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Profile: Kentaro Kawabe

As of July 1, 2023

Kentaro Kawabe

Chairperson and Representative Director,
Z Holdings Corporation

  • September 1999:
  • CEO, Dennotai Corporation
  • August 2000:
  • Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently Z Holdings 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 Z Holdings Corporation)
  • July 2012:
  • Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Head of Media Service Company, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently Z Holdings Corporation)
  • April 2018:
  • Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently Z Holdings Corporation)
  • June 2018:
  • President and Representative Director, President Corporate Officer, CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently Z Holdings 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
  • June 2021:
  • Board Director, SoftBank Group Corp.
  • April 2022:
  • Director, Yahoo Japan Corporation (to present)
  • April 2023:
  • Chairperson and Representative Director, Z Holdings Corporation (to present)