Officers and Directors

Kohei Takiguchi

President and CEO, Representative Director

Kohei Takiguchi founded MEDLEY, INC. in June 2009 with heightened awareness of issues with medical care based on his personal medical experiences and serves as CEO. Prior to founding Medley, he established Gemeinschaft, Inc., in the United States at the age of 17 and provided marketing and statistical research services in Japan and abroad.

Yosuke Ishizaki

Senior Vice President, Head of HR Platform Business

Yosuke Ishizaki joined MEDLEY, INC. in April 2015 and oversees the HR Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, he worked at Hatena Co., Ltd. and held the role of Director of the Media Department at GREE Inc. and President of its subsidiary. He also serves as Representative Director of the group company MEDLEY Financial Service, Inc. and ASFON TRUST NETWORK, Inc.

Ryo Kawahara

Director, Senior Vice President and CFO

Ryo Kawahara joined MEDLEY, INC. in July 2016 and oversees Finance, including Investor Relations, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, and M&A. Prior to joining Medley, he worked on domestic and overseas funding and M&A advisory services at JP Morgan Securities.

Yutaka Tokimasa

Senior Vice President and CHRO

Yutaka Tokimasa joined MEDLEY, INC. in January 2026 and oversees the Human Resources function. Prior to joining Medley, he held senior positions in human resources at multiple companies. He later served as General Manager of the Human Resources Center of Excellence (CoE) at AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd. From 2020 to 2025, he served as Vice President of Human Resources at Ansys, Inc., where he led the APAC human resources organization, drove global Executive Talent Management initiatives, and directed HR-related efforts for multiple M&A transactions.

Junzaburo Kiuchi

Senior Vice President and GC, Head of Legal & Compliance Division

Junzaburo Kiuchi joined MEDLEY, INC. in October 2025 and leads the Legal and Compliance function. With more than 25 years of experience in corporate law and M&A, he brings deep expertise in legal strategy, governance, and team development within large-scale organizations. Prior to joining MEDLEY, he held senior roles at prominent firms, including serving as a Corporate/M&A partner at the international law firm Freshfields and as Managing Partner of EY Law Japan. He has been recognized by The Legal 500 as a Leading Individual in Japan's Corporate and M&A field. He holds an LL.M. from New York University School of Law.

Ryusuke Inamoto

Vice President, CTO of HR Platform Business and Deputy General Manager of HR Platform

Ryusuke Inamoto joined MEDLEY, INC. in October 2014 and serves as CTO of the HR Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, he was engaged in the design and construction of infrastructure for a variety of services in an Internet service company, and then engaged in the development of services related to Internet radio and music streaming as a back-end engineer. He also has had experience as an infrastructure engineer at an independent systems integrator.

Takeshi Teramachi

Vice President, Deputy General Manager of HR Platform Business

Takeshi Teramachi joined MEDLEY, INC. in May 2015 and leads marketing and business development at the HR Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, he worked in sales, web marketing, and product planning and served as manager of new business at Recruit. He also worked for a venture company as a board member.

Terukazu Kurabayashi

Vice President, VPoE of HR Platform Business

Terukazu Kurabayashi joined MEDLEY, INC. in April 2024 and serves as VPoE of the HR Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, he was engaged in the development and management of web and cloud services at the Fujitsu Group. He later served as Executive Officer and VPoE at Lancers, Inc., where he led product development, built a high-performing engineering organization, and enhanced company-wide productivity.

Hiromune Shishido

Vice President, CTO of Medical Platform Business

Hiromune Shishido joined MEDLEY, INC. in April 2017 and serves as CTO of the Medical Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, he worked for CyberAgent, Inc. for nine years as a server-side engineer, developing and operating the infrastructure for blog and gaming services as well as launching a video distribution service. After joining Medley, he developed many features for the cloud-based telemedicine system and electronic medical record system as a key part of the development team.

Makoto Yamazaki

Vice President, VPoE of Medical Platform Business

Makoto Yamazaki joined MEDLEY, INC. in October 2023 and serves as VPoE of the Medical Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, after working for a system integrator, he worked as an engineer and engineering manager for social media and gaming platforms at GREE, Inc. and for cloud-based accounting services at freee, Inc. He also served as CTO at Kyash, Inc. from 2021 to 2023.

