Katsuya Natori was appointed as an independent Audit and Supervisory Board member of Recruit Holdings in 2020. He previously worked at several law offices and JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation before joining Apple Japan, Inc. in 1995. In 1998, he became General Counsel at Oracle Information Systems (Japan), and during the mid-2000s, he took on multiple leadership roles at IBM Japan, Ltd. Mr. Natori founded the Natori Law Office in 2012. In 2020, he became Managing Partner of ITN Partners and in 2026 became Managing Partner of N&O Partners. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Olympus Corporation and TOYO CONSTRUCTION CO.,LTD. and as an Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Hino Motors, Ltd. Currently, he is a Supervisory Director at Global One Real Estate Investment Corporation, Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of circlace, Inc., and Outside Director of TOKYO ROPE MFG. CO., LTD.
January 2026
Managing Partner* of N&O Partners
June 2021
Outside Director* of TOKYO ROPE MFG. CO., LTD.
December 2020
Managing Partner of ITN Partners
June 2020
Independent Audit and Supervisory Board Member* of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member* of Pasona Tquila Inc. (currently circlace Inc.)
April 2016
Supervisory Director* of Global One Real Estate Investment Corp.
February 2012
Founder of Natori Law Office
April 2010
Vice President of Global Process Services at IBM Japan, Ltd.
January 2004
General Counsel at IBM Japan, Ltd.
March 2002
General Counsel and Executive Officer at Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
January 1998
General Counsel at Sun Microsystems K.K. (currently Oracle Information Systems (Japan) G.K.)
January 1995
General Counsel at Apple Computer Co., Ltd. (currently Apple Japan, Inc.)
July 1993
Counsel at Esso Petroleum Corporation (currently ENEOS Corporation)
July 1992
Visiting Lawyer at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
June 1990
Visiting Lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
April 1986
Associate Lawyer at Masuda & Ejiri Law Office (currently Nishimura & Asahi)
Unless otherwise stated, position refers to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. *Current position