Nominee executive manager services for Japanese LLC GK companies

Entry-level

Nominee resