TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Your Event, Inc. (OTC BB: YEVN) today announced the appointment of new
officers and directors and a change of direction from event planning to
acquisition and management of Japanese businesses with strong growth
potential.
The new Officers and Directors of the Company include:
Mr. Gaku Uehara, President/CEO/Director
Mr. Uehara, has served as President of MandW Japan, Inc. a Japanese beauty consulting and publishing company focused in the beauty salon business since June 2009 and holds positions in Next, Inc. an IT engineering business since April 1994 and has been a director of Infinity Holdings, Inc. a Japanese holding company since November 2009.
Mr. Tetsuya Imamura, Vice President/Director
Mr. Imamura, has served as President of Infinity Holdings, Inc. a Japanese holding company since November 2009 and holds positions in PLAISIR, Inc. a beauty salon business since October 2010; WAVE, Inc. a talent agency since December 2009; Progress, Inc. an acquisitions business since July 2009; With Consulting Inc. an asset management business since November 2007; FCPB HOLDINGS Inc. an electronic manner systems development business since April 2001; and FACE Corporation an asset management consulting firm since April 1999. He is a current director of MandW Japan, Inc. since February 2010 and SPEED AGENCY CO., Ltd. a management firm for athletes since February 2010, and Concent Co., Ltd., an IT, systems and website configuration business since January 2010.
Mr. Tomohiro Kitamura, CFO/Director
Mr. Kitamura, has served as President of SPEED AGENCY Ltd. a management firm for athletes since July 2010, WAVE, Inc. a talent agency since December 2009, Total Asset Management Inc. a management consulting firm since February 2009 and RELATION Ltd. a portal site development business focused on import and the sale of apparel products since February 2006. He is also Vice President of Infinity Holdings, Inc. and has been with the company since November 2009. Since June 2007, he has served as director of With Consulting Inc.
Mr. Takahiro Noda, Director
Mr. Noda, has been a director of Infinity Holdings, Inc., since November 2009. He is current President of CONCENT Co., Ltd. an IT, systems and website configuration business since August 2003. Mr. Noda was an IT engineer with Active Agent Corporation from April 2000 to July 2002 and worked in sales with Navi Connection Inc. between April l997 and March 2000. Mr. Noda graduated from Fukuoka Technical College.
Mr. Masaya Konishi, Director
Mr. Konishi, is President of With Asset Management, Inc., a firm focused on fund origination and has been with the company since April 2007. Between April 2007 and March 2009, he was President of STEWARD Entertainment Inc. Mr. Konishi was also President of STEWARD Inc. and was with the company between April 2005 and March 2009. Since November 2009, he has been a director of Infinity Holdings, Inc. Mr. Konishi once studied at Rikkyo University.
Mr. Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Secretary/Director
Mr. Matsumoto, has served as director of Infinity Holdings, Inc., since December 2010 and With Asset Management Inc. a fund origination firm since December 2009. Between May 2002 and February 2005, he served as President of TOUCH UP Co., Ltd. a cosmetic sales and event business. Mr. Matsumoto graduated from Asia University.
Mr. Kimitaka Saito, Commissioner of Auditing Committee/External Director
Mr. Saito, 36, has served as an auditor for many Japanese companies, including Renren Games Japan, Inc. an online gaming company, Infinity Holdings, Inc. and EXSOL Ltd. an insurance company. He is President of TLA Consulting Inc. a tax, legal and financial consulting business and has been with the company since August 2010. In July 2003, he established the "Saito Kimitaka Certified Tax Accountant Office" and was a tax accountant with Toyama Katsuo Certified Tax Accountant Office between April 2000 and April 2004. Between December 2009 and September 2010, Mr. Saito was a director of With Asset Management Inc. Mr. Saito graduated from Kokushikan University with a Master's Degree from the School of Economics.
Commenting on the appointments, the Company's President and CEO, Mr. Gaku Uehara, said: "Your Event has brought together a high quality management team with strategically diverse backgrounds including asset acquisition, business consulting, beauty, IT and talent management to build a platform of Japanese businesses that allow for greater penetration into the Japanese market. This team will allow us to move forward as we strive to become the leader in acquiring and managing Japanese growth businesses that maximize returns for the investors."
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About Your Event, Inc. |
| Your Event, Inc. (OTC BB: YEVN) is an acquisition-oriented company that aims to maximize shareholder value by engaging in the development of assets and/or the acquisition of businesses across several sectors through the implementation of well-defined management strategies. Headquartered in Tokyo, the Company is focused on organic growth and expansion through mergers and acquisitions of Japanese companies. In pursuit of its objectives, Your Event seeks to combine the practical acquisition knowledge of a private equity firm with the management and operational expertise of seasoned industry veterans. |
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