USS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner / Engagement Partner
Job Titles:
- Corporate Auditor
- Corporate Auditor ( Outside )
As an attorney for many years, Mr. Jun Ogawa has many years of experience as an attorney and an extensive knowledge of legal matters. Mr. Ogawa contributes comments as required, from his professional standpoint as a lawyer, at the meetings of the Board of Directors and at the meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Auditor
- President
- Corporate Auditor ( Outside )
Mr. Miyake has many years of experience as a certified public accountant and expertise in the fields of finance and accounting. Mr. Miyake contributes comments as required, from his professional standpoint as a Certified Public Accountant, at the meetings of the Board of Directors and at the meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Auditor
- President
Mr. Goto has expertise concerning taxes and finance and experience working in key position at a government agency. Mr. Goto contributes comments as required, from his expertise as a tax accountant,at meetings of the Board of Directors and at the meetings of the Board of Corporate Auditors.
Job Titles:
- Partner / Engagement Partner
Job Titles:
- Officer of the Auction Operation Office and Manager of Tokyo Auction Site
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- President
- Representative Director
- President and Representative Director of USS Support Service Co., Ltd
Mr. Dai Seta has outstanding knowledge and accomplishments concerning the operation of auction sites and was the Manager of the Auction Operations Department. He has also served as the president of consolidated subsidiaries, ARBIZ Co., Ltd. that operates a recycling business, and USS Support Service Co., Ltd. that operates a finance business.To utilize Mr. Seta's outstanding management skills, he was named President, Representative Director and Chief Operating Officer in June 2019. Since then, he has performed the roles of decision-making and supervising business operations very well.
Job Titles:
- Junior Managing Director
- President and Representative Director of US Butsuryu Co., Ltd
Mr. Hiromitsu Ikeda has experience with the opening of new auction sites and the development of auction systems. He has considerable knowledge and accomplishments involving these systems and he acquired outstanding management skills at the Nagoya Office. He was elected a director in June 2004 to utilize these skills. As a Director, Mr. Ikeda was Manager of the Systems Office, Manager of the Tohoku Auction Site, Manager of the Osaka and Kobe Auction Sites, Manager of the Shikoku Auction Site, Junior Managing Director of HAA Kobe which was a consolidated subsidiary, and Manager of Nagoya and R-Nagoya Auction Site. He is currently Junior Managing Director and Manager of the Auction Operations Department, where he oversees the entire auto auction business. Mr. Ikeda has outstanding knowledge of USS business operations and management skills.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President / Officer of the Supervisory Office
- President and Representative Director of Reproworld Co., Ltd
Mr. Masafumi Yamanaka has expertise in the fields of accounting and finance and acquired outstanding management skills as Manager of the Finance Department and was elected a Director in June 2004 to utilize these skills. Mr. Yamanaka is currently Executive Vice President and Manager of the Supervisory Office. He supervises all administrative operations and uses his thorough knowledge of USS business operations for management activities. In June 2020, Mr. Yamanaka was named president of Reproworld Co., Ltd., which buys and sells accident-damaged vehicles.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Outside Director
- Director ( Outside )
- Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of CYBERDYNE, INC
Mr. Shinji Honda has many years of experience and extensive knowledge concerning corporate management. At a company with global operations, he was involved as a manager and director with management and the oversight of management, group management, medium and long-term growth strategies, ESG/SDGs, corporate planning and overseas operations.
After his election in June 2022 as an Outside Director, Mr. Honda has played an important role concerning the suitability of management decisions and the oversight of management. He used his extensive knowledge of corporate management and professional skills to provide extremely valuable advice and suggestions concerning the determination of business strategies and plans, the supervision of progress involving these strategies and plans, and other matters.
Shinji Honda mainly took charge of strategies and overseas businesses at the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited centered upon group management, corporate strategies, and management planning. He also led its transformations into a global company. Mr. Honda even oversaw all overseas businesses and put together company-wide management plans as well as medium to long-term growth and environmental strategies for Nisshin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- President
- Representative Director
Following his election as a Director in July 1982, Mr. Yukihiro Ando was involved as a senior executive in the opening of new auto auction sites and the development of auto auction systems and was the Manager of the Nagoya Office. He became President and Representative Director in June 2006 and was named Chairman, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer in June 2019. In this position, Mr. Ando has used strong leadership and decision-making backed by many years of experience and accomplishments to oversee large capital expenditures and M&A deals in order to achieve consistent medium to long-term growth of earnings and corporate value.
Job Titles:
- Certified Accountant
- Certified Public Accountant
- Director
- Outside Director
- Representative
- Director ( Outside )
- Representative Director, COEING and COMPANY Inc
Ms. Nobuko Takagi is a certified public accountant who started her career performing auditing work at an auditing firm. She subsequently acquired experience at an M&A advisory firm and operating company involving the determination and implementation of M&A strategies. She is currently an independent management consultant where she provides advisory and other services for new business development for accomplishing long-term strategic goals, investment decisions and other matters.
Since being elected as an Outside Director in June 2018, she has taken advantage of this knowledge in giving advice on various issues in management in general, and thereby contributed to the enhancement of corporate value.
Nobuko Takagi worked in corporate auditing as a certified accountant before taking the lead on M&A projects at M&A advisory and business firms. She currently serves as an advisor on new business development and investment decisionmaking matters. Ms. Takagi possesses extensive experience and expert knowledge in finance, accounting, M&As, and new business development.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Outside Director
- Director ( Outside )
- President and Representative Director of Career & Life Supporters, Inc
Ms. Yoshiko Sasao successfully revitalized a company by using her own personnel development system as a managing director of Tepco Partners and subsequently acquired corporate management experience as a representative director. She has knowledge and experience as a manager in many industries with particular expertise involving the empowerment of women, working style reforms, diversity and human resource development.
After her election in June 2022 as an Outside Director, Ms. Sasao has played an important role concerning the suitability of management decisions and the oversight of management. She used her diverse experience and professional skills involving corporate management and human resources to provide extremely valuable advice and suggestions.
Yoshiko Sasao helped launch a variety of new businesses at Recruit Co., Ltd. before working on the corporate restructuring of Tepco Partners Co., Inc. through unique human resource development programs. She has broad knowledge on various corporate matters, such as diversity promotion, empowering women in the workplace, work-style reforms, and human resource development.
Job Titles:
- Manager of Kyushu and Fukuoka Auction Site / Executive Officer