Hiroyuki Kamata Representative Director, President / CEO
Born 1971 in Tokyo, Japan. Graduate Aoyama GakuinUniversity, majored International Macro Economics under Professor Ryutaro Komiya. Worked for SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) from 1994, mainly worked at Head office, Net Business Banking Dept., E-Commerce Banking Dept. During the carrier in SMBC, also joined the projects of setting up Online Shopping Mall, web creation of Japan Net Bank, at Mitsui & Co. in 2000-2003. April 2007, moved to Rakuten Inc., as Senior Executive Officer of Rakuten Travel Inc., become in charge of Business Strategy, Business Development, Domestic Sales, Creative Web Design, Domestic Dynamic Packaging Business, Rent a Car Business, Bus service Business, and Oversea Business, etc. In 2014, founded COSMONAUT CO., LTD. and also joined as CIO of GLOBE-TROTTER from 2018 to 2021.
Yuichi Miyashi Director, Chief Creative Officer
Founded Tycoon Graphics in 1991 with NaoyukiSuzuki. Worked as a Creative Director of various company CI, music, fashions, architectures, motion pictures, and promotions with the talent of art direction and graphic design. Major achievements are Logo and Sign designs of Omotesando Hills, Dojima Hotel, Universal Cinema Toyosu, Urawa, and Southern Beat Project of Shinjyuku station South gate mural graphic, etc., disk jacket design of Namie Amuro, globe, Toa Tei, SPEED, Miki Imai, Nanase Aikawa, HIKARI, Mika Nakajima, BUMP OF CHICKEN, etc. Major awards are Gold award of NY ADC “BIG MAGAZINE”, Silver award of NY ADC “BOYCOTT MOVIE”, Communication category award of Good design award “Logo design of Omotesando Hills”, and Mainichi Design award, etc.
Website : Simon & Brothers
Philipp Kaeser Director, Chief Artist
Born 1976 in Switzerland. Graduate apprentice at an architectural studio, studied graphic design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, followed by Internships at Jeremyville, Sydney and Tycoon Graphics, Tokyo. Moved on to work several years in the snowboard fashion industry as a graphic designer and illustrator and later in 2008 set up ‘Papriko Ink.’, a Switzerland and Japan based design studio focusing on communication design projects in the fields of character design,Illustration, advertising, websites, brand development, murals, paintings. Major achievements in Japan are disk jacket design of ORANGE RANGE, bird, DA PUMP, ARASHI, character design of Fukuoka Chuo Bank, design of JINS and JAGDA, etc. Currently living and working in Japan with his family as a graphic designer, illustrator and artist.
Website : Papriko Inc.
