Preferred Networks (PFN) has changed the title of the below executive, effective February 28, 2025.

Daisuke Okanohara
New title: Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Researcher
Former title: Chief Executive Researcher

Daisuke Okanohara, as a co-founder of the company, will continue to lead the research, development and incubation efforts that drive the company forward, while making critical decisions jointly with the Chief Executive Officer Toru Nishikawa for the PFN group, including its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, to reach its future goals.

Okanohara concurrently serves as PFN’s Chief Technology Officer who sets PFN’s technology visions and strategies, and leads the company toward them. This new appointment will allow PFN to strengthen its technological governance and further optimize management of its technology strategies in tandem with its engineering capabilities.