[News Release] Kyoto Prototyping Network Announces New Executive Team

Kyoto Prototyping Network, a prototyping platform formed by companies in Kyoto, (Location: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City URL: https://kyoto-shisaku.com/) announces that it has elected new officers and decided on a new structure for its Representative Director, Deputy Representative Directors, and Standing Directors (total of 8 members).

With this election, Kyoto Prototyping Network will transition to a new structure with Mr. Yuya Tsujimoto (President and CEO, Goodwood KYOTO Co., Ltd., 46 years old (born March 28, 1980)) as the new Representative Director. In today's rapidly changing manufacturing environment, we aim for further development as a "co-creation partner" that brings together the strengths of our member companies to solve customer challenges and create new value.

New Executive Team (Effective July 1, 2026)

The new executive team (total of 8 members) resulting from this election is as follows. The term of office is 5 years.

Representative Director: Yuya Tsujimoto (President and CEO, Goodwood KYOTO Co., Ltd.)

Deputy Representative Director: Junji Takai (President and CEO, G-MAX Inc.)

Deputy Representative Director: Ryuji Kanda (Director, KYOSO TECHNOLOGY Inc.)

Deputy Representative Director: Naoya Sugawara (President and CEO, Sugawara Precision Co., Ltd.)

Standing Director: Akira Hatta (President and CEO, Softdevice Co., Ltd.)

Standing Director: Masashi Tomoshige (President and CEO, Yuhan Kogyo Co., Ltd.)

Standing Director: Hidenori Doi (President and CEO, Doi Sheet Metal Industry Co., Ltd.)

Standing Director: Mototoshi Mitamura (President and CEO, TOYO Corporation)

Mr. Tomokazu Sasaki and other current officers will retire on June 30.

Message from New Representative Director Yuya Tsujimoto

"The General Incorporated Association Kyoto Prototyping Network has reached its 25th anniversary. For this term, the sixth generation, our activity theme will be 'SHISAKU for the Future.' Here, SHISAKU refers to the process of repeatedly engaging in contemplation, prototyping, and policy implementation to materialize an unseen future.

Precisely because we are in a rapidly changing environment, we want to be a 'co-creation partner' that stands with challengers tackling new value and societal issues, shaping the future together. We believe that 'value can only be born from the aggregation of 43 companies,' and we will continue to take on challenges as a unified new team to shape a future that cannot be realized by individual companies."

- New Representative Director Tsujimoto

About Kyoto Prototyping Network

Established in 2001 by a network of small and medium-sized metal processing companies in Kyoto Prefecture. With the vision of "making Kyoto a major hub for prototyping," we handle a wide range of services, not only in metal processing but also in the design of electrical and electronic components, equipment, finished products, and enclosures. In recent years, we have focused on supporting startups, offering a wide menu of services from requirements definition to development prototyping. Since its founding, cumulative sales have reached approximately 7.7 billion yen, and inquiries through our website have exceeded 10,000.

Our organization's greatest strength lies in the strong collaboration among our member companies. We provide excellent solutions by leveraging each other's expertise to address "societal challenges" and "difficulties" brought by customers, primarily through small-lot prototyping.