Company Profile

（As of April 3, 2025）

Company Name	World Co., Ltd.
Locations	Kobe Head Office 6-8-1, Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-8585, Japan TEL: +81-78-302-3111 Google Map Tokyo Office WORLD Kita-Aoyama Bldg., 3-5-10, Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8526, Japan Google Map
Date of Establishment	January 13, 1959
Paid-in Capital	6 billion yen
Members of the Board	Representative Director of the Board Nobuteru Suzuki Member of the Board Keiichi Nakabayashi Member of the Board Mitsuyoshi Hatasaki Outside Member of the Board Hidehiko Aoki Outside Member of the Board Hideya Sato Outside Member of the Board Hayuru Tsutsumi Member of the Board（Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee） Naoteru Matsuzawa Outside Member of the Board（Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee） Kanae Fukushima Outside Member of the Board（Member of Audit & Supervisory Committee） Naoko Tomita
Executive Officers	Representative Director of the Board President and Executive Officer Nobuteru Suzuki Member of the Board Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Keiichi Nakabayashi Group Managing Executive Officer Shinichi Nishikawa President of World Platform Service Co., Ltd. Chairman of MC Fashion Co., Ltd. President of ASPLUND Co., Ltd. Chairman of World Fashion（Shanghai）Co., Ltd. President of World Lifestyle Creation Co., Ltd. Group Managing Executive Officer Ushio Ogawa President of World Investment Network Co., Ltd. President of Fashion-Co-Lab. Co., Ltd. Group Managing Executive Officer Seiichi Uchiyama Executive General Manager of Middle Lower Brand Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. President of Arcus International Co., Ltd. Group Managing Executive Officer Hiroyuki Kaku Executive General Manager of Middle Upper Brand Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. Senior Manager of the Creative Management Center of World Co., Ltd. President of Explorers Tokyo Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Emiko Yagi Senior Manager of the SDGs Promotion Division of World Co., Ltd. Deputy General Manager of Group Management Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. Senior Manager of Group Human Resources Management Division of World Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Yoichiro Ono Executive General Manager of Group Management Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. Senior Manager of Corporate Governance Division of World Co., Ltd. Chairman of World Taiwan Fashion Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Toshinori Muranishi Deputy General Manager of Group Management Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. Senior Manager of Business Management Division of World Co., Ltd. Senior Manager of Group Operations Management Division of World Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Reiko Yoshida Senior Manager of Overseas Business Development Division of World Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Yoshihiko Fujiwara Executive General Manager of the Digital Solution Business Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Daisuke Hirano Executive General Manager of the Circular Business Headquarters of World Co., Ltd. President of Tinpanalley Co., Ltd. President of ＆Bridge Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Shuji Ozeki Vice President of World Platform Service Co., Ltd. President of World Store Partners Co., Ltd. Vice President of Fashion-Co-Lab Co., Ltd. Senior Manager of Digital Retail Promotion Office, Brand Division of World Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Hideki Tsuchiya Vice President of World Platform Service Co., Ltd. President of World Production Partners Co., Ltd. President of Idiom Co., Ltd. Chairman of WP2 (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Noriyuki Maruyama President of Feels International Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Yoshiko Sasaki President of Hirofu Co., Ltd. Group Executive Officer Hideyuki Kizu Vice President of World Lifestyle Creation Co., Ltd. President of Lifestyle Innovation Co., Ltd.
Business	Management and related operations as the holding company overseeing the Group’s brand, investment, digital and platform Business.
Number of Employees (Consolidated)	7,225(as of February 28, 2025)
Closing Date of Accounts	End of February
Major Banks	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation MUFG Bank, Ltd. Mizuho Bank, Ltd.