Hiroaki Miyahara

Hiroaki Miyahara

Hiroaki Miyahara was born in 1959 in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. After graduating from the National Defense Academy of Japan, he began his career at a trading company before joining Gakken Co., Ltd. (now Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd.) in 1986. Over the years, he held key leadership roles, including General Manager of the Gakken Classroom Division, Executive Officer, and Director. In 2009, he was appointed Director of Gakken Holdings.

He later served concurrently as President of Gakken Juku Holdings, Gakken Educational Co., Ltd., and Gakken Education Publishing Co., Ltd., before assuming the role of President and Representative Director of Gakken Holdings in December 2010. Under his leadership, Gakken underwent a strategic transformation focused on education and healthcare/welfare, achieving the V-shaped recovery, 15 consecutive years of revenue growth and eight consecutive years of profit growth.

He currently serves as Chairman of the Furuoka Scholarship Foundation, Outside Director of Nippon Group Holdings Co., Ltd., and Chairman of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association.