Kazuki Morishita
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Paltek in April 1994 and moved to Softcreate in July 1996, serving as a group leader in the systems sales department. In May 2001 he joined the predecessor company Onsale as General Manager of E-Services, becoming COO in August 2002 and Representative Director and President in January 2004. It took him only two years and eight months from joining to the presidency. He also became a Director of Game Arts in December 2005 and its Representative Director and President in March 2008.
Selection
He became Representative Director and President in January 2004. It was an internal promotion from COO, and his predecessor Taizo Son moved to Chairman. In the FY ended December 2005, the year after he took office, the major shareholders were SoftBank BB at 44.55% and Asian Groove at 24.48%, so the top two held nearly 70%. With the majority of capital held outside, he served as President for about 22 years until stepping down in February 2026.
Initiatives
Consolidated net sales grew 6.3 times from ¥25.8 billion in the FY ended December 2012 to ¥163.1 billion in the FY ended December 2013. The in-house developed Puzzle & Dragons drove the sales growth. Consolidated net sales peaked at ¥173.1 billion in the FY ended December 2014. In 2013 the company invested in Finland's Supercell jointly with SoftBank, and sold its stake a year later. Shrinkage followed, and consolidated net sales fell to ¥92.3 billion in the FY ended December 2017, nearly halving in three years.
Career
Career
Parutekku
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1994 | Joined |
Soft Kurieito
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Jul 1996 | Joined as Group Manager, Systems Sales Department |
Dorufin Net
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Mar 2000 | Director |
Kikkazu Broadcasting Network
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Dec 2000 | Director |
Onseru
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| May 2001 | General Manager, E- Service Department |
GungHo Online Entertainment
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Aug 2002 | COO |
| Jan 2004 | Representative Director, President |
| Feb 2026 | 取締役会長 最高開発責任者 (translation pending) |
| Feb 2026 | Stepped down as President |
Gemuatsu
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Dec 2005 | Director |
| Mar 2008 | Representative Director, President |
| Feb 2026 | Chairman |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】