, and served as a principal at Boston Consulting Group (Japan) in 2016. He joined How Television Inc. in 2025 as Senior Executive Officer and COO. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo.

Atsushi IKEUCHIExecutive Officer

Ikeuchi has worked as a manager at three companies, including Speee Inc., where he was involved in expanding the organization and developing human resources, before joining Howtelevision, Inc. in 2019. He has served as head of business development, head of business operations, director and COO, and will become an executive officer in April 2025.He received a BA Business Administration from Yokohama National University.

Kotaro SASAKIExecutive Officer

Sasaki joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2006 and was involved in product planning, development, and strategy planning for Jalan, Hot Pepper Gourmet, and Hot Pepper Beauty. He also promoted the launch, organizational development, and product management of AirREGI. In 2017, he joined Howtelevision, where he has served as head of the new graduate and mid-career business division, head of the product division, director and COO, head of the strategic project promotion office, and head of the mond business division. He will oversee the mond business promotion office from 2025.He graduated from Waseda University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, majoring in Information Network.

Hiroshi TOGAWAExecutive Officer

Togawa worked at Recruit Co., Ltd. from 2002 to 2019 as sales manager, human resources manager, and Employment Future Research Institute manager. After working at Humanship Co., Ltd., he joined Howtelevision in 2023. He oversees sales and business development as the general manager of the career platform business. He graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Kwansei Gakuin University.

Takafumi NAGASAKIExecutive Officer

Nagasaki joined USEN Corporation in 2014 and served as head of planning. He joined Howtelevision in 2021, where he oversees marketing and product areas as general manager of the career platform business. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University's School of Business.

Masashi NAKANOExecutive Officer

Nakano joined EY Strategy & Consulting Co., Ltd. After that, he promoted the launch of CVC (Colopl Next) and investment execution at Colopl, Inc. He then served as Director of the President's Office at Activ8, Inc., Executive Producer at DLE, Inc., and Co-CEO of Fincrease, Inc. In 2024, he joined Howtelevision, where he oversees M&A strategy as Director of Business Strategy. He graduated from Rikkyo University's Faculty of Law.

Toshihiko MIKAMIExecutive Officer

After working as a TV director, Mikami served as team leader for YouTube creator management at UUUM Co., Ltd. and as head of the department responsible for opening and managing new YouTube channels for celebrities and influencers. He then served as live streaming platform manager at DouYu Japan Co., Ltd. and SNS app business manager at Baidu Inc. In 2023, he joined Howtelevision. As general manager of the mond business, he oversees marketing, product development, and business operations.