Carta Holdings announces new management and leadership changes

Carta Holdings announced a new management structure, changes in representative directors, and the selection of director and audit & supervisory board member candidates, effective December 11, 2025. Hideki Watanabe will become the new representative director, president and executive officer, while Manabu Takahashi will serve as representative director, senior vice president and executive officer. Current representative director, president and ceo, Shinsuke Usami, will retire from his position as director.

These changes follow a business and capital alliance agreement with NTT Docomo, Inc. and Dentsu Group Inc., as announced on June 16, 2025. The reshuffling aims to refresh the management structure to promote the various initiatives outlined in the alliance. The proposed changes are subject to approval at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for December 11, 2025.

Additionally, Shouhei Matsumura has been nominated as a new audit & supervisory board member. Several existing directors and audit & supervisory board members, including Makiko Ishiwatari, Hisashi Watanabe, Hitoshi Kitahara, Hideo Hatano, and Shizuka Sawada, will retire.