Biography Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son
Board Director, Founder
Masayoshi Son
Date of birth:
August 11, 1957; 66 years old
Number of common shares held
in the Company: 4,000,000 shares
(As of June 20, 2024)
Sept. 1981 Founded SOFTBANK Corp. (currently SoftBank Group Corp.), Chairman & CEO
Jan. 1996 President & CEO, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
Apr. 2006 Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Vodafone K.K. (currently the Company)
June 2007 President & CEO, the Company
Apr. 2015 Chairman, the Company
June 2015 Director, Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LY Corporation)
Mar. 2016 Manager, SoftBank Group International GK (currently SoftBank Group Japan Corporation)
June 2017 Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group Corp.
Apr. 2018 Chairman, the Company
June 2018 Representative Director, SoftBank Group Japan Corporation (to present)
Nov. 2020 Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group Corp. (to present)
Apr. 2021 Board Director, Founder, the Company (to present)

Concurrent position in other listed companies

Representative Director, Corporate Officer, Chairman & CEO, SoftBank Group Corp.

Masayoshi Son has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate management, business strategy, M&A and other matters as the founder of SoftBank Group Corp.