Shinichi Takano

Shinichi is a Graduate of Tohoku University's Faculty of Law. After working at Recruit Co., Ltd., in Personnel and Public Relations (directly under the founder, Mr. Hiromasa Ezo), he was transferred to Cosmos Initia Co., Ltd., (formerly Recruit Cosmos Co., Ltd.) to work on its IPO project. There he served as a manager in the real estate distribution and leasing business, concurrently being the Group Strategy Office Manager and General Manager of the HR Group. He played a central role in the company's IPO, created a management department, made the real estate leasing business profitable after the burst of Japan's bubble economy, and contributed to Japan's first business revitalization ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) after The Great Recession (The Financial Crisis of 2007-2008). In 2010, he joined Gyosei Corporation and reorganized the company as Corporate Officer and General Manager of the headquarters of management during a long-term decline in sales and profit. After leaving Gyosei in 2015, Shinichi became a Director of Nihon Kotsu Co., Ltd. (resigned in August 2019) and a Non-Executive Director of TSUKURUBA Inc. In October 2021, he was appointed as Corporate Auditor.