{"id":711,"date":"2018-10-02T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:40:24","slug":"management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/info.cookpad.com\/en\/ir\/corporate-information\/management\/","title":{"rendered":"Management"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive Officers<\/h2>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n
Akimitsu Sano
Founder\/Chief Executive Officer<\/small><\/th>\n 		\n
\n
Oct 1997<\/dt>\n
Founded Coin Ltd. (Currently, Cookpad Inc.)<\/dd>\n
Sep 2004<\/dt>\n
Representative Director, Cookpad Inc.<\/dd>\n
Jul 2007<\/dt>\n
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Cookpad Inc.<\/dd>\n
May 2012<\/dt>\n
Director and Executive Officer, Cookpad Inc.<\/dd>\n
Jul 2012<\/dt>\n
Director, Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2016<\/dt>\n
Executive Officer, Cookpad Inc. <\/dd>\n
Jun 2016<\/dt>\n
Director, Cookpad Limited (U.K.) (Current)<\/dd> \n
Oct 2023<\/dt>\n
Chief Executive Officer, Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\u200b\n \n\u200b\n
Morio Inukai
Chief Financial Officer<\/small><\/th>\n 		\n
\n
Oct 1995<\/dt>\n
Joined Asahi & Co. (Currently KPMG AZSA LLC)<\/dd>\n
Jul 2007<\/dt>\n
Joined Goldman Sachs Realty Japan Ltd.<\/dd>\n
Nov 2011<\/dt>\n
Joined Venture Republic Inc.<\/dd>\n
Jul 2016<\/dt>\n
Financial Vice President, Cookpad Inc.<\/dd>\n
Nov 2016<\/dt>\n
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n
Sep 2023<\/dt>\n
Director, Cookpad Limited (U.K.) (Current) (Current)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2024<\/dt>\n
Director, Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\u200b
Kenta Sueyoshi<\/th>\n \n
\n
Apr 2013<\/dt>\n
Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.<\/dd>\n
Jul 2017<\/dt>\n
Joined WeWork Japan LLC.<\/dd>\n
May 2021<\/dt>\n
Joined Cookpad Inc.<\/dd>\n
Jan 2022<\/dt>\n
Head of Shopping Business Division (Current)<\/dd>\n
Aug 2025<\/dt>\n
Excecutive Officer, Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Rebecca Rippin<\/th>\n \n
\n
Mar 1990<\/dt>\n
Joined Mediterranean Savings Bank Venture Capital\n Division<\/dd>\n
Jun 1993<\/dt>\n
Joined The Fundaci\u00f3n Cavanilles<\/dd>\n
Jun 1995<\/dt>\n
Joined The University of Alicante International\n Relations<\/dd>\n
Jan 2001<\/dt>\n
Founded ItyIs Siglo XXI, S.L.<\/dd>\n
Feb 2014<\/dt>\n
Chief Excecutive Officer, Cookpad Spain, S.L. (Current)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2021<\/dt>\n
Excecutive Officer, Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\u200b\n \n\u200b\n\u200b\n<\/table>\n\u200b\n

Directors<\/h2>\n\n \n \n
Akimitsu Sano<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Morio Inukai<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n<\/table>\n\u200b\n

Outside Directors<\/h2>\n\n \n \n \n
Jun Narimatsu<\/th>\n \n
\n
Apr 1996<\/dt>\n
Joined Hara Audit Corporation<\/dd>\n
May 1998<\/dt>\n
Joined Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)<\/dd>\n
Dec 2004<\/dt>\n
Seconded to the Listing Department of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.<\/dd>\n
Jan 2007<\/dt>\n
Joined the Company<\/dd>\n
Jun 2007<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Director<\/dd>\n
Jul 2007<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Executive Officer<\/dd>\n
Apr 2013<\/dt> \n
Founded Muuseo Inc. (currently NeuerGarten Inc.) as President and Representative Director (Incumbent at NeuerGarten Inc.)<\/dd>\n
May 2013<\/dt>\n
Joined Nyle Inc. as Outside Auditor<\/dd>\n
Oct 2013<\/dt>\n
Joined RareJob, Inc. as Outside Auditor<\/dd>\n
Dec 2013<\/dt>\n
Joined Healios K.K. as Outside Auditor<\/dd>\n
May 2015<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Outside Director serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee of Nyle Inc.<\/dd>\n
Nov 2015<\/dt>\n
Joined Wantedly, Inc. as Outside Director serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee (Incumbent)<\/dd>\n
Jun 2016<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Outside Director serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee of RareJob, Inc. (Incumbent)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2017<\/dt>\n
Joined Cross Marketing Group Inc. as Outside Director serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee (Incumbent)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2018<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Outside Director of Healios K.K.<\/dd>\n
Mar 2018<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Outside Director of Nyle Inc.<\/dd>\n
Mar 2025<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Outside Director serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee of Nyle Inc. (Incumbent)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2026<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Outside Director of Metaplanet, Inc. (Incumbent)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2026<\/dt>\n
Joined the Company as Director (Incumbent)<\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\u200b\n
\n Trang Diep Kieu Le
\n (commonly called Christy Trang Le)<\/sma11>\n <\/th>\n 		\n
\n
Feb 2006<\/dt>\n
Joined HSBC Bank(Vietnam) Ltd.<\/dd>\n
Dec 2007<\/dt>\n
Joined Leading Business Club(Vietnam)<\/dd>\n
Sep 2011<\/dt>\n
Joined Mckinsey and Company Incorporated USA<\/dd>\n
Dec 2012<\/dt>\n
Joined Misfit Wearables Corporation as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer<\/dd>\n
Jan 2016<\/dt>\n
Joined Fossil Vietnam Limited Liability Company as Managing Director<\/dd>\n
Mar 2018<\/dt>\n
Joined Facebook Vietnam as Country Director<\/dd>\n
Nov 2019<\/dt>\n
Joined Harrison-AI Pty Ltd as President of Vietnam (Current)<\/dd>\n
Apr 2020<\/dt>\n
Joined Arevo Inc. as Chief Financial Officer and General Manager Vietnam<\/dd>\n
Mar 2023<\/dt>\n
Outside Director for Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n
Apr 2023<\/dt>\n
Co-founded Hestya Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\u200b\n
Matsukane Imai<\/th>\n \n
\n
Sep 2002<\/dt>\n
Joined Sony Corporation<\/dd>\n
Jun 2006<\/dt>\n
Founded Majides, Inc. and assumed office as Representative Director and CEO<\/dd>\n
Jun 2009<\/dt>\n
Co-founded Gengo, Inc. as Director and CTO<\/dd>\n
Mar 2015<\/dt>\n
Appointed as Representative Director and CEO<\/dd>\n
Jan 2019<\/dt>\n
Joined Lionbridge Technologies, LLC as head of Gengo Team<\/dd>\n
Apr 2020<\/dt>\n
Co-founded Shizen Capital LLC as Representative Employee (Current)<\/dd>\n
Mar 2024<\/dt>\n
Outside Director for Cookpad Inc. (Current)<\/dd>\n\n <\/dl>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\u200b\n<\/table>\n\n<\/table>\n\u200b","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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