Kentaro Kawabe

Chairperson and Representative Director
figure : Kentaro Kawabe

As of October 1, 2023

September 1999 CEO, Dennotai Corporation
August 2000 Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation), Yahoo! JAPAN Mobile Producer
May 2009 Representative Director, GyaO Corporation (currently GYAO Corporation)
April 2012 Corporate Officer, Chief Operating Officer (COO), President of Media Business Group, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
July 2012 Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Head of Media Service Company, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
April 2018 Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
June 2018 President and Representative Director, President Corporate Officer, CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
September 2018 Board Director, SoftBank Corp.
October 2019 President and Representative Director, President Corporate Officer CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Yahoo Japan Corporation
January 2020 Director, ZOZO, Inc.
March 2021 President and Representative Director, Co-CEO, Z Holdings Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
June 2021 Board Director, SoftBank Group Corp.
April 2022 Director, Yahoo Japan Corporation
April 2023 Chairperson and Representative Director, Z Holdings Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
October 2023 Chairperson and Representative Director, LY Corporation (to present)
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