GREE Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
GREE Holdings' CEO is Yoshikazu Tanaka, appointed in Dec 2004, has a tenure of 20.92 years. total yearly compensation is ¥114.00M, comprised of 21.1% salary and 78.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 64.75% of the company’s shares, worth $295.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 12.2 years and 9.7 years respectively.
Key information
Yoshikazu Tanaka
Chief executive officer
JP¥114.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 21.05% |
| CEO tenure | 20.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 64.7% |
| Management average tenure | 12.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.7yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥4b |
| Jun 30 2025 | JP¥114m | JP¥24m | JP¥1b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥2b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥5b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥2b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥5b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥8b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥9b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥9b |
| Jun 30 2023 | JP¥105m | JP¥30m | JP¥9b |
Compensation vs Market: Yoshikazu's total compensation ($USD743.05K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.29M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Yoshikazu's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Yoshikazu Tanaka (48 yo)
Mr. Yoshikazu Tanaka founded GREE Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as GREE, Inc.) in December 2004 and has been its Chairman since September 2014 and serves as President since October 2024. Mr. Tanaka has be...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 20.9yrs | JP¥114.00m | 64.75% $ 295.7m | |
| SVP, CFO | 6.1yrs | no data | 0.097% $ 442.5k | |
| SVP, CTO | 15.3yrs | no data | 1.09% $ 5.0m | |
| Sr. Executive Officer | 16.3yrs | no data | 0.21% $ 949.0k | |
| Senior VP | 8.2yrs | no data | 0.074% $ 338.6k | |
| Head of Game & Animation Business Division | 12.2yrs | no data | 0.16% $ 722.4k | |
| Senior Vice President | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: GREZ.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (12.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 20.9yrs | JP¥114.00m | 64.75% $ 295.7m | |
| SVP, CFO | 7.2yrs | no data | 0.097% $ 442.5k | |
| SVP, CTO | 20.4yrs | no data | 1.09% $ 5.0m | |
| Sr. Executive Officer | 12.2yrs | no data | 0.21% $ 949.0k | |
| Senior VP | 12.2yrs | no data | 0.074% $ 338.6k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 16.2yrs | no data | 0.027% $ 125.3k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 13.2yrs | no data | 0.0029% $ 13.3k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.2yrs | no data | 0.0018% $ 8.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: GREZ.F's board of directors are considered experienced (9.7 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/09 07:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/08/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
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
GREE Holdings, Inc. is covered by 22 analysts. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Keiichi Yoneshima | Barclays |
| Yosuke Tomimatsu | BofA Global Research |
| Soichiro Fukuda | Citigroup Inc |