Kei Furuichi

Vice President, CLO of Medical Platform Division

Kei Furuichi joined MEDLEY, INC. in January 2026 and oversees the legal function of the Medical Platform Business. Prior to joining Medley, he accumulated over 13 years of legal experience at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Amazon Japan G.K., handling regulatory matters across domestic and international businesses in areas including digital services, technology, and financial services. Through negotiations with regulatory authorities and cross-functional collaboration, he has led the development of legal strategies to support business growth. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Sakae Koyama

Vice President, CFO of Medical Platform Division

Sakae Koyama joined MEDLEY, INC. in January 2026 and serves as CFO of the Medical Platform Division. Prior to joining Medley, he gained extensive experience in financing and M&A advisory services at Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) and Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. He later worked in business restructuring and turnaround advisory at PwC Advisory LLC. Subsequently, he held management positions in the Treasury and Corporate Planning teams at Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. He is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (USCPA).

Takeshi Muro

Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications

Takeshi Muro joined MEDLEY, INC. in March 2025 and oversees Corporate Communications, including internal and external communications across domestic and international stakeholders. Prior to joining Medley, he worked at Hakuhodo Inc., engaging in international M&A projects and globalization support for Japanese companies. Then he joined Sansan, Inc. as an Executive Officer, supervising internal and external communications and corporate branding. He won major advertising awards such as Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions and ACC Grand Prix, and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Daiki Okiyama

Vice President, Head of Accounting & Tax, Finance Division

Daiki Okiyama joined MEDLEY, INC. in February 2022 and leads Accounting and Tax at the Finance Division. Prior to joining Medley, he was engaged in accounting audits and internal control audits mainly of listed companies in Japan at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC. Certified Public Accountant.

Shuhei Fujimoto

Open Innovation Partner

Shuhei Fujimoto has been Open Innovation Partner since April 2024. He is an Associate Professor at Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health, teaching healthcare business courses, and also an angel investor specializing in the healthcare field. Previously, he led new business development in the healthcare and nursing care fields at companies including a healthcare startup and a general trading company affiliated business. He also participated in launching MEDLEY, an online medical encyclopedia, at MEDLEY, INC. He is a licensed Physical Therapist.

Goichiro Toyoda

Open Innovation Partner

Goichiro Toyoda has been Open Innovation Partner since April 2024. Previously, He led Government Relations and drove DX (Digital Transformation) for local medical institutions. Prior to joining MEDLEY, INC., he worked for McKinsey & Company and was engaged in strategic consulting in the healthcare industry. After receiving medical education, he did his initial training at Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital and then worked in the department of neurosurgery at NTT Medical Center Tokyo. He also studied at Children's Hospital of Michigan. He holds a Licentiate in Medicine.

Yuta Tamaru

Open Innovation Partner

Yuta Tamaru has been Open Innovation Partner since April 2024. Previously, he oversaw the legal and other corporate divisions. Prior to joining MEDLEY, INC., he was engaged in cross-border corporate legal affairs, including M&A and business alliances, at Paul Hastings and White & Case LLP. He is a licensed attorney.

Hidetoshi Takano

Open Innovation Partner

Hidetoshi Takano has been Open Innovation Partner since April 2024. He founded KEYPLAYERS Inc. in January 2005 and serves as Representative Director and Career Consultant, providing recruiting services for startup and venture companies. He has been an angel investor and supported the IPOs of multiple investee companies. Previously, he was a Director at MEDLEY, INC., where he took the company public. He also launched the recruiting business and led the career support business at INTELLIGENCE Ltd.

Yusuke Shima

Open Innovation Partner

Yusuke Shima has been Open Innovation Partner since April 2024. Previously, he served as Head of CLINICS Business, then as General Manager of the Corporate Planning Office, Head of the Medical Platform Business Division, and Representative Director (Medical Doctor) of the group company Pacific Medical, Inc. Prior to joining MEDLEY, INC., he worked for Boston Consulting Group as a consultant in the healthcare industry and for the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center as a gastroenterologist. He holds a Licentiate in Medicine.

