SHIFT Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
SHIFT's CEO is Masaru Tange, appointed in Jan 2005, has a tenure of 21.08 years. total yearly compensation is ¥146.00M, comprised of 11.6% salary and 88.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 34.75% of the company’s shares, worth $382.15M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
Masaru Tange
Chief executive officer
JP¥146.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 11.64% |
| CEO tenure | 21.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 34.8% |
| Management average tenure | 6.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥9b |
| Aug 31 2025 | JP¥146m | JP¥17m | JP¥9b |
| May 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥8b |
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | JP¥7b |
| Nov 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | JP¥6b |
| Aug 31 2024 | JP¥108m | JP¥19m | JP¥5b |
Compensation vs Market: Masaru's total compensation ($USD941.41K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Masaru's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Masaru Tange (51 yo)
Mr. Masaru Tange is Outside Director of Interstellar Technologies Inc. Mr. Tange is a Venture Partner at DNX Ventures (formerly known as Draper Nexus Venture Partners). Mr. Tange founded Shift, Inc. in 200...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 21.1yrs | JP¥146.00m | 34.75% $ 382.2m | |
| Executive Officer and Section Manager of Public Relations & Investor Relations Unit | 4.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Officer & Director of Human Resources Division | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Executive Officer & Deputy General Manager of Business Division | 6.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer & Deputy General Manager of Business Division | 1.1yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SFTT.F's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | no data | JP¥146.00m | 34.75% $ 382.2m | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board | 7.3yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 116.2k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.3yrs | no data | 0.00078% $ 8.6k | |
| Director | 9.7yrs | no data | 0.88% $ 9.7m | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.3yrs | no data | 0.061% $ 671.7k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.3yrs | no data | 0.0016% $ 17.3k | |
| Independent Outside Director | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 2.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SFTT.F's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/02/20 07:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/11/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
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
SHIFT Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Yuki Kaneko | BofA Global Research |
| Moriya Koketsu | Citigroup Inc |
| Jun Kato | CLSA |