About Square Enix Group

Executive Biographies

Board of Directors

President and Representative Director
Takashi Kiryu
Takashi Kiryu
Date of Birth: June 20, 1975
June. 2020
General Manager Corporate Planning Division, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Apr. 2021
Chief Strategy Officer, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Executive Officer, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Executive Officer, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent)
May. 2022
Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Jun. 2022
Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
May. 2023
President and Representative Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Jun. 2023
President and Representative Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
President and Representative Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Director, TAITO CORPORATION CO., LTD.
President and Director, SQUARE ENIX OF AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC. (the Group's intermediate holding company in the Americas)
Chairman of the Board, SQUARE ENIX (China) CO., LTD. (the Group's operating company in China).
Director
Yoshinori Kitase
Yoshinori Kitase
Date of Birth: September 23, 1966
Sep. 2006
Corporate Executive, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Apr. 2015
Executive Officer, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Apr. 2018
Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Jun. 2022
Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Director
Yu Miyake
Yu Miyake
Date of Birth: September 1, 1967
Feb. 2011
Corporate Executive, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Apr. 2015
Executive Officer, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Apr. 2018
Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Jun. 2022
Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Director*
Masato Ogawa
Masato Ogawa
Date of Birth: December 7, 1954
Apr. 2009
Corporate Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Planning, ALL Nippon Airways Co., LTD. (currently ANA HOLDINGS INC.)
Jun. 2011
Senior Vice President, General Manager, Nagoya Region, Chubu Sales Headquarters, ALL Nippon Airways Co., LTD.
Apr. 2015
Executive Vice President and COO, ANA Strategic Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2017
Chairman of the Board, ANA Strategic Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2018
Outside Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Apr. 2019
President, ONSEN & Gastronomy Tourism Association (incumbent)
Apr. 2021
President, Tokyo Hotel･Tourism & Hospitality College (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
President, ONSEN & Gastronomy Tourism Association
President, Tokyo Hotel･Tourism & Hospitality College
Director*
Mitsuko Okamoto
Mitsuko Okamoto
Date of Birth: August 5, 1964
Apr. 1987
Joined NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Apr. 2008
Professor, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts (incumbent)
Mar. 2010
Chief Producer, ETV "2355" and "0655" (incumbent)
Apr. 2013
Dean, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts
Oct. 2016
Executive Assistant to the President (Campus Diversity), Tokyo University of the Arts
Apr. 2017
Vice President (International Affairs and Campus Diversity), Director, Global Support Center, Director, Office for Diversity & Inclusion, Tokyo University of the Arts
Jun. 2020
Outside Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Apr. 2022
Vice President (Digital Promotion), Tokyo University of the Arts
Significant positions concurrently held
Professor, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts
Chief Producer, ETV "2355" and "0655"
Director*
Abdullah Aldawood
Abdullah Aldawood
Date of Birth: December 17, 1981
Jul. 2007
Vice President for Investment Banking Services, Deutsche Bank in the Middle East and North Africa region
Nov. 2013
Founder and Chairman, Al-Raedah Finance Company (incumbent)
Jan. 2015
CEO and Board Member, Seera Holding Group
Mar. 2018
Chairman, Saudi Entertainment Ventures Company (incumbent)
Dec. 2020
Vice Chairman and Executive Committee Chairman, Hotel Management Company (currently Adeera)
Apr. 2021
Managing Director and Board Member, Seera Holding Group
Managing Director and Board Member, Qiddiya Investment Company (incumbent)
Jun. 2021
Outside Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Mar. 2025
Board Member, Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (incumbent)
Oct. 2025
Board Chairman, Seera Holding Group (incumbent)
Chairman, Adeera (incumbent)
Dec. 2025
Chairman, Almosafer Company (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Founder and Chairman, Al-Raedah Finance Company
Chairman, Saudi Entertainment Ventures Company
Managing Director and Board Member, Qiddiya Investment Company
Board Member, Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee
Board Chairman, Seera Holding Group
Chairman, Adeera
Chairman, Almosafer Company
Director*
Naoto Takano
Naoto Takano
Date of Birth: July 31, 1951
Apr. 1998
International Management Division, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
Executive Vice President, CIT, U.S.A.
Apr. 2004
Executive Officer, General Manager, Americas Business Dept. I, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
Apr. 2005
Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Sep. 2005
Managing Director, Head of International Business Promotion Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2006
Senior Managing Director, Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2010
Representative Director and Chairman, Fujitsu Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently FLCS Corporation)
Nov. 2014
President and Representative Director, Lakewood Corporation.
Feb. 2022
Director, Nikko Country Club (General Incorporated Association)
Jun. 2022
Outside Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
None
Director*
Mika Agatsuma
Mika Agatsuma
Date of Birth: June 8, 1964
Jan. 2008
General Manager, Business Operations Information Security Promotion Department, IBM Japan, Ltd.
Feb. 2008
Chief Security Officer, IBM Business Consulting Services KK (currently IBM Japan, Ltd.)
Aug. 2017
Executive Officer, Global Business Services Division Cloud Application Innovation, IBM Japan, Ltd.
Nov. 2019
Special Appointment professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Oct. 2022
Managing Executive Officer, Hybrid Cloud Service, IBM Consulting Division, IBM Japan, Ltd.
Jun. 2023
Managing Executive Officer, Hybrid Cloud Platform, IBM Consulting Division, IBM Japan, Ltd.
Apr. 2024
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology (incumbent)
Jun. 2024
