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Yosuke Kaneko started his career at SMBC Nikko Securities in the Capital Markets Division, where he was engaged in structuring equity financing transactions. In 2018, he transferred to the firm’s London office, where he was responsible for executing global IPOs and related mandates. He joined COVER Corporation in 2021, serving as the Head of Corporate Planning before being appointed as CFO and Office Manager in 2023. In 2025, he was appointed as Board Director.

Shuhei Ueda joined Imagineer Co., Ltd. as a new graduate but soon founded Gamepot Inc. in 2001. Ueda helped pioneer free-to-play games and was a leader during the dawn of online gaming before Gamepot went public in 2005. He then served as representative director at the Japanese subsidiary of AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. (now SOOP Co., Ltd), a major live streaming service in South Korea, as well as several other companies. He is currently a co-chairman of the Japan Online Game Association.

Kimiyuki Suda served as presidential secretary at Imagineer Co., Ltd. He then had roles in business planning at Softbank Group’s SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Broadmedia Corporations’ IPO, and was involved in the launch of Yahoo! BB, before overseeing the IPO and M&As (mergers and acquisitions) at the online game company Aeria Inc., where he served as CFO. He currently works as an advisor to a number of startup companies.

Yoichi Wada moved from Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. to SQUARE CO., LTD. in 2000 where he remained until 2016, even after the company's merger into SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., serving as CEO from 2001 to 2013. Since 2016, he has shifted gears to provide support for venture companies while concurrently serving as a director at multiple companies. He is a former chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association and the Copyright Committee at Keidanren, and received a Medal with Blue Ribbon in 2016.

Osamu Suzuki has held key positions including HR Manager at Intelligence, Inc.; Head of the CEO Office at CyberAgent, Inc.; Head of Global HR Development at GREE, Inc.; Director at SHIFT, Inc.; CHRO at Mirrativ, Inc.; and formerly Director and General Partner at DIMENSION, Inc., among other key roles. In 2013, he founded his own company, TOMORROW COMPANY INC./TMRRW, through which he serves as an advisor, outside director, and angel investor, supporting startups through IPOs and driving change management in listed companies.

After working at YOKOHAMA PETROLEUM Co., Ltd., Isao Miyajima joined ISA, Inc. in 1999, and later became Executive Officer at RECOMM Co., Ltd. in 2001. In 2006, he was appointed Director and Head of the Administration Division at Domino’s Pizza Japan, Inc. where he was responsible for overseeing their overall corporate management. He took on the roles of Director, Head of the Administration Department and CFO at Sindbad International Co., Ltd in 2012, before becoming Executive Officer at Tranzas, Inc. and then at Third Wave Exchange Co., Ltd. In 2019, he became an Auditor at Graph Co., Ltd and has now been in his current post at COVER Corporation as an Auditor since 2020, taking up the roles of Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member in 2024.

Chikako Ogura began working in 1995 at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, where she was involved in a wide range of areas including IPO support, M&A advisory work, and corporate restructuring and revitalization. In 2007, she established a consulting firm specializing in J-SOX implementation support and assumed the role of Representative Director before going on to serve as CFO for several venture companies, and eventually taking on the role of Executive Officer at BEAUTY GARAGE Inc. from 2019 to 2023. She has been in her current role as Auditor at COVER Corporation since 2021 and has held the roles of Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member since 2024.

After graduating from the Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan, he began his career at Frontier Management Inc. in 2009. From 2010, he gained experience at the Office of Masaaki Kakinuma, Member of the House of Representatives, before practicing at Torikai Law Office in 2011. In 2014, he co-founded Flag Law Office (now TH General Law Office) where he served as Managing Partner and, in the same year, became Representative Director of HT Properties Co., Ltd. He has been an Auditor at COVER Corporation since 2021 and has been serving as Director/Audit and Supervisory Committee Member since 2024.

Head of Domain of Supervision, Administration, General Affairs, Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property, Crisis Management. Certified public accountant. After working at an auditing firm, he was in charge of the administrative department of a start-up company before joining COVER Corporation in 2020. He was involved in starting up and expanding the corporate department.

Head of Domain of Supervision, Platform and Commerce. Daisuke Maeda was involved in launching several internet businesses at Sumitomo Corporation. Thereafter, he served as president of Soukai Drug Malaysia and MonotaRO Indonesia consecutively. After returning to Japan, he joined RAKSUL and was appointed Executive Officer for the sales division for printing and customer attraction. In 2024, he became a Senior Vice President at COVER Corporation.

Head of Domain of Supervision, VTuber Production. Shigeki Hayashi was involved in game development and operations, and has held management positions such as Art Director and General Producer at Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. and COLOPL, Inc., while working on a number of major game titles. He joined COVER Corporation in 2022 as the head of the Creative Production Department and was appointed as an Senior Vice President in 2025.