Investor Relations
Investor Relations

Management Team

Directors, Audit and Supervisory Board Members and Executive Officers

CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

Representative Director and President Takeshi Masumoto
Directors Maki Sakamoto
Yoko Tajima (Masumoto)
Shinya Matsuda
Director
(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)		 Toyokazu Kawada
Directors
(Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)		 Sadayoshi Yamamoto
Masahide Teraishi

Curves Japan Co., Ltd.Curves Japan Co., Ltd. website

Representative Director and Chairman Takeshi Masumoto
Director and President Maki Sakamoto
Director and Vice President Yoko Tajima (Masumoto)
Audit and Supervisory Board Member Toyokazu Kawada
Managing Executive Officers Masanori Murakami
Tomoko Yotsukura
Daisuke Kato
Hikaru Saito
Yumeji Nakauchi

HIGHSTANDARD Co., LTD.HIGHSTANDARD Co., LTD. webiste

Representative Director and Chairman Takeshi Masumoto
Director and President Yasushi Suzuki
Directors Maki Sakamoto
Audit and Supervisory Board Member Toyokazu Kawada

Skills Matrix

Skills Matrix

Directors/Audit and Supervisory Board Members

Takeshi Masumoto

Representative Director and President, CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.,
Representative Director and Chairman, Curves Japan Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and Chairman, HIGHSTANDARD Co., LTD.

Career Summary

Message from the President

Takeshi Masumoto

Representative Director and President, CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and Chairman, Curves Japan Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and Chairman, HIGHSTANDARD Co., LTD.

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 16, 1964

March 1988
Graduated in Economics from the School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University
June 1989
Joined Venture Link Co., Ltd.
July 2003
Appointed Representative Director and Vice President of Venture Link
February 2005
Appointed Representative Director of Curves Japan (current post)
October 2008
Resigned as Vice President and quit Venture Link
April 2011
Appointed Representative Director and President of Curves Holdings (current post)
May 2015
KOSHIDAKA HOLDINGS Co., LTD. Executive Officer
November 2020
Appointed Representative Director and Chairman of HIGHSTANDARD Co., LTD. (current post)

During an 18-year-long career as a management consultant, Masumoto incubated numerous new businesses and franchise chains and has a solid track record supporting new-business development at SMEs.
In 2004 Masumoto traveled to the United States, where he encountered Curves, 30-minute Fitness for Women, and promptly fell in love with its philosophy and business model. Through his warm friendship with Curves co-founder Gary Heavin, in February 2005 Masumoto gained the rights to develop Curves in Japan. Masumoto established Curves Japan, assuming the post of Representative Director. Since that time Masumoto has dedicated himself to broadening awareness of correct exercise habits and encouraging widespread adoption of the Curves workout.

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Maki Sakamoto

Director, CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Director and President, Curves Japan Co., Ltd.

A founding member of the Group, Maki Sakamoto is principally responsible for proposal and execution of location-opening strategy. He currently exercises his leadership skills as President of Curves Japan.

Yoko Tajima

Director, CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Director and Vice President, General Manager of Business Development Division, Curves Japan Co., Ltd.

A founding member of the Group, Ms. Tajima is principally responsible for duties such as chain management, personnel training and location operations. Her leadership drives the operations of a chain of 2,000 locations strong, employing 8,000 people.

Shinya Matsuda

Director, General Manager of Administration Division, CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

In his long former career in department-store management, Mr. Matsuda worked in accounting and finance, accumulating a wealth of experience and superior skills. His career is a succession of important posts at listed companies.

Toyokazu Kawada

Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

Mr.Toyokazu Kawada has extensive experiences and achievements including stock agency work at financial institutions as well as DX transformation, IR support, and ESG management support, etc. for listed companies in the consulting service industry.

Sadayoshi Yamamoto

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

CPA
President, Sadayoshi Yamamoto Certified Public Accounting Office
As a certified public accountant at a major auditing firm, Mr. Yamamoto has long worked in corporate auditing and has held a series of important post.

Masahide Teraishi

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), CURVES HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

Professor, Otsuma Women’s University
As a university professor, Prof. Teraishi conducts leading-edge research in corporate management. He has served in a series of important posts as Director and member of the audit and supervisory committees of listed companies.

Masanori Murakami

Managing Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of Business Development Division, Curves Japan Co., Ltd. (Officer responsible for sales, personnel planning and new business)

Tomoko Yotsukura

Managing Executive Officer,
Deputy General Manager of Business Development Division, Curves Japan Co., Ltd. (Officer responsible for First Mentor and knowledge management operations)

Daisuke Kato

Managing Executive Officer,
Deputy General Manager of Business Development Division, Curves Japan Co., Ltd. (Officer responsible for Third Mentor, business improvement and corporate club operations)

Hikaru Saito

Managing Executive Officer, Manager of Strategic Planning Department, Curves Japan Co., Ltd. (Officer responsible for advertising and marketing operations)

Yumeji Nakauchi

Managing Executive Officer, Manager of Product Planning Department, Curves Japan Co., Ltd. (Officer responsible for Franchise support and product planning operations)

Yasushi Suzuki

Director and President, HIGHSTANDARD Co., LTD.