About Us : Governance

Governance Framework

As a BPM (Business Process Management) software developer, we are highly interested in our own business processes and are aware of the importance of transparency in our corporate governance system. Although Questetra is still relatively young, it was founded as a "Company with Committees" under the Company Law of Japan, which requires separation of a supervising function from the execution function. The law also requires the following organizational entities to be installed:

  • Board of Directors
  • Board Committees
    • Nominating Committee
    • Audit Committee
    • Compensation Committee
  • Accounting Auditor(s)
  • Executive Officers

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors makes decisions regarding fundamental issues and supervises the management of business operations. The Board also appoints or dismisses Board Committee members and Executive Officers.

Members of the Board of Directors

IMAMURA Genichi

Co-founder and CEO
Questetra, Inc.
Profile

HATANAKA Akihiro

Co-founder and CTO
Questetra, Inc.
Profile

Prof. KATOH Naoki

Architecture and Architectural Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University

MORITA Shigenobu

Head Tax Accountant

TSUYUKI Masaki

Joint Venture Executive Partner

KATSUYA Hisashi

Professional connector
Former IBM Venture Capital Group

Board Committees

Questetra's Board Committees consist of the three committees required by the Company Law of Japan: the Nominating Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. The law also requires that more than half of the members of each committee should be outside directors.

All members of the Board Committees are Directors.

Members of the Board Committees

Board MemberNominating CommitteeAudit CommitteeCompensation CommitteeRemarks
IMAMURA Genichi CEO
HATANAKA Akihiro CTO
KATOH Naokian Outside Director
MORITA Shigenobuan Outside Director
TSUYUKI Masakian Outside Director
KATSUYA Hisashian Outside Director

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee decides the content of proposals on appointment or dismissal of Directors by the Board of Directors for General Meetings of Stockholders.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee audits the performance of Directors and Executive Officers and decides the contents of proposals on appointment or dismissal of Accounting Auditors by the Board of Directors for General Meetings of Stockholders.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee decides the corporate policy and/or contents on individual compensation for Directors and Executive Officers.

Executive Officers

Executive Officers make decisions regarding the operation of the businesses of Questetra. Executive Officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and are delegated with the designated role of business operation.

IMAMURA Genichi

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Questetra, Inc.

Biography
Apr. 1973Born in Kobe City, Japan.
Mar. 1997Graduated from Kyoto University with BA in Engineering.
Mar. 2000Completed Master's Program at Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University with MSc in Informatics.
Apr. 2000Co-founded Four-Dimensional Data, Inc. and was installed as President and CEO.
Feb. 2001Quit Doctoral Programs at Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University.
Apr. 2004A Member of the Steering Committee of IT Human Resources Development Project, Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education. (-Mar. 2007)
Jun. 2005Co-founded The Four-Dimensional Group, Inc. and was installed as Senior Vice President and COO.
Jul. 2006Installed as a Director of Synergy Marketing, Inc. (formerly named The Four-Dimensional Group, Inc.)
Apr. 2008Co-founded Questetra, Inc. and was installed as CEO. (- Present)
Qualification

An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Project Manager)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Information Security Technology)

Major

Social Informatics, Database, Virtual Reality and Data Mining Technology

HATANAKA Akihiro

Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Questetra, Inc.

Biography
Jun. 1975Born in Osaka City.
Mar. 1998Graduated from Kyoto University with BA in Engineering.
Mar. 2000Completed Master's Program at Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University with MSc in Informatics.
Apr. 2000Co-founded Four-Dimensional Data, Inc. and was installed as CTO.
Mar. 2002Quit Doctoral Programs at Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University.
Jun. 2005Co-founded Four-Dimensional Group, Inc. and was installed as CTO.
Apr. 2008Co-founded Questetra, Inc. and was installed as CTO. (- Present)
Qualification

An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Application Systems Engineer)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Database Systems Engineer)
Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform
Sun Certified Web Component Developer for Java 2 Platform

Major

Social Informatics, Database, Web, Distance Learning

YAHAGI Hajime

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
Questetra, Inc.

Biography
Dec. 1973Born in Osaka City.
Mar. 1997Graduated from Kyoto University with BA in Agriculture.
Apr. 1997Joined Kubota Corporation.
Jan. 2001Joined Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Jun. 2002Installed as CFO of Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Jan. 2007Installed as COO of Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Apr. 2008Co-founded Questetra, Inc. and was installed as CMO. (- Present)
Qualification

An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Software Design & Development Engineer)
Sun Certified Web Component Developer for Java 2 Platform
Oracle Master Gold

HIGASHIGUCHI Tsukasa

Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer
Questetra, Inc.

Biography
Nov. 1973Born in Osaka Prefecture.
Mar. 1997Graduated from Kyoto University with BA in Economics.
Apr. 1997Joined The Japan Research Institute, Ltd.
Nov. 2004Joined Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Jan. 2007Installed as CFO of Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Apr. 2008Co-founded Questetra, Inc. and was installed as CFO. (- Present)
Qualification

An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Network Systems Engineer)

EHARA Yoshinori

Co-Founder and Fellow
Questetra, Inc.

Biography
Nov. 1974Born in Osaka Prefecture.
Mar. 1998Graduated from Kyoto University with BA in Engineering.
Mar. 2000Completed Master's Program at Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University with MSc in Informatics.
Apr. 2000Joined Japan Telecom Corporation.
Apr. 2002Joined Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Mar. 2004Installed as Co-CTO of Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Jan. 2007Installed as CIO of Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Apr. 2008Co-founded Questetra, Inc. and was installed as Fellow. (- Present)
Qualification

An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Project Manager)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Database Systems Engineer)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Network Systems Engineer)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Systems Management Engineer)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Information Security Engineer)

ITO Jun-ichi

Co-Founder and Fellow
Questetra, Inc.

Biography
Mar. 1976Born in Osaka Prefecture.
Mar. 1999Graduated from Kyoto University with BA in Engineering.
Mar. 2001Completed Master's Program at Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University with MEng in Engineering.
Apr. 2001Joined Four-Dimensional Data, Inc.
Apr. 2008Co-founded Questetra, Inc. and was installed as Fellow. (- Present)
Qualification

An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Project Manager)
An METI Certified Information Technology Engineer (Database Systems Engineer)

Organization Chart

Documents

The Articles of Incorporation (PDF 78.2 KB)