Money Forward, Inc. announces the appointment of the following five new executive officers to strengthen the group’s management structure.
■New Executive Officers
| Name |
| Chiaki Ishihara |
| New Position *Appointed effective July 1, 2023. |
| Group Executive Officer and CHO (Chief Human Officer), Head of DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) |
| Profile |
| Chiaki Ishihara joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC in 2012 and registered as a Japanese CPA in 2015. She joined Money Forward, Inc., in 2016, where she was involved in IPO preparation. After the IPO, she was engaged in the international public offerings, section transfer from Mothers to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and led the sustainability project as Division Manager of Corporate Planning Division and Head of IR. In 2021, she moved to HR and has led the project to revise the human resource policies as General Manager of People Forward Department. |
| Name |
| Nana Nagai |
| New Position *Appointed effective July 1, 2023. |
| Group Executive Officer, Money Forward Vietnam Co., Ltd. CEO |
| Profile |
| Nana Nagai started her career at Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2005, and later became a member of the startup team at Randstad Japan. In 2014, she relocated to Southeast Asia and served as an executive officer in charge of marketing at Evolable Asia Vietnam (now Hybrid Technologies). After moving to Rakuten Singapore, she lead the launch of new business for app service providers. She joined Money Forward Vietnam as COO in 2021 and was appointed as CEO in 2022. Nana holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Nanyang Technological University. |
| Name |
| Shinji “Sandy” Kimura |
| New Position *Appointed effective June 1, 2023. |
| Group Executive Officer, Head of Global Strategy and Money Forward America CEO |
| Profile |
| Sandy Kimura joined Sony Corp in 2001 and started his career in the accounting function. Later he started his own web agency, and then in 2011 joined Rakuten Inc., as part of the global M&A and corporate development function. In 2012 he was dispatched to Rakuten Germany to manage the EU Ecommerce operations, and then in 2016 moved to the US to be the Chief Strategy Officer of Rakuten Americas to lead their M&A and partnerships. He joined Money Forward America in 2022 to lead the group’s global strategy. |
| Name |
| Seiichiro Shimamura |
| New Position *Appointed effective June 1, 2023. |
| Company Executive Officer, Money Forward Business Company CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) |
| Profile |
| Seiichiro Shimamura joined AIG in 1990. After gaining experience in marketing planning and operations, he was promoted to Assistant Vice President in 2010, and Vice President in 2012. In 2013, he joined Asurion and was assigned the role of Vice President for the Japanese Division. During his time at Asurion, he held various positions in leading negotiations with clients and corporate strategies. He joined Money Forward, Inc., in 2023. |
| Name |
| Masayuki Matsuhisa |
| New Position *Appointed effective June 1, 2023. |
| Group Executive Officer, CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) |
| Profile |
| Masayuki Matsuhisa joined Hewlett-Packard Japan in 1997 and oversaw system development business mainly for large banks. In 2011, he was transferred to Hewlett-Packard Singapore as a project director, responsible for IT projects in Asian countries. In 2016, he returned to Japan and joined Amazon Web Services Japan. As General Manager of the Financial Solutions Division, he focused on cloud adoption in the financial services industry. He joined Money Forward, Inc., in 2023. |
■ About Money Forward Inc.
Name： Money Forward, Inc.
Location： 21F Tamachi Station Tower S, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023
Representative： Yosuke Tsuji, Representative Director, President and CEO
Establishment： May 2012
Overview： Leading Fintech/SaaS company in Japan / Listed on Prime Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
URL： https://corp.moneyforward.com/en
Main Services：
“Money Forward Cloud”, SaaS platform for back-office operation https://biz.moneyforward.com/
“Money Forward ME”, a service to visualize personal finance https://moneyforward.com/
*All company names and product/service names (including logos) are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact
Public Relations: pr@moneyforward.co.jp