Outside Director, HONDA MOTOR Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
Outside Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Oct. 2024
Executive Corporate Officer, ID Holdings Corporation (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
Outside Director, HONDA MOTOR Co., Ltd.
Executive Corporate Officer, ID Holdings Corporation
Director*
Tracy Fullerton
Tracy Fullerton
Date of Birth: June 21, 1965
Sep. 1998
President, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Spiderdance, Inc.
Aug. 2008
Associate Professor, Interactive Media Division, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
Dec. 2008
Director, USC Game Innovation Lab (incumbent)
Jan. 2010
Chair, Interactive Media & Games Division, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
May 2014
Founding Director, USC Games
Aug. 2015
Full Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California (incumbent)
Jun. 2024
Outside Director, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Director, USC Game Innovation Lab
Full Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
Director*
(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) (Standing)
Nobuyuki Iwamoto
Nobuyuki Iwamoto
Date of Birth: June 14, 1956
Apr. 2005
CFO and Deputy Head of Planning, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Jun. 2006
Director and Corporate Executive Officer, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Apr. 2008
Director and Executive Managing Officer, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Apr. 2009
Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer, CFO, and Head of Planning and Personnel, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Apr. 2011
Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Deputy President, COO, CFO, and Head of Planning and Personnel, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Representative Director, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Co. Ltd. (currently Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.)
Apr. 2012
Director, COO, CFO, and Head of Personnel and Overseas, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Representative Director, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2016
Director, Executive Officer, Deputy President, and Head of Asset Management, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
President & Representative Director, Daiwa Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2016
Executive Officer, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Jun. 2022
Outside Director (Standing Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Corporate Auditor, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Corporate Auditor, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Director*
(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Tadao Toyoshima
Tadao Toyoshima
Date of Birth: April 23, 1955
Mar. 1979
Joined Pricewaterhouse
Sep. 1987
Joined Asahi Shinwa & Co. (currently, KPMG AZSA LLC.)
Oct. 1987
Registration of Certified Public Accountant
Jun. 2004
Representative Partner, AZSA & Co. (currently, KPMG AZSA LLC.)
Jul. 2010
Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC.
May 2014
Outside Corporate Auditor, CAREERLINK CO., LTD.
May 2015
Full-time Outside Corporate Auditor, CAREERLINK CO., LTD.
Mar. 2016
Supervisory Director, Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc.
Jun. 2017
Outside Corporate Auditor, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Jun. 2018
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
None
Director*
(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Hajime Shinji
Hajime Shinji
Date of Birth: February 16, 1964
Apr. 1993
Certified as Attorney
Joined Itoh & Matsuda Law Office. (currently, City-Yuwa Partners)
Apr. 1996
Lecturer, Tokai University
Jan. 2001
Partner, Itoh & Matsuda Law Office. (currently, City-Yuwa Partners)
Jan. 2004
Joined Shinozaki & Shinji Law Firm
Nov. 2007
Examiner for New Bar Examination
Jan. 2008
Partner, Shinozaki & Shinji Law Firm
May 2010
Outside Director, KANAE CAPITAL Inc.
Jun. 2012
Outside Director, FX PRIME Corporation (currently, GMO Coin, Inc.)
Apr. 2013
Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan, Supreme Court of Japan
Jul. 2019
Outside Corporate Auditor, VISCAS Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
Jun. 2020
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
Tokyo Musashi Agricultural Cooperative Association (JA Tokyo Musashi) non-member auditor (incumbent)
Jan. 2023
Director, Shinozaki & Shinji Law Firm (incumbent)
Apr. 2023
Part-time Lecturer, The School of Law, The University of Tokyo (incumbent)
Significant positions concurrently held
Director, Shinozaki & Shinji Law Firm
Outside Corporate Auditor, VISCAS Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Musashi Agricultural Cooperative Association (JA Tokyo Musashi) non-member auditor
Part-time Lecturer, The School of Law, The University of Tokyo
Director*
(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Rika Nakamura
Rika Nakamura
Date of Birth: June 1, 1963
Oct. 1986
Joined Chuo Audit Corporation
Feb. 1990
Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
Apr. 1999
Joined Sakura & Co.
Dec. 2000
Director, Tokyo SPC Services Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
Jan. 2003
Registered as a Certified Tax Accountant
Sep. 2008
Director, Sakura & Co.
Jun. 2016
Outside Corporate Auditor, New Urban Life Holdings Inc. (incumbent)
Mar. 2017
Representative Director, Sakura & Co.
Jun. 2020
Outside Corporate Auditor, HASEGAWA Co., Ltd. (incumbent)
May 2021
Supervisory Officer, HULIC REIT, Inc. (incumbent)
Jul. 2021
Executive Vice President, Sakura & Co.
Significant positions concurrently held
Director, Tokyo SPC Services Co., Ltd.
Outside Corporate Auditor, New Urban Life Holdings Inc.
Outside Corporate Auditor, HASEGAWA Co., Ltd.
Supervisory Officers, HULIC REIT, Inc.

* Outside Director specified in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act

Honorary Chairman

Honorary Chairman
Yasuhiro Fukushima
Date of Birth: August 18, 1947
Sep. 1975
Founded Eidansha Boshu Service Center, President and Representative Director
Aug .1982
President and Representative Director, ENIX CORPORATION
Apr. 1989
ENIX CORPORATION, KONIKA ENIX, and Enix Products merged into Eidansha Boshu Service Center, renamed ENIX CORPORATION, President and Representative Director
Oct. 2000
Chairman, CEO and Representative Director
Apr. 2003
Chairman and Representative Director, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Jun.2004
Honorary Chairman
Oct. 2008
Honorary Chairman, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (incumbent)
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