Lean on Me Strengthens Management Team: Appoints eWeLL's Norito Nakano as Outside Director and Hidenori Fukushima as CFO
Lean on Me, provider of disability awareness e-learning, announces management expansion. Norito Nakano (CEO of eWeLL) joins as outside director, and Hidenori Fukushima joins as CFO to accelerate growth.
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Lean on Me, a company dedicated to building inclusive social infrastructure through its e-learning service 'Special Learning,' has announced the strengthening of its management team. As of April 2026, Norito Nakano, President and CEO of eWeLL, has been appointed as an Outside Director, and Hidenori Fukushima joined the company as Executive Officer and CFO in May 2026.
Background:
Lean on Me has been expanding its e-learning business for both welfare services and corporations with the mission of 'integrating disabilities into society.' In recent years, the fields of disability welfare and employment have increasingly required improvements in compliance, talent development, and service quality, making the adoption of advanced technology essential. To accelerate business growth and enhance corporate value, the company has rebuilt its management and financial structure.
About Outside Director Norito Nakano:
President and CEO of eWeLL. He developed the 'iBow' SaaS for home nursing and created the electronic medical record market for the sector, leading the company to an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in 2022. Recipient of awards including the Porter Prize 2025. He brings expertise in DX and experience in scaling a public startup.
About CFO Hidenori Fukushima:
Following his career in trading and legal affairs, he completed his MBA in the UK. He then led international business development, M&A, investment, and IR at a major e-commerce mega-venture. After experience in business development at a global entertainment firm, he joined Lean on Me in May 2026.
Comment from Representative Director Shunsuke Shimura:
'I am deeply inspired by Mr. Nakano's success in balancing hands-on insight with scalable management. With Mr. Fukushima overseeing our financial and management infrastructure, we have now aligned our passion with a robust system, and social impact with business continuity. We are ready to take our efforts toward social implementation to the next level.'
Background:
Lean on Me has been expanding its e-learning business for both welfare services and corporations with the mission of 'integrating disabilities into society.' In recent years, the fields of disability welfare and employment have increasingly required improvements in compliance, talent development, and service quality, making the adoption of advanced technology essential. To accelerate business growth and enhance corporate value, the company has rebuilt its management and financial structure.
About Outside Director Norito Nakano:
President and CEO of eWeLL. He developed the 'iBow' SaaS for home nursing and created the electronic medical record market for the sector, leading the company to an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in 2022. Recipient of awards including the Porter Prize 2025. He brings expertise in DX and experience in scaling a public startup.
About CFO Hidenori Fukushima:
Following his career in trading and legal affairs, he completed his MBA in the UK. He then led international business development, M&A, investment, and IR at a major e-commerce mega-venture. After experience in business development at a global entertainment firm, he joined Lean on Me in May 2026.
Comment from Representative Director Shunsuke Shimura:
'I am deeply inspired by Mr. Nakano's success in balancing hands-on insight with scalable management. With Mr. Fukushima overseeing our financial and management infrastructure, we have now aligned our passion with a robust system, and social impact with business continuity. We are ready to take our efforts toward social implementation to the next level.'
FAQ
Lean on Meの経営体制にどのような変更がありましたか？
2026年4月に株式会社eWeLL代表取締役社長の中野剛人氏が社外取締役に就任し、2026年5月に福島秀紀氏が執行役員CFOとして参画しました。
株式会社Lean on Meはどのような事業を行っていますか？
障がい理解を深めるeラーニング「Special Learning」などを展開し、インクルーシブな社会を実現するための社会的基盤の構築をめざしています。
社外取締役に就任した中野剛人氏の経歴は？
株式会社eWeLL代表取締役社長。訪問看護向けSaaS「iBow」を開発し、2022年に東証グロース市場へ上場。ポーター賞2025などを受賞しています。
執行役員CFOに就任した福島秀紀氏の主な経歴は？
専門商社、通販会社、メガベンチャーでの海外事業開発やM&A・投資案件責任者、IR業務を経て、外資系企業での事業開発などを経験し、2026年5月に入社しました。
なぜ今回の経営体制強化が行われたのですか？
事業成長の加速および持続的な企業価値向上に向けて、経営および財務基盤のさらなる強化を図るためです。