Management Team

Board of Directors

  • Director
    Chairman
    Koichi Kawana
  • Representative Director
    President & CEO
    Founder
    Yosuke Kiminami
    Representative Director
    President & CEO
    Founder
    Yosuke Kiminami
    Mr. Kiminami founded RENOVA in 2000 and became the CEO. He grew RENOVA from its original Environmental Consulting business to include Plastic Recycling and Renewable Energy. Prior to RENOVA, he worked for McKinsey & Company. He holds a BS in Human Sciences, Faculty of Integrated Human Studies from Kyoto University.
  • Director
    Managing Executive Officer
    CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
    Head of Engineering Division
    Tomokazu Ogawa
    Director
    Managing Executive Officer
    CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
    Head of Engineering Division
    Tomokazu Ogawa
    After studying architecture in university, Dr. Ogawa took charge of design and construction for many domestic and overseas projects in Takenaka Corp. Then he got involved in new business development for renewable energy projects after receiving MBA in the UK.
    In RENOVA, experiencing new business development and power plant construction by making use of his expertise in architecture and renewable energy, he currently oversees engineering, procurement, construction and operation for all the power sources.
    He holds a MS and a Ph.D in Engineering from the University of Tokyo, and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
  • Director
    Executive Officer
    CFO
    Head of Finance and Planning Division
    In charge of Corporate Administration Division
    Kazushi Yamaguchi
    Director
    Executive Officer
    CFO
    Head of Finance and Planning Division
    In charge of Corporate Administration Division
    Kazushi Yamaguchi
    Following graduate school studies in precision engineering, Mr. Yamaguchi joined Goldman Sachs, where he was responsible for providing client companies with practical support for finance and growth strategies, including funding and IR strategy. He also supported general management including growth strategy execution as a seconded employee and outside director of companies in which Goldman Sachs invested.
    Since joining RENOVA, Mr. Yamaguchi has employed his wide-ranging finance knowledge and management experience to supervise overall finance, management planning, IR, accounting, legal, and all other corporate functions.
*Each of the External directors is an independent director

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

*Each of the External Audit & Supervisory Board Members is an independent director

Senior Executives

  • Executive Officer, CDO
    Co-Head of Global Business
    Hamada Takamasa
    Executive Officer, CDO
    Co-Head of Global Business
    Hamada Takamasa
    After studying international economics at university, Mr. Hamada joined Mitsubishi Corporation and had been engaged in the electric power business in Japan, Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe for more than 20 years. He has extensive experiences in sourcing, procurement, and operation of various power sources, including solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, storage batteries, coal, gas, oil and nuclear power. After joining RENOVA, he leads the sourcing of overseas projects as CDO(Chief Development Officer).
  • Executive Officer
    CHRO
    Yusuke Nagai
    Executive Officer
    CHRO
    Yusuke Nagai
    Mr. Nagai specialized in environmental systems at university before joining RENOVA (then known as Recycle One) as a new graduate.
    After working in multiple business areas including environmental consulting for government agencies and the private sector, he led overall development of the renewable energy business. He formulated company-wide business strategies as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) ,　currently, as CHRO, he oversees organizational and human resource strategies linked to medium- and long-term business strategies. He also supervises the biomass business.
  • Executive Officer
    Co-Head of Global Business
    Kei Saiki
    Executive Officer
    Co-Head of Global Business
    Kei Saiki
    Since joining RENOVA in 2018, Mr. Saiki has been promoting establishment of global business platform, project development and execution, and supervising businesses in Vietnam. Prior to RENOVA, he worked for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (then) and Goldman Sachs in Tokyo and Singapore in the field of M&A and various financing transactions including equity and bond offering as well as project finance. He holds MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Tokyo.
  • Executive Officer,
    Head of Procurement Division
    Deputy Head of Engineering Division
    Hiroaki Nakagawa
    Executive Officer,
    Head of Procurement Division
    Deputy Head of Engineering Division
    Hiroaki Nakagawa
    Following university and graduate school studies in strategic management and inter-organization theory, Mr. Nakagawa joined Toshiba. After experiencing the large-scaled overseas thermal power plants / railway projects, he was in charge of procurement for all renewable energy projects such as solar power, wind power, and hydrogen. Since joining RENOVA, he concurrently served as Deputy GM of the Engineering Division, GM of the Procurement Division, and in charge of the Operations Division, leading the integrated business from development to operation.
  • Head of Project Development Division
    Hitoshi Saito
    Head of Project Development Division
    Hitoshi Saito
    After studying public economics at university, Mr. Saito joined Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd. at present) and had been engaged in extensive business areas such as the launch of an electric power retail business, plant sales for energy-related companies, new business planning and human resources for more than 20 years.
    Since joining RENOVA, he has consistently led the geothermal and wind power generation development and currently supervises the overall development of both.
  • Head of Green Transformation Division
    Naoki Okada
    Head of Green Transformation Division
    Naoki Okada
    After graduating from graduate school, Mr. Okada joined Osaka Gas, where he was engaged in the LNG development projects in Australia.
    In RENOVA, he had been involved in environmental consulting, as well as development and fuel procurement for biomass power projects. Currently, he leads Green Transformation Division and develops new business for domestic and overseas market.
  • Head of Biomass Energy Division
    Mitsuru Doi
    Head of Biomass Energy Division
    Mitsuru Doi
    After studying electrical engineering at the graduate level, Mr. Doi joined RENOVA to take charge of corporate operations including human resources, finance, accounting, and legal affairs, he was engaged in the operation and management of biomass power plants in Akita City, Akita and Kanda. Currently, as General Manager of the Biomass Division, he oversees all biomass power generation projects under construction and in operation.
  • Head of Operation Division
    Ryota Suzuki
    Head of Operation Division
    Ryota Suzuki
    After graduating from university, Mr. Suzuki joined Sato Holdings, where he was engaged in the management and operation of overseas manufacturing subsidiaries and plants. In Renova, he was responsible for the overall operation and management of the plastic recycling business and the domestic solar power generation business. Currently, as Acting Head of the Operation Division, he oversees the operation of domestic power plants, and also leads the operation of overseas power plants and the development of business administrative infrastructure.
  • Head of Corporate Administration Division
    Kunihiko Chogo
    Head of Corporate Administration Division
    Kunihiko Chogo
    After studying law at university, Mr. Chogo joined NTT DATA Communication Systems Corporation (NTT DATA Group Corporation at present) and had been engaged in corporate operations such as legal affairs, investor relations, and corporate planning, as well as domestic and international M&A and group business management. Since then, he has experienced a wide range of corporate operations at several companies, including legal affairs, corporate planning, administration of general shareholders meetings and board of directors meetings and strengthening of corporate governance. Since joining RENOVA, he leads governance, compliance, corporate services, IT, public relations, and secretarial affairs as Head of the Corporate Administration Division.

Executive Advisor

  • Yoshinobu Kusano
    Yoshinobu Kusano
    Mr. Yoshinobu Kusano joined RENOVA as Executive Advisor in 2017. Prior to that, he worked for Sumitomo Corporation head office as well as offices in Saudi Arabia and in Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa) as its representatives. He has been involved in start-up of overseas plantation forest management and operation joint venture as Director. From 2003, he has been intensively focusing on biomass fuel development and sourcing as a head of Biomass Group of Sumitomo Corporation. He holds a BA in Law from Waseda university.