Following 10 years of experience in banking and consulting firms, Mr. Inoue has served in CXO roles at operating companies for over 15 years. Over the past decade, he has driven the growth strategies of private equity portfolio companies, with a particular focus on multi-location, people-centric businesses. His core strength lies in leveraging data and building structural frameworks to unlock the capabilities of pre-investment employees, leading to rapid value creation. His major career history is as follows:

2009:

Executive Officer and CFO, Watami no Kaigo Co., Ltd.

2012:

Head of Business Development, Halmek Holdings Co., Ltd, and President, Representative Director, and COO of Halmek Ventures, Inc.

2018:

Managing Executive Officer and CSO, HITOWA Holdings Co., Ltd.

2021:

Senior Executive, Bain Capital Japan, and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kirindo Co., Ltd.

2022:

Executive Vice President and COO, Francfranc Corporation

2025:

President, Representative Director, and Executive Officer, Francfranc Corporation

May 2026:

Appointed President and Representative Director of the Company

Graduated from Waseda University. Completed a Master of Public Administration (MPA) at Syracuse University and an MSc at London Business School. Born in 1975