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Representative Director and President, Chief Executive Officer
Yusuke TOYODA
Graduated from Tokyo University Graduate School of Engineering (specialization in Technology Management
for Innovation, member of Abe Laboratory) in 2012 and joined Goldman Sachs Securities Co., Ltd.
Developed and sold foreign exchange and credit-related financial products for the securities divison and
developed and made investments in megasolar projects for the strategic investment department. Made
investment decisions in a wide range of sectors for private equity fund Integral, joining group to
establish DIGITAL GRID in 2018. Became Representative Director and President (CEO) of DIGITAL GRID on
July 2, 2019.
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Director, Chief Operating Officer
Takuma CHIKAKIYO
Graduated from Tokyo University Graduate School of Engineering (specialization in Technology Management
for Innovation) and joined McKinsey & Co. in 2013, where he worked on projects such as energy-related
business in manufacturing industry, strategic planning, management reform and operational Improvement.
Seconded to power business of a domestic heavy engineering manufacturer in 2017, he returned to McKinsey
and joined DIGITAL GRID in 2019. Member of the Abe and Mogi Joint Laboratory, University of Tokyo. Spent
two months in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to study the economy of solar power systems in a desert environment
for government agency K.A.CARE. Appointed to the board of directors on August 23, 2019.
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Director - Chief Financial Officer
Takehisa SHIMADA
Graduated from Meiji University (Bachelor of Law) in 1993 and joined the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan,
Ltd. Joined Mitsubishi Tokyo Securities (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities) then Goldman
Sachs in 2004, becoming managing director, leading financial product development and corporate sales.
Managing director of investment banking at UBS Securities before joining DIGITAL GRID in April 2020.
Appointed to the board of directors on September 25, 2020.
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Director, Chief Technology Officer
Tatsuya KUROKAWA
Graduated from the graduate school of University of Tokyo’s School of Engineering in 2015 (specialized
in Technology Management for Innovation). Developed social network games and web media for DeNA Co.,
Ltd. Joined PKSHA Technology in 2017, focusing on the development of Dialog Engines and Automated
Response Systems. Joined DIGITAL GRID in August 2020 and developed the Digital Grid Platform. Appointed
to the Board of Directors on October 30, 2023.