Takeuchi Akira

Partner

Attorney at law
CFE

Memberships: Tokyo Bar Association
Language: Japanese

Mr. Akira Takeuchi is a nationally recognized practitioner specialized in risk management and crisis management, whose motto is to assist and support proactive risk management and aggressive risk taking by business enterprise. He experienced senior counsel’s position at a large securities firm and has taken many outside director’s/outside auditor’s positions in listed companies.

Admissions/Qualifications

1996	Japan
2014	Certified Fraud Examiner

Education and Professional Experience

1990	Waseda University (LL.B.)
1996	The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (Diploma)
1996-2001	Associate at a law firm in Tokyo
2001-2006	Counsel, Legal Department, Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. (Currently, SMBC Nikko Securities, Inc.)
2006-2010	Partner, Kunihiro Sogo Law Office
2010	Founder, Proact Law Office

Outside Directorships, etc.

2005-2013	Member of Board of Directors, Japan In-house Lawyers Association
2008-2014	Member of Board of Company Auditors, Daiko Denshi Tsushin, Ltd.（TSE 2nd Sec.）
2010-2017	Outside Director and Chair of Audit Committee, Kabucom Securities Co., Ltd.（TSE 1st Sec.）
2014-2016	Outside Director and Member of Audit Committee, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (TSE JASDAQ)
2014-2019	Outside Director, The Nippon Roads Co., Ltd.（TSE 1st Sec.）
2015-2017	Chair, Special Committee on Anti-Racketeering, Tokyo Bar Association
2015-Present	Member of Board of Company Auditors, Number-1 Corp. (TSE JASDAQ)
2015-Present	Member of Audit Committee on Specific Clinical Study, The University Hospital of the University of Tokyo School of Medicine
2016-Present	Member of Anti-Bribery Committee Japan
2017-2019	Vice Chair, Special Committee on Anti-Racketeering, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2018-Present	Member of Board of Directors, Association of Certified Fraud Examiner Japan
2018-2024	Outside Director, Eco-Style Corporation
2018-Present	Outside Director, Mynavi Corporation
2022-2023	Comprehensive External Auditor, Minato-Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
2023-2024	Member of Corporate Conduct Improvement Committee, JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
2024-Present	Comprehensive External Auditor, Minato-Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Awards

2018	Nikkei Survey – Rank 6th (voted by companies) and Rank 8th (voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management category
2019	Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2020	Nikkei Survey – Rank 10th (voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management category
2020	Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2021	Nikkei Survey – Rank 10th (voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management category
2021	Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2022	Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2023	Nikkei Survey – Rank 13th (voted by companies) and Rank 5th(voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management and Fraud response category
2023	Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)

Representative Crisis Management Cases

2014	Member, Outside Investigation Committee on Issue Regarding Rebates for Personals with Foreign Government of Japan Transportation Consultants, Inc.
2016	Member, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Evaluation and Verification of OhSho Food Service Corporation
2017	Member, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Crisis Management Business of Shokochukin Bank Ltd.
2018	Chairperson, Special Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Inspection of Products of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
2019	Member, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Hoshizaki Corporation
2020	Member, Outside Investigation Committee on Foreign Corruption of Tenma Corporation
2020	Member, Advisory Committee on Prevention and Compliance of Relia, Inc.
2020	Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Hyas &Co., Inc.
2023	Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee regarding some media reports which suspect sock-puppeting of IR Japan Holdings, Ltd.
2023	Member, Independent Review Committee Regarding Governance of Nomination of Directors and Officers and Other Matters of Airport Facilities Co., LTD.
2023	Member, Outside Investigation Committee regarding Improper Accounting of amana inc.
2024	Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee regarding Improper conduct by management of LUCKLAND CO.,LTD.
2024	Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee regarding Investigation into issues such as double salary payments and other fraudulent expenditures involving seconded employees of Tokyo Women’s Medical University