■代表経歴
1999年　慶應義塾高等学校卒
2003年　慶應義塾大学商学部卒
学生時代は野球に打ち込み、卒業後は広告代理店にてプロ野球・メジャーリーグのスポンサーシップセールス、イベント企画運営に携わる。2013年より実家が経営するゴルフブランドに参画し、海外の生産拠点整備及び

ソウル、台北、香港の直営店舗開発に注力。その後米PGAツアー史上初となる日本開催トーナメント「ZOZOチャンピオンシップ」の誘致に貢献し、それを機に2018年に独立。ゴルフ・野球に特化したスポーツマーケティング業務を中心に、近年ではIT、Fintechソリューションをプロスポーツチームやアスリートに提供するなど、常に新しい価値創造に取り組んでいる。

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■About the CEO

1999- Graduated Keio Senior High School

2003- Graduated from the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University

 

Kiminari Hori played baseball growing up, which helped path a way into working in sponsorship sales, event planning and operations for both Japanese and Major League Baseball teams at an advertising agency in Tokyo. In 2013, he joined his family business of operating a golf brand, to enhance overseas manufacturing bases, and to focus on developing retail stores in Seoul, Taipei and Hong Kong.  He later took part in bringing the first-ever PGA Tour event, the ZOZO Championship, to Japan, where he then decided to start his own business in 2018. Mainly focusing on sports marketing in golf and baseball, he continuously creates new values in providing IT and FinTech solutions to professional sports teams and athletes in this modern age.