Cookpad Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Cookpad's CEO is Akimitsu Sano, appointed in Oct 2023, has a tenure of 2.92 years. directly owns 64.81% of the company’s shares, worth $39.04M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.5 years and 2.5 years respectively.
Key information
Akimitsu Sano
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 2.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 64.8% |
| Management average tenure | 5.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Akimitsu Sano (53 yo)
Mr. Akimitsu Sano Founded Cookpad Inc. in 1997 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since October 2023 and also served its Executive Officer since 2016 until October 2023 and serves as its Chairman. Mr...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 2.9yrs | no data | 64.81% $ 39.0m | |
| CFO, Executive Officer & Director | 9.8yrs | no data | 0.051% $ 30.6k | |
| Executive Officer | 5.5yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: CKPD.Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 15.3yrs | no data | 64.81% $ 39.0m | |
| CFO, Executive Officer & Director | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.051% $ 30.6k | |
| Outside Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 3.5yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: CKPD.Y's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/16 05:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/08/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Cookpad Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 0 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 |
|---|---|
| Yosuke Tomimatsu | BofA Global Research |
| Taro Ishihara | Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. |
| Takahiro Kazahaya | Deutsche Bank |