Shintaro Asako serves as Lead Independent Director of the Company. of the Company. of the Company. of the Company. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bulldog Advisory Inc., a California professional firm specializing in board and executive consultation services, where he has served in such capacity since August 2019. From 2011 to July 2019, he served in various management capacities with DeNa Co., Ltd., a developer of mobile game and online services, including as Chief Financial Officer and regional Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer of its western operations. From 2006 through 2011, Mr. Asako served as the Chief Financial Officer at MediciNova, Inc. Prior to his services with MediciNova, Inc., Mr. Asako held various positions at KPMG LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP, providing a variety of audit, tax, and business consulting services to multinational clients. Mr. Asako currently serves on various public and private company boards of directors, including 7-Eleven, Inc., Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., Inglewood Co., Ltd., and Medmain, Inc. Mr. Asako holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California Leventhal School of Accounting and is a certified public accountant from the state of California. Mr. Asako possesses strong knowledge and experience in financial management, strategic planning as well as background in regulations for publicly listed companies both in the United States and Japan, making him qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.
As the Lead Independent Director of Kura Sushi USA, the total compensation of Shintaro Asako at Kura Sushi USA is $8,333. There are 5 executives at Kura Sushi USA getting paid more, with Hajime Uba having the highest compensation of $280,500.
Shintaro Asako is 45, he's been the Lead Independent Director of Kura Sushi USA since 2019. There are 7 older and 4 younger executives at Kura Sushi USA. The oldest executive at Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is Seitaro Ishii, 72, who is the Independent Director.
Shintaro's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O KURA SUSHI USA, INC., 17461 DERIAN AVE, SUITE 200, IRVINE, CA, 92614.
Over the last 5 years, insiders at Kura Sushi USA have traded over $0 worth of Kura Sushi USA stock and bought 1,850 units worth $96,468 . The most active insiders traders include Jeffrey J Uttz, Brent Takao и Carin Stutz. On average, Kura Sushi USA executives and independent directors trade stock every 203 days with the average trade being worth of $373,962. The most recent stock trade was executed by Seitaro Ishii on 12 April 2024, trading 5,000 units of KRUS stock currently worth $129,700.
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company's restaurants provide Japanese cuisine through an engaging revolving sushi service model, which is known as Kura Experience'. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 33 restaurants in nine states and Washington DC. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc.
Kura Sushi USA executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: