Our Executives

(As of May 27, 2026)
Directors Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Board Members Skills Matrix Executive Officers

Directors (5 people)

Yasuaki Yamanishi
Chairman and Representative Director
Yasuaki Yamanishi
Biography
Main career history
  • Dec. 1977 Joined the Company
  • May 1981 Director of the Company
  • May 1982 Managing Director of the Company
  • Apr. 1984 Senior Managing Director of the Company
  • May 1988 Representative Senior Managing Director of the Company
  • May 1991 Deputy President and Representative Director of the Company
  • Mar. 1993 President and Representative Director of the Company
  • Apr. 2025 Chairman and Representative Director of the Company (current position)
Shigeki Machida
President and Representative Director
Shigeki Machida
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1991 Joined the Company
  • Jun. 2013 Executive Officer and Department Manager of Kyushu zone of the Company
  • Feb. 2014 Executive Officer and Clothing Business Department Manager of the Company
  • May 2021 Director and Corporate Planning Department Manager of the Company
  • Mar. 2022 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and Corporate Planning Department Manager of the Company
  • Mar. 2023 Deputy President and Director of the Company
  • Apr. 2025 President and Representative Director of the Company (current position)
Daisuke Yamanishi
Deputy President and Director
Daisuke Yamanishi
Biography
Main career history
  • Aug. 2005 Joined the Company
  • Sep. 2017 General Affairs Department Manager of the Company
  • Mar. 2020 Executive Officer and Chuo Business Department Manager of the Company
  • Mar. 2021 Executive Officer and Operating Process Reform Division Manager of the Company
  • Mar. 2022 Senior Executive Officer and Administration Division Manager of the Company
  • May 2023 Director and Corporate Planning Division Manager of the Company
  • Apr. 2025 Deputy President and Director of the Company (current position)
Hideki Tahara
Director
Hideki Tahara
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1991 Joined The Sumitomo Bank, Limited (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
  • Apr. 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager of Public Relations Department of SMBC, and Executive Officer and General Manager of Public Relations Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
  • Apr. 2022 Executive Officer and Deputy Head of Corporate Advisory Division of SMBC
  • May 2024 Senior Managing Executive Officer and Administration Division Manager of the Company
  • May 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Administration Division Manager of the Company (currently position)
Takayuki Aoki
Director
Takayuki Aoki
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1990 Joined Sumitomo Corporation
  • Oct. 2019 General Manager of the Real Estate Investment & Development Department of Sumitomo Corporation
  • Apr. 2024 Managing Executive Officer, Development Division Vice Manager and Tenant Division Manager of the Company
  • Apr. 2025 Managing Executive Officer and Development Division Manager of the Company
  • May 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer and Development Division Manager of the Company (currently position)

Outside Director (4 people)

Masahiro Nishikawa
Director (Outside Director / Independent Director)
Masahiro Nishikawa
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1972 Joined NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 1979 Director of NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
  • Mar. 1985 Senior Managing Director of NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
  • Oct. 1986 Representative Director President & Chief Executive Officer of NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2006 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Utsumiya Co., Ltd. (current position)
  • Jun. 2017 Representative Director Chairman of NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
  • May 2023 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
  • Apr. 2025 Chairman of NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD (current position)
Izumi Yano
Director (Outside Director / Independent Director)
Izumi Yano
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1996 Lecturer of Faculty of Commercial Sciences of Hiroshima Shudo University
  • Apr. 2015 Professor of the Faculty of Commercial Sciences of Hiroshima Shudo University (current position)
  • Apr. 2020 Vice President of Hiroshima Shudo University Head of Center for the Co-Creation of Hiroshima's Future of Hiroshima Shudo University Director (current position) and Councilor of SHUDO GAKUEN
  • Apr. 2022 President of Hiroshima Shudo University (current position)
  • Jun. 2023 Director of The Hiroshima Shinkin Bank (current position)
  • May 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Naomi Aoyama
Director (Outside Director / Independent Director)
Naomi Aoyama
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1989 Joined Toshiba Corporation
  • Apr. 2000 Joined eLife Inc., General Manager of New Business Development Department
  • Jun. 2004 Established Stylebis Inc., Representative Director (current position)
  • May 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current position)
  • Aug. 2022 Outside Director of ASKUL Corporation
  • May 2023 Visiting Professor at iU Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (current position)
Takeshi Kamigochi
Director (Outside Director / Independent Director)
Takeshi Kamigochi
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1987 Joined Nippon Lever (currently Unilever Japan)
  • Mar. 1999 CFO of Nippon Lever
  • Jan. 2003 Senior Vice President of Finance, Unilever Asia Food Division
  • Apr. 2006 President and Representative Director, COO and Vice President of Finance (Japan & Korea) of Unilever Japan
  • Apr. 2012 Senior Vice President, Store Operations Division of Walmart Japan (Seiyu)
  • May 2015 CEO of Walmart Japan
  • Apr. 2018 CEO, Global Consumer Goods Division of Sunstar Suisse SA
  • Jul. 2021 Executive Fellow, Corporate Management Division of J-OIL MILLS, INC.
  • Jun. 2022 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Oils and Fats Business Division of J-OIL MILLS, INC.
  • Jul. 2023 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, COO of J-OIL MILLS, INC.
  • Jul. 2025 Advisor of J-OIL MILLS, INC. (current position)
  • Jul. 2025 Outside Director of JTB Corp. (current position)
  • May. 2026 Executive Vice President and Representative Director of MANDOM CORPORATION, Global COO (Global Chief Operating Officer)
    Japan COO (Japan Chief Operating Officer) (current position)
  • May. 2026 Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Audit & Supervisory Board members (3 people)

