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Biography: Yutaka Matsuo
As of June 24, 2026
Biography
External Board Director, Independent Officer
Yutaka Matsuo
Date of birth: January 26, 1975
| Apr. 2002 | Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
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| Aug. 2005 | Visiting Scholar, Stanford University |
| Oct. 2007 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo |
| Jun. 2017 | Chairman, Japan Deep Learning Association (to present) |
| Apr. 2019 | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo (to present) |
| Jun. 2019 | External Board Director, SoftBank Group Corp. (to present) |
| Jun. 2025 | Director, Panasonic Holdings Corporation (to present) |
Number of shares held
Dr. Yutaka Matsuo satisfies the qualifications of external directors as provided in Article 2, item 15 of the Corporate Laws.
Reason for nomination and expected role
Dr. Yutaka Matsuo has extensive knowledge and experience as a leading expert on artificial intelligence (AI), studying AI over many years and having served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University, a professor at the Graduate School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, and a member of Government-led working groups.
At SBG, Dr. Matsuo has offered advice on the Group’s long-term strategies and expressed views from the standpoint of SBG’s minority shareholders, playing a vital role in decision-making processes at the Board. He has also stated his opinion at the voluntary Nominating & Compensation Committee as its member from an independent and objective perspective, and has significantly contributed to the improvement of enterprise value of SBG through the supervisory function. Although he does not have management experience, the Board believes that he will properly perform his duties as a Board Director of SBG by demonstrating his advanced expertise.
SBG has elected Dr. Matsuo as an External Board Director for the further growth of the Group.
