Management
A management board comprising a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Quality Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer holds responsibility for the overall management of the firm.
The CEO heads this board and is the firm’s representative, the CQO is responsible for the firm’s overall quality control procedures, the COO is responsible for client services, while the CFO is responsible for planning and accounting, human resources and information systems.
Currently the four board members are:
| Chief Executive Officer | : Hideo Takaura |
| Chief Quality Officer | : Koji Hatsukawa |
| Chief Operating Officer | : Akira Yamate |
| Chief Financial Officer | : Katsunori Sasayama |
Oversight Board
The mission of the Oversight Board is to oversee the strategy and activities of the firm’s management to ensure that a transparent system of governance is implemented. The Oversight Board consists of five partners and also invites appropriate independent advisers to participate. Supporting the Oversight Board’s activities are the Partner Evaluation Committee, the Audit Committee, which is responsible for the internal auditing of the firm’s business operations, the Nomination Committee, which identifies candidates for the position of CEO, and the Risk and Quality (R&Q) Committee, which independently reviews the firm’s quality and risk related issues.
