Corporate Officers

This is a brief history of BIKE O & COMPANY and its management team.

Board members

Akihiko Ishikawa
We will contribute to society by establishing a new form of motorcycle distribution and achieving our dream of being a lifelong partner in the motorcycle lifestyle.
Representative Director, President Executive Officer

Akihiko Ishikawa

He joined National Auto Co. in 1987 after working for a transportation company. In 1991, he dedicated his efforts to establishing a new store that pioneered the business of motorcycle purchasing. In 1994, he received a transfer of the business of that location, and established MAJOR AUTO, Ltd. with Yoshihiro Kato, Director and Chairperson. He subsequently established several group companies, and in 1998 founded IK CO., LTD (now BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd.), where he has remained to the present. He is responsible for formulating a vision and strategy for the whole company. In charge of Internal Audit Office

Yoshihiro Kato
The motorcycle purchasing business is becoming increasingly widespread around the world.
We will continue to work ever-harder so that we can provide services from the customer's perspective.
Board of Directors Chairperson

Yoshihiro Kato

He joined National Auto Co. in 1991 after work including at a real estate company. That year, he dedicated his efforts to establishing a new store that pioneered the business of motorcycle purchasing. In 1994, he received a transfer of the business of that location, and established MAJOR AUTO, Ltd. with Akihiko Ishikawa, the company's President and Representative Director. He subsequently established several group companies, and in 1998 founded IK CO., Ltd (now BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd.), where he has remained to the present. He is responsible for formulating a vision and strategy for the whole company.

Maki Ohtani
We will continue to help improve the image of the motorcycle industry and the social environment.
Director, Managing Executive Officer

Maki Ohtani

He joined Le Grand Co., Ltd. in 1992. Since 1995, he has been involved in founding group companies OK, Ltd., BIKE O, Ltd. and MOTO GARAGE OPEN, Ltd., at which he has served as Director and Representative Director. He joined IK CO., LTD. (now BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd.) in 2000, when the group companies were merged. He was appointed Director in 2001 and Managing Director in 2014. In charge of the Digital Promotion Division

Atsushi Sawa
We do our utmost for a better environment involving motorcycles, and to make the industry more familiar, casual, secure, and safe.
Director, Managing Executive Officer

Atsushi Sawa

He joined the company in September 1998. He was appointed General Manager of the Sales Department in July 1999, and has been instrumental in deploying multiple stores throughout Japan. He was assigned the General Manager of Administrative Planning Office where he was involved in preparing the company for its listing on the stock market. After the company was listed, he was involved in planning and implementation of management and sales strategies as General Manager of the President's Office, the Planning Division Headquarters, and the Marketing Strategy Division. In 2017, he was appointed Executive Officer in charge of the Bike Life Planning Business Department, where he has been working since then on efforts to strengthen motorcycle business operations. In charge of the Bike Life Planning Business Department / Distribution Business Department

Kenichi Komiya
As we aim to be a company that supports the growth of its employees, we will strive to live up to the trust placed in us by our stakeholders.
Director, Executive Officer

Kenichi Komiya

He joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 1992. He was assigned to the Human Resources Development Department. Responsible for recruiting new college graduates for the company, he conducted interviews with approximately 20,000 students. He joined Softbank Corporation in 1999. He became President and Representative Director of e-Shopping Car Goods Co., Inc. in 2001, and Director and General Manager of the Sales Division at SB Human Capital Corporation in 2002. In 2006, he founded Credicom Co., Inc. , where he became President and Representative Director. He has served as a director at BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd. since his appointment in 2018. In charge of Management Strategy and Administration Departments

Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tetsuji Kamisawa

Through sustained growth together with our employees, we will earn the trust of our customers and meet shareholder expectations, thereby contributing to society.

[Career History]

April 1981 Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

July 2007 General Manager, Money Laundering Prevention Measures Office, Compliance Supervisory Department

April 2010 Executive Officer, M.U. Frontier Servicer Co., Ltd.

June 2013 Vice President, Representative Director, Japan Defined Contribution Pension Consulting Co., Ltd.

June 2016 Auditor, JAL Card Inc.

July 2018 Advisor, Marunouchi Yorozu Co., Ltd.

February 2019 Appointed Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee member, BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd.

Director, (external) Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshiaki Mikami

We will contribute to society in our role as a leading motorcycle purchasing company.

[Career History]

April 1978 Joined Nomura Securities Investment Trust Sales Co. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.)

September 1987 Yushima Branch Manager, Kokusai Securities (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.)

April 1995 General Manager, No. 1 Business Corporation Dept.

April 2001 General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka operating company

November 2001 Established Nippon Business Matching Co., Ltd., President, Representative Director (to present)

June 2003 External Corporate Auditor, Prestige International, Inc.

February 2019 Appointed Director, (external) Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd. (to present)

Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Outside Director) Junko Mori

We will contribute to the development of society by making fair judgments from a neutral standpoint.

[Career History]

April 1985 Admitted to the Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan

April 1987 Registered as an attorney with the Daini Tokyo Bar Association

February 1993 Admitted to the New York State Bar Association

May, 2007 Established the Mori and Associates law office (to present)

February 2023 Appointed Director, (external) Audit and Supervisory Committee member, BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd. (to present)