Sherpa & Company Builds New Organizational Structure to Accelerate Product and Business Growth
Sherpa & Company, provider of the sustainability data platform 'SmartESG,' has established a new management structure by adding a COO, CTO, and CFO to its existing board of directors. The move aims to enhance specialization in functional areas, accelerate decision-making, and improve execution capabilities to drive sustainable growth.
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Sherpa & Company (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Sugimoto; hereinafter 'Sherpa'), which provides the sustainability data platform 'SmartESG' with a vision to 'realize a world where profit and sustainability fuse,' has built a new management structure by adding a COO, CTO, and CFO to its existing board of directors, which previously consisted of the CEO, VPoE, and CSuO.
Background
Sherpa supports corporate sustainability management through 'SmartESG,' the sustainability-specialized media 'ESG Journal,' and sustainability consulting services. 'SmartESG,' its core business, is rapidly growing alongside an expansion of partnerships, extending its reach beyond supporting companies with disclosure requirements to also supporting evaluation bodies and financial institutions.
Meanwhile, the business environment is changing rapidly, with products becoming more sophisticated, customer needs diversifying, and the organizational scale expanding. In this situation, strengthening expertise in each functional area and optimizing cross-functional collaboration is becoming increasingly important. This reorganization is part of a strategic initiative to achieve sustainable growth while responding to these changes.
About the New Structure
To promote further product development and strengthen organizational management that supports value creation for customers, the company aims to clarify responsibilities and authority in each functional area under the new management structure, thereby accelerating decision-making and improving execution power.
COO Ryosuke Machida will oversee overall business operations, with a focus on customer-facing areas such as sales, customer success, and customer service, and will drive the coordination of various departments and the optimization of operations. CTO Yusuke Oda will lead the strengthening of technical strategy and the product development organization, and will lead the improvement of product competitiveness. Leveraging his expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLM), he aims to advance the development organization using AI. CFO Tsuyoshi Kawamoto will contribute to the improvement of mid- to long-term corporate value by overseeing financial strategy and capital policy, and promoting the construction of a robust management system.
Profiles of New Leaders
Ryosuke Machida, Director, COO, and General Manager of the Business Division: After graduating from the Faculty of Business Administration at Chuo University, he joined Live Consulting Co., Ltd., where he worked as a Senior Manager in growth consulting, supporting startup companies in both business and organizational growth. He contributed to the establishment of the venture consulting service as a business manager in a new area for the company. He joined Sherpa in October 2023 and has been in his current position since November 2025.
Yusuke Oda, CTO (Chief Technology Officer): Graduated from the Graduate School of Information Science at Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Master of Engineering. After engaging in research and development at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Google Brain, and LegalForce (now LegalOn Technologies), he joined Sherpa in April 2023 for the launch of the AI division. He serves concurrently as a Project Associate Professor at the National Institute of Informatics, an Invited Assistant Professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and a Visiting Researcher at RIKEN. He specializes in fundamental research and development related to machine translation, natural language processing, and large language models.
Tsuyoshi Kawamoto, CFO (Chief Financial Officer): Graduated from the School of Science, Nagoya University, and holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Management, Hitotsubashi University. After working in finance and JV establishment at MUFG Bank, he promoted management reform projects at fund portfolio companies. He later led the Series B funding and JV establishment with major banks at enechain, and joined Sherpa in June 2025.
Comment from CEO Jun Sugimoto:
'With this new organizational structure, we have set the stage for our next growth phase. By clarifying the accountability system in each area, we enable faster and more precise decision-making and execution. We will continue to work as one to maximize customer value.'
Background
Sherpa supports corporate sustainability management through 'SmartESG,' the sustainability-specialized media 'ESG Journal,' and sustainability consulting services. 'SmartESG,' its core business, is rapidly growing alongside an expansion of partnerships, extending its reach beyond supporting companies with disclosure requirements to also supporting evaluation bodies and financial institutions.
Meanwhile, the business environment is changing rapidly, with products becoming more sophisticated, customer needs diversifying, and the organizational scale expanding. In this situation, strengthening expertise in each functional area and optimizing cross-functional collaboration is becoming increasingly important. This reorganization is part of a strategic initiative to achieve sustainable growth while responding to these changes.
About the New Structure
To promote further product development and strengthen organizational management that supports value creation for customers, the company aims to clarify responsibilities and authority in each functional area under the new management structure, thereby accelerating decision-making and improving execution power.
COO Ryosuke Machida will oversee overall business operations, with a focus on customer-facing areas such as sales, customer success, and customer service, and will drive the coordination of various departments and the optimization of operations. CTO Yusuke Oda will lead the strengthening of technical strategy and the product development organization, and will lead the improvement of product competitiveness. Leveraging his expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLM), he aims to advance the development organization using AI. CFO Tsuyoshi Kawamoto will contribute to the improvement of mid- to long-term corporate value by overseeing financial strategy and capital policy, and promoting the construction of a robust management system.
Profiles of New Leaders
Ryosuke Machida, Director, COO, and General Manager of the Business Division: After graduating from the Faculty of Business Administration at Chuo University, he joined Live Consulting Co., Ltd., where he worked as a Senior Manager in growth consulting, supporting startup companies in both business and organizational growth. He contributed to the establishment of the venture consulting service as a business manager in a new area for the company. He joined Sherpa in October 2023 and has been in his current position since November 2025.
Yusuke Oda, CTO (Chief Technology Officer): Graduated from the Graduate School of Information Science at Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Master of Engineering. After engaging in research and development at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Google Brain, and LegalForce (now LegalOn Technologies), he joined Sherpa in April 2023 for the launch of the AI division. He serves concurrently as a Project Associate Professor at the National Institute of Informatics, an Invited Assistant Professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and a Visiting Researcher at RIKEN. He specializes in fundamental research and development related to machine translation, natural language processing, and large language models.
Tsuyoshi Kawamoto, CFO (Chief Financial Officer): Graduated from the School of Science, Nagoya University, and holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Management, Hitotsubashi University. After working in finance and JV establishment at MUFG Bank, he promoted management reform projects at fund portfolio companies. He later led the Series B funding and JV establishment with major banks at enechain, and joined Sherpa in June 2025.
Comment from CEO Jun Sugimoto:
'With this new organizational structure, we have set the stage for our next growth phase. By clarifying the accountability system in each area, we enable faster and more precise decision-making and execution. We will continue to work as one to maximize customer value.'
FAQ
What is the new management structure of Sherpa & Company?
It adds a COO, CTO, and CFO to the existing board of directors comprising the CEO, VPoE, and CSuO.
What kind of platform is SmartESG?
It is a platform specialized in sustainability data designed to support corporate sustainability management.
How will the use of AI change under the new structure?
With a CTO expert in NLP and LLMs, the company will advance product development and strengthen its technical organization leveraging AI.