Kentaro Kawabe
Chairperson and Representative Director
As of October 1, 2025
| September 1999 | CEO, Dennotai Corporation |
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| August 2000 | Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation), Yahoo! JAPAN Mobile Producer |
| May 2009 | Representative Director, GyaO Corporation (currently GYAO Corporation) |
| April 2012 | Corporate Officer, Chief Operating Officer (COO), President of Media Business Group, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) |
| July 2012 | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Head of Media Service Company, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) |
| April 2018 | Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) |
| June 2018 | President and Representative Director, President Corporate Officer, CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation) |
| September 2018 | Board Director, SoftBank Corp. |
| October 2019 | President and Representative Director, President Corporate Officer CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Yahoo Japan Corporation |
| January 2020 | Director, ZOZO, Inc. |
| March 2021 | President and Representative Director, Co-CEO, Z Holdings Corporation (currently LY Corporation) |
| June 2021 | Board Director, SoftBank Group Corp. |
| April 2022 | Director, Yahoo Japan Corporation |
| April 2023 | Chairperson and Representative Director, Z Holdings Corporation (currently LY Corporation) |
| October 2023 | Chairperson and Representative Director, LY Corporation (to present) |