Establishment of KANAMEX Co., Ltd., a Specialty Company for HR and Organizational Development, on April 15, 2026
Ryobi Group has carved out its internal organizational and HR development functions to establish KANAMEX Co., Ltd. on April 15, 2026. The new company offers consulting and training services to drive corporate transformation.
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The Ryobi Group (Headquarters: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture) announces the establishment of a new company, KANAMEX Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture; Representative: Kosuke Ikeda; Website: https://kanamex.jp/), on April 15, 2026. This new company is a carve-out of the organizational and human resource development functions cultivated within the group, and will be responsible for organizational and HR development consulting, as well as HR training and education business. This marks the first time the Ryobi Group is launching education and HR development as an independent business.
■ Background of the New Company Establishment
Many regional companies perceive "labor shortages" merely as a recruitment issue, continuously investing in increased recruitment costs and expanding job advertising media.
However, the root cause of labor shortages, stagnation in business transformation, and failure to adapt to AI, DX, and GX is the same: the structural problem that "people and organizations capable of making decisions, transforming, and executing are not being developed."
To address this issue, the Ryobi Group has always believed that it is essential to develop people and organizations based on management challenges, rather than just strengthening recruitment or providing temporary training. Based on the expertise gained through the practice of HR and organizational development across approximately 50 group companies, we determined that a continuous implementation and accompaniment mechanism as a business is necessary to solve management issues through the transformation of people and organizations. This has led to the establishment of the new company.
■ Business Overview of KANAMEX Co., Ltd.
KANAMEX is a specialized organizational and HR development company that accompanies the transformation of people and organizations, starting from management challenges. Tailored to each company's management issues and on-site context, the goal is not just the input of knowledge, but practical application in actual work, behavioral changes in the organization, and ultimately leading to business results.
▼ Provided Services
1. HR Development Program
Starting from management and operational challenges, we provide practical vocational training linked with strategy. We foster the "ability to think, judge, and execute" in actual work, along with the retention of operational skills. Initially, we will offer programs centered on the AI, DX, and GX fields. We also support the reduction of actual costs by utilizing human resource development support grants.
2. Organizational Diagnosis and Organizational Development Solutions
We visualize organizational issues and clarify "what needs to be changed and by whom." By providing diagnosis, workshops, and behavior retention support as a single package, we accompany the transformation of daily organizational behavior, not just ending with training or surveys.
(e.g., Internal communication improvement programs contributing to higher employee satisfaction, management training programs to enhance subordinate development skills, team-building support programs, etc.)
3. Management Leader Training System Design and Consulting
We comprehensively support succession planning, executive training program planning and design, and the construction of training systems. We connect individual companies' management challenges with HR strategies and co-design a foundation for sustainable organizational strengthening.
■ Origin of the Company Name KANAMEX
Read as "Kaname-ex". "Kaname (Keystone)" + "X". Transforming the organization and people, which are the keystone of the corporate fan, through X = transformation, maximization, and multiplication. Similar to DX (Digital Transformation), it signifies innovative and advanced transformation.
■ Main Message
Changing the keystone of the corporate fan.
People Are the Strategy
■ Company Profile of KANAMEX Co., Ltd.
Date of Establishment: April 15, 2026
Company Name: KANAMEX Co., Ltd.
URL: https://kanamex.jp/
Location: 2-10-12 Shimoishii, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Capital: 1,000,000 JPY
Business Activities:
- Organizational transformation, management consulting, and management diagnosis
- HR development, vocational ability development, and education/training business
- Businesses related to aptitude tests, ability diagnosis, and organizational diagnosis
- Planning, production, publication, and sales of books and printed materials
- All operations incidental or related to the preceding items
Board of Directors:
Representative Director: Toshiyuki Matsuda (Ryobi Group CSO)
Representative Director: Kosuke Ikeda (Ryobi Group Corporate Strategy Office, Management Development Department)
Director: Shoji Yamada (Ryobi Group CHRO)
Director: Yoshitaka Onoda (Ryobi Group CIO)
Auditor: Takeo Miyake (Ryobi Group COO)
Fiscal Year End: March 31
■ Background of the New Company Establishment
Many regional companies perceive "labor shortages" merely as a recruitment issue, continuously investing in increased recruitment costs and expanding job advertising media.
However, the root cause of labor shortages, stagnation in business transformation, and failure to adapt to AI, DX, and GX is the same: the structural problem that "people and organizations capable of making decisions, transforming, and executing are not being developed."
To address this issue, the Ryobi Group has always believed that it is essential to develop people and organizations based on management challenges, rather than just strengthening recruitment or providing temporary training. Based on the expertise gained through the practice of HR and organizational development across approximately 50 group companies, we determined that a continuous implementation and accompaniment mechanism as a business is necessary to solve management issues through the transformation of people and organizations. This has led to the establishment of the new company.
■ Business Overview of KANAMEX Co., Ltd.
KANAMEX is a specialized organizational and HR development company that accompanies the transformation of people and organizations, starting from management challenges. Tailored to each company's management issues and on-site context, the goal is not just the input of knowledge, but practical application in actual work, behavioral changes in the organization, and ultimately leading to business results.
▼ Provided Services
1. HR Development Program
Starting from management and operational challenges, we provide practical vocational training linked with strategy. We foster the "ability to think, judge, and execute" in actual work, along with the retention of operational skills. Initially, we will offer programs centered on the AI, DX, and GX fields. We also support the reduction of actual costs by utilizing human resource development support grants.
2. Organizational Diagnosis and Organizational Development Solutions
We visualize organizational issues and clarify "what needs to be changed and by whom." By providing diagnosis, workshops, and behavior retention support as a single package, we accompany the transformation of daily organizational behavior, not just ending with training or surveys.
(e.g., Internal communication improvement programs contributing to higher employee satisfaction, management training programs to enhance subordinate development skills, team-building support programs, etc.)
3. Management Leader Training System Design and Consulting
We comprehensively support succession planning, executive training program planning and design, and the construction of training systems. We connect individual companies' management challenges with HR strategies and co-design a foundation for sustainable organizational strengthening.
■ Origin of the Company Name KANAMEX
Read as "Kaname-ex". "Kaname (Keystone)" + "X". Transforming the organization and people, which are the keystone of the corporate fan, through X = transformation, maximization, and multiplication. Similar to DX (Digital Transformation), it signifies innovative and advanced transformation.
■ Main Message
Changing the keystone of the corporate fan.
People Are the Strategy
■ Company Profile of KANAMEX Co., Ltd.
Date of Establishment: April 15, 2026
Company Name: KANAMEX Co., Ltd.
URL: https://kanamex.jp/
Location: 2-10-12 Shimoishii, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Capital: 1,000,000 JPY
Business Activities:
- Organizational transformation, management consulting, and management diagnosis
- HR development, vocational ability development, and education/training business
- Businesses related to aptitude tests, ability diagnosis, and organizational diagnosis
- Planning, production, publication, and sales of books and printed materials
- All operations incidental or related to the preceding items
Board of Directors:
Representative Director: Toshiyuki Matsuda (Ryobi Group CSO)
Representative Director: Kosuke Ikeda (Ryobi Group Corporate Strategy Office, Management Development Department)
Director: Shoji Yamada (Ryobi Group CHRO)
Director: Yoshitaka Onoda (Ryobi Group CIO)
Auditor: Takeo Miyake (Ryobi Group COO)
Fiscal Year End: March 31