YaokoLtd Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
YaokoLtd's CEO is Sumito Kawano, appointed in Apr 2013, has a tenure of 12.5 years. directly owns 1.84% of the company’s shares, worth €41.99M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.6 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
Sumito Kawano
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 12.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.8% |
| Management average tenure | 3.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Sumito Kawano (50 yo)
Mr. Sumito Kawano is President and Representative Director of Blue Zones Holdings Co. Ltd. Mr. Kawano serves as the President at Yaoko Co., Ltd. since April 2013 and serves as Chief Executive Officer.Mr....
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Board | 44.4yrs | JP¥290.00m | 1.73% € 39.3m | |
| President | 12.5yrs | JP¥100.00m | 1.84% € 42.0m | |
| Senior MD | 12.5yrs | no data | 0.015% € 346.7k | |
| MD, GM of Sales Division | 3.6yrs | no data | 0.0052% € 117.5k | |
| GM of Development Division | 9.8yrs | no data | 0.0012% € 28.0k | |
| Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & General Manager of Corporate Planning Department | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & General Manager of Fresh Food Department | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & General Manager of SPA Development Department | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Grocery Department & Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 5FV's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Board | 44.4yrs | JP¥290.00m | 1.73% € 39.3m | |
| President | 16.3yrs | JP¥100.00m | 1.84% € 42.0m | |
| Senior MD | 17.3yrs | no data | 0.015% € 346.7k | |
| MD, GM of Sales Division | 10.3yrs | no data | 0.0052% € 117.5k | |
| GM of Development Division | 8.3yrs | no data | 0.0012% € 28.0k | |
| Independent External Director | 10.3yrs | no data | 0.00098% € 22.3k | |
| External Auditor | 8.3yrs | no data | 0.0017% € 39.2k | |
| External Auditor | 5.3yrs | no data | 0.00098% € 22.3k | |
| External Auditor | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Outside Independent Director | 3.3yrs | no data | 0.00049% € 11.2k | |
| Chairman of Auditor | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0066% € 150.9k |
Experienced Board: 5FV's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/01 09:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Blue Zones Holdings Co.,Ltd. is covered by 8 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. |
| Emiri Shigeoka | Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. |
| Seiichiro Samejima | Ichiyoshi Research Institute Inc. |