Noriyoshi Owari

Open Innovation Partner

Noriyoshi Owari has been Open Innovation Partner since April 2026. Previously, he worked in retail sales and M&A advisory at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., and in corporate planning at Kakaku.com, Inc. At MEDLEY, INC., he served as General Manager of the Corporate Development Office, primarily leading companywide M&A activities.

Kohei Takiguchi

President and CEO, Representative Director

Kohei Takiguchi founded MEDLEY, INC. in June 2009 with heightened awareness of issues with medical care based on his personal medical experiences and serves as CEO. Prior to founding Medley, he established Gemeinschaft, Inc., in the United States at the age of 17 and provided marketing and statistical research services in Japan and abroad.

Ryo Kawahara

Director, Senior Vice President and CFO

Ryo Kawahara joined MEDLEY, INC. in July 2016 and oversees Finance, including Investor Relations, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, and M&A. Prior to joining Medley, he worked on domestic and overseas funding and M&A advisory services at JP Morgan Securities.

Shin Takeuchi

Director

Shin Takeuchi joined MEDLEY, INC. in February 2025. Prior to joining Medley, he joined Fuji Soft ABC (now FUJISOFT) and developed a wide range of software with a focus on enterprise services. In 2008, he participated in the founding of BizReach (now Visional), and as director and CTO, he was involved in the development of HR services including BizReach and HRMOS.

Hidetoshi Uriu

Director (independent external)

Hidetoshi Uriu has been an External Director since March 2025. After joining Goldman Sachs, he worked in the investment banking division for roughly 20 years, providing M&A and financing advice to domestic and overseas technology companies. He then joined VisasQ Inc. and helped expand the company globally, including through acquisitions. In 2024, he joined NEC Corporation and was appointed Chief Investment Officer.

Shinji Kimura

Director (independent external)

Shinji Kimura has been an External Director since March 2025. After joining Dream Incubator, he founded Atlantis Inc. (now Glossom) in 2007, which was sold to GREE, Inc. in 2011. He was appointed as the representative director of Gunosy, Inc. in 2013, and as the representative director and chairman of the group and CEO in 2020. The group is expanding globally through investments in Indian company Slice.

Rina Sakuraba

Director (independent external)

Rina Sakuraba has been an External Director since March 2023. She founded 35 CoCreation LLC. in May 2020 and serves as CEO. She also serves as Representative Director of Japan Ontological Coaching Association. She was appointed as the General Manager of Human Resources Division at GE HealthCare Japan in June 2017, then later served as Executive Officer. She was engaged in strategic HR business partnership at multinational companies across the globe.

Yasukane Matsumoto

Director (independent external)

Yasukane Matsumoto has been an External Director since March 2025. He joined A.T. Kearney in 2008. He established RAKSUL INC. in 2009 and became its CEO. RAKSUL listed on the TSE Mothers (now Growth) in 2018 and on the TSE 1st section (now Prime) in 2019. He became Chairman Director in 2023. In 2022, he established JOSYS INC., and became its CEO.

Shohei Omote

Auditor (full-time)

Shohei Omote joined MEDLEY, INC. in July 2015 and serves as a Full-time Corporate Auditor. Before joining Medley, he worked on tasks related to corporate compliance at law offices in Tokyo. He holds attorney qualifications.

Masahide Kamachi

Auditor (external, part-time)

Masahide Kamachi has been an External Corporate Auditor since April 2017. He is a representative of Kamachi Corporation; representative of the Masahide Kamachi Certified Public Accountant Office; representative director of WILL CONSULTING, external director and Audit Committee member of Valuence Holdings Inc., and external director of IBJ, Inc. He worked on a number of accounting and tax consulting services related to M&A, capital policy, and IPO support at PwC Certified Public Tax Accountants. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Tax Accountant.

Ryoko Nagata

Auditor (external, part-time)

Ryoko Nagata has been an External Corporate Auditor since March 2023. She also serves as an Outside Director (member of the audit committee) of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and an Outside Director of UACJ Corporation. Prior to that, she became the company's first female Executive Officer at Japan Tobacco Inc., in June 2008, when she was appointed Head of the Beverage Business, after working in the Pharmaceutical Division, Human Resources Department, and the General Manager of the Product Management of Food Division. Since then, she has served as an Executive Officer in charge of CSR and as a full-time auditor.