Hideaki Hisanaga
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)
Hideaki Hisanaga
Biography
Main career history
  • Apr. 1984 Joined the Company
  • Nov. 2010 General Manager of the Company's Takamatsu store
  • Oct. 2012 Department Manager of Chuo and Sanin zones of the Company
  • Sep. 2017 Kaizen Promotion Department Manager of the Company
  • Jun. 2021 General Manager of Yumesaito of the Company
  • Mar. 2023 Associate Director of Audit & Supervisory Board Member's Office of the Company
  • May 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position)
Tomoko Horikawa
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position)
Tomoko Horikawa
Biography
Main career history
  • Oct. 1991 Certified public accountant, joined Century Audit Corporation
  • Mar. 1999 Retired from Century Audit Corporation Joined Chugoku Mokuzai Co., Ltd., Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)
  • Apr. 2012 Managing Director, Division Manager of the Corporate Planning Division, and General Manager of President's Office
  • Feb. 2015 President (current position)
  • May 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company(current position)
  • Oct. 2022 Chairman and Representative Director of the Board of Chugoku Mokuzai Co., Ltd. (current position)
Hirotaka Okada
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside Auditor / Independent Auditor)
Hirotaka Okada
Biography
Main career history
  • Jul. 2009 District Director of Takehara Tax Office
  • Jul. 2014 Chief Internal Inspector, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau, Commissioner's Secretariat of the National Tax Agency
  • Jul. 2016 Assistant Regional Commissioner, Large Enterprise and Criminal Investigation Department, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau
  • Jul. 2017 Retired from Large Enterprise and Criminal Investigation Department, Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau
  • Aug. 2017 Established a tax accountant office (current position)
  • May 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company(current position)

Skill Matrix

Areas of Expertise and Experience of Our Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
A ● indicates areas in which the respective Director or Audit & Supervisory Board Member has expertise or experience.
To ensure that the Board of Directors possesses a balanced mix of knowledge and experience necessary to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term, the Company has established a skills matrix to visualize the functions and effectiveness of the Board.
The skills attributed to each Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member have been determined based on a comprehensive assessment of their background, professional experience, and roles and responsibilities on the Company's Board of Directors.

Skill Matrix

* The table above is not an exhaustive list of the expertise and experience of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members of the Company.

The skills the Company expects Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members to have been as follows.

Area Details
1) Business management and management strategy High level of knowledge and practical experience in corporate management that can be utilized in making management decisions and formulating and executing medium- and long-term strategies
2) Distribution and retail Ability to leverage knowledge of the distribution and retail sectors, which are our lines of business, to make decisions that help strengthen competitiveness and create customer value
3) Financial and capital policy Expertise that can be utilized in making management decisions which take capital efficiency and financial soundness into consideration and in formulating and supervising appropriate capital policy
4) Personnel and organizational development Expertise related to human capital development and organizational development that can be utilized in strengthening human capital strategy and the organizational foundations that support sustainable growth
5) Governance risk management and legal affairs Expertise that can be utilized in demonstrating appropriate supervisory and control functions through legal compliance and enhancement of risk management systems
6) Sustainability Expertise that can be utilized in making management decisions which take ESG issues into consideration and contribute to sustainable business operations and harmony with local communities
7) Promotion of DX and AI Expertise that can be utilized in driving business process re-engineering and creating new business opportunities through the use of digital technologies

Executive Officers (20)

Name Position
Masamichi Yamano Senior Executive Officer Izumi Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director, Youme Mart Kumamoto Co., Ltd.
Atsushi Kobayashi Senior Executive Officer and Sales Division Manager
Kozo Okubo Senior Executive Officer and Planning Division Manager
Tadatoshi Yanai Senior Executive Officer and Food Division Manager
Keishi Okamoto Executive Officer and Information System Division Manager
Tomohiro Kawasaki Executive Officer and Group SM Sales Division Manager
Kojiro Sanada Executive Officer and Lifestyle Division Manager
Kenji Miura Executive Officer and Developer Division Vice Manager
Kiminari Taira Executive Officer and Corporate Planning Department Manager
Taiko Miyatsugu Executive Officer and Personnel Department Manager
Name Position
Mutsuo Abe Executive Officer, and Delica Business Department Manager
Tomohiro Teramoto Executive Officer and Fresh Food Department Manager
Manabu Tanabe Executive Officer and Operation Management Department Manager
Hideki Umeda Executive officer and Grocery Department Manager
Shin Katayama Executive Officer and Chain Store Management (CSM)
Promotion Department Manager
Naoko Tomachi Executive Officer and Group Corporate Management Department Manager
Shinsaku Hirose Executive Officer and President and Representative Director of Izumi Food Service Co., Ltd.
Susumu Mizoguchi Executive Officer, Izumi Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director, Dailymart Co., Ltd.
Hideo Kochiyama Executive Officer, Izumi Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director, Youme Mart Kitakyushu Co., Ltd.
Ryuichi Kimura Executive Officer, Lifestyle Division Transformation Project Leader

Company Information

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