LY Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
LY's CEO is Takeshi Idezawa, appointed in Apr 2023, has a tenure of 2.75 years. total yearly compensation is ¥852.00M, comprised of 10.6% salary and 89.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth $341.16K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Takeshi Idezawa
Chief executive officer
JP¥852.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.56% |
| CEO tenure | 2.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥205b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥151b |
| Mar 31 2025 | JP¥852m | JP¥90m | JP¥153b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥118b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥107b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥127b |
| Mar 31 2024 | JP¥1b | JP¥90m | JP¥113b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥121b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥232b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | JP¥191b |
| Mar 31 2023 | JP¥179m | JP¥46m | JP¥179b |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥191b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥63b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | JP¥76b |
| Mar 31 2022 | JP¥64m | JP¥42m | JP¥77b |
Compensation vs Market: Takeshi's total compensation ($USD5.39M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.24M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Takeshi's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Takeshi Idezawa (52 yo)
Mr. Takeshi Idezawa serves as Part Time Director at PayPay Corporation. He had been Co-Chief Executive Officer at LY Corporation since March 1, 2021 until April 01, 2023 and serves as its President and CEO...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.8yrs | JP¥852.00m | 0.0019% $ 341.2k | |
| Group Chief Product Officer | 4.8yrs | JP¥299.00m | 0.42% $ 73.2m | |
| Executive Corporate Officer & CFO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Corporate Officer & Chief Global Investment Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Corporate Officer & CTO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Corporate Officer & CISO | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Managing Corporate Officer | no data | JP¥158.00m | no data | |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 11.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Officer & Executive VP | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Corporate Officer & Media Search Domain Lead | 9.8yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: YAHO.Y's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.8yrs | JP¥852.00m | 0.0019% $ 341.2k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 4.8yrs | JP¥16.00m | 0.000080% $ 14.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 6.6yrs | JP¥32.00m | 0.000080% $ 14.0k | |
| Representative Chairperson | 7.6yrs | JP¥347.00m | 0.012% $ 2.1m | |
| Auditor | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 4.8yrs | JP¥16.00m | 0.000080% $ 14.0k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 1.6yrs | JP¥13.00m | no data |
Experienced Board: YAHO.Y's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/19 06:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| 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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
LY Corporation is covered by 28 analysts. 12 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 |
| Yoshitaka Nagao | BofA Global Research |
| Keiichi Yoneshima | Citigroup Inc |