The Innovation Network Committee is an internal organization established in order to make objective and neutral decisions regarding the investment projects to be conducted by INCJ. In accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, the Committee is composed of INCJ representative directors and external directors. The corporate auditor also attends meetings of the Committee.
Management
Executive Management
| Chairman and CEO | Toshiyuki Shiga |
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| President and COO | Mikihide Katsumata |
| Member of the Board | Tetsuya Hamabe |
| Member of the Board | Michio Saito |
| Member of the Board | Shigeyuki Tsuchida |
| Member of the Board | Tetsuro Toyoda |
| Director | Takeshi Sekine |
| Executive Managing Director | Koichi Ashida |
| Executive Managing Director | Nobuyuki Nakano |
| External Director | Akio Mimura |
| External Director | Hideko Kunii |
| External Director | Hajime Tanahashi |
| External Director | Tetsuichiro Muto |
| External Director | Takashi Muraoka |
| Corporate Auditor | Hideo Takaura |
Innovation Network Committee
Innovation Network Committee Chairman
Akio Mimura
| Prior Experience | 1963 | Began employment with Fuji Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. |
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| 2000 | Managing Director of Nippon Steel Corp | |
| 2003 | President of Nippon Steel Corp. | |
| 2008 | Chairperson of Nippon Steel Corp. Director, Member of the Board and Senior Advisor of NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION |
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| 2013- | Senior Advisor, Honorary Chairperson of NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION | |
| 2005-2009 | Vice-Chairperson of Nippon Keidanren | |
| 2013- | Chairperson of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairperson of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
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| Education | 1963 | Graduated Tokyo University Economics Dept., Economics Faculty |
| 1972 | MBA at Harvard University |
Innovation Network Committee Deputy Chairman
Hideko Kunii
| Prior Experience | 1979-1985 | President of an American software venture company |
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| 1985-2002 | Director of Software Institute at Ricoh Company, Ltd. | |
| 1989-1995 | Head of Software Operations Division at Ricoh Company, Ltd. | |
| 2002-2008 | General Manager of Software R&D Headquarters at Ricoh Company, Ltd. | |
| 2002-2004 | Chairperson of Ricoh Software Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | |
| 2005-2008 | Corporate Senior Vice President of Ricoh Company, Ltd. | |
| 2008-2013 | Chairperson and Operating Officer at Ricoh Software (current name: Ricoh IT Solutions Co., Ltd.) | |
| 2013-2018 | Deputy President, Professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering Management | |
| 2018-Present | Visiting Professor at Shibaura Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering Management | |
| Education | 1973 | Masters in Physics at Ochanomizu University |
| 1976 | Masters in Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University | |
| 1983 | PhD at The University of Texas at Austin |
Innovation Network Committee Member
Hajime Tanahashi
| Prior Experience | 1992 | Admitted to the Bar in Japan. Joined law firm Mori Sogo. |
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| 1996 | Worked in the U.S., New York, with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. | |
| 1997 | Admitted to the New York Bar. Pursued legal work on venture enterprises in Palo Alto, California, with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. | |
| 2005-Present | Part-time Lecturer at Waseda Law School | |
| 2007-2016 | Part-time Lecturer at Kyoto University Law School | |
| 1998-Present | Responsible for mergers and acquisitions, investment questions and IPOs of Japanese and foreign companies. Currently a partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto | |
| Education | 1990 | Graduated Tokyo University Law Dept. |
| 1996 | Graduated Harvard University Law School |
Tetsuichiro Muto
| Prior Experience | 1981 | Head of Surgery at Omori Red Cross Hospital |
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| 1982 | Assistant Professor, First Department of Surgery at Tokyo University | |
| 1991 | Professor, First Department of Surgery at Tokyo University | |
| 1993 | Director of Tokyo University Branch Hospital | |
| 1996 | Tokyo University Medical Faculty Professor, Organ Transplantation Service | |
| 1999 | Vice-Director of The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR) Tokyo University Medical Department Professor Emeritus | |
| 2002 | Director of The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR | |
| 2005 | Director of Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR in Ariake (transfer) | |
| 2008 | Medical Director, Hospital Director Emeritus | |
| 2013-Present | Medical Director, Hospital Director Emeritus of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research | |
| Education | 1968 | MD in Clinical Medicine at Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine |
Takashi Muraoka
| Prior Experience | 1989-2000 | Sanwa Bank (currently The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.) |
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| 2000-2003 | Morgan Stanley | |
| 2003-2005 | Managing Director at Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan | |
| 2007-2011 | Managing Director at Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. Organ Transplantation Service | |
| 2013-2016 | Counselor at Financial Service Agency | |
| 2016 | Managing Partner at Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. | |
| Education | 1989 | Graduated Tokyo University, Faculty of Agriculture |
| 1994 | MBA at UCLA |
Statutory Auditor
Hideo Takaura
| Prior Experience | 1974 | Price Waterhouse Japan Firm (In 1983 formed as Aoyama Audit Corporation) |
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| 1979-1982 | Price Waterhouse Australia | |
| 1987 | Admitted to Price Waterhouse Japan Firm/Aoyama Audit Corporation | |
| 1993-1996/ 1999-2000 |
CEO of Price Waterhouse Japan Firm/Aoyama Audit Corporation | |
| 2000 | Merged with Chuo Audit Corporation, Vice Chairman of ChuoAoyama Audit Corporation | |
| 2006-2009 | Admitted to PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Chief Executive Officer | |
| Education | 1972 | Graduated Osaka City University, Commerce |
| 1977 | Registered as Japanese CPA (No. 5942) |