Company Info
Biography: Masayoshi Son
As of June 21, 2023
Biography
Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO
Masayoshi Son
Date of birth: August 11, 1957
Masayoshi Son founded SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Group Corp.) in 1981 and has continued to serve as its chairman & CEO.
| Sept. 1981 | Founded SOFTBANK Corp. Japan (currently SoftBank Group Corp.), Chairman & CEO |
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| Jan. 1996 | President & CEO, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently Z Holdings Corporation*) |
| Oct. 2005 | Director, Alibaba.com Corporation (currently Alibaba Group Holding Limited) |
| Apr. 2006 | Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Vodafone K.K. (currently SoftBank Corp.) |
| June 2015 | Director, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently Z Holdings Corporation*) |
| Sept. 2016 | Chairman and Executive Director, ARM Holdings plc |
| June 2017 | Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group Corp. |
| Mar. 2018 | Chairman and Director, Arm Limited (to present) |
| Nov. 2020 | Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group Corp. (to present) |
| Apr. 2021 | Board Director, Founder, SoftBank Corp. (to present) |
Number of shares held
Reason for nomination and expected role
Since founding SBG in September 1981, Mr. Masayoshi Son has been at the helm of the Group’s management for 42 years, achieving remarkable growth for the Group through advancement into the Internet, telecommunications and AI businesses, investment in the world’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Limited, acquisition of UK-based ARM Holdings plc and founding SoftBank Vision Fund, among other efforts.
SBG has elected Mr. Son as a Board Director for the further growth of the Group.
On October 1, 2023, Z Holdings Corporation, as the surviving company, completed an intra-group reorganization involving mainly itself and two of its core wholly owned subsidiaries, LINE Corporation and Yahoo Japan Corporation, and changed its trade name to LY Corporation.
