Goodway Co., Ltd. Appoints Motoyuki Watanabe as Representative Director, President and CEO

Goodway Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "Goodway") is pleased to announce that as of July 1, 2026, Motoyuki Watanabe, the current Senior Managing Director and COO, will assume the position of Representative Director, President and CEO, transitioning to a co-representative structure with founder Hiroshi Fujino.

Hiroshi Fujino will continue as Representative Director, Founder, overseeing the regional value creation business and the recruitment business. Motoyuki Watanabe, as Representative Director, President and CEO, will oversee Goodway's core growth businesses, including the media and events business, community and secretariat operations, and the new financial matching platform business.

Background and Objectives

Since its founding, Goodway has supported information distribution and value creation in the industry through media operations, event hosting, and community management, primarily in the finance and IT sectors.

In recent years, we have further strengthened our business foundation through initiatives such as enhancing our community operations and human resource development business via a business partnership with Trust Inc. in September 2024, and expanding our event business through a business partnership with Seminar Info Co., Ltd. in July 2025.

Furthermore, in October 2025, Motoyuki Watanabe was appointed Senior Managing Director and COO, taking charge of strengthening our business operations structure and promoting growth strategies.

This transition to a co-representative structure is intended to accelerate the further growth of existing businesses and our challenges in new growth areas, including the financial matching platform business, thereby realizing Goodway's next stage of growth.

Future Business Development

Goodway has built its business foundation through media, events, and community operations in the financial IT field.

Moving forward, under the co-representative structure, we will promote a "Dual Growth Strategy" that advances both the further growth of existing core businesses and challenges in new growth areas, aiming for the next stage of growth, which can be considered Goodway's second founding period.

[Expansion of Existing Core Businesses]

- Operation of the financial and IT specialized media "GoodWay"

- Event and seminar business

- Community and secretariat operations

- Human resource development business

[Promotion of Financial Matching Platform Business]

- Creation of co-creation communities and networks in the financial industry

- Recruitment services (Paid Employment Placement Business (13-ユ-310880))

- Regional value creation business

Goodway will evolve into a financial matching platform that connects financial institutions with solution providers, leveraging the foundation of media, events, and communities cultivated to date.

We will also contribute to new value creation and sustainable growth in the financial industry and local communities through the formation of co-creation communities, recruitment services, and regional value creation.

Statements from Representatives

Representative Director, Founder Hiroshi Fujino

Goodway has grown since its founding with the support of many customers and partner companies. This transition to a co-representative structure is an important step towards the next stage of growth. I will continue to take on challenges, focusing on the regional value creation business and recruitment business, and together with Watanabe, leveraging our respective strengths, we will contribute to the development of the financial industry and local communities through the creation of new value.

Representative Director, President and CEO Motoyuki Watanabe

The financial industry is currently at a major turning point due to the evolution of AI and digital transformation. Goodway will evolve into a financial matching platform that connects financial institutions with solution providers, talent, and expertise, utilizing the foundation of media, events, and communities cultivated to date. Together with Fujino, I am fully committed to contributing to the sustainable growth and new value creation of the financial industry.

◆Profile of Hiroshi Fujino

Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University. After working as a systems engineer, he was stationed in Silicon Valley for the launch of SBI Securities. After working at Nasdaq Japan, he was responsible for sales marketing for financial institutions at Simplex. In 2006, he established Goodway Co., Ltd., and began full-scale development of the financial IT media business in 2010. He served as an outside director (resigned) of Future Venture Capital, which handles regional revitalization funds, and also served as a Regional DX Practice Advisor for Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Secretary-General of the Yamanashi Innovation Base (YNIB) (resigned), and Secretary-General of the NPO Financial IT Association. He is active in both Tokyo and Yamanashi, engaging in regional co-creation across regional financial institutions, local governments, universities, startups, and large corporations. Since April 2025, he has served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Yamanashi.

◆Profile of Motoyuki Watanabe

Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University, and joined Tokai Bank (now MUFG Bank). During his 28 years of service, he engaged in a wide range of duties including marketing, human resources, corporate planning, auditing, and corporate sales. In the marketing domain in particular, for 14 years, he led new service development, digital marketing strategy planning, US brand strategy construction, and advertising promotion. He held positions such as Head of US Brand Strategy, Director of Marketing Department, and General Manager of the Audit Department, retiring in 2021.

Subsequently, after working at the financial media company ZUU, he joined MILIZE, an AI/Fintech company. He served as General Manager of Financial Marketing and Director of the Financial AI Division. He joined Goodway in July 2025, overseeing the media and events business and business co-creation. He was appointed Senior Managing Director and COO in October 2025, and Representative Director, President and CEO in July 2026.

◆Company Overview

Company Name: Goodway Co., Ltd.

Established: July 14, 2006

Headquarters Location: Kayabacho 1-chome Heiwa Bldg. 2F (Reception: 4F), 1-8-1 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Representatives: Hiroshi Fujino, Representative Director, Founder; Motoyuki Watanabe, Representative Director, President and CEO

Business Activities: Media promotion, events, secretariat operations, human resource development, recruitment services

Website: https://goodway.co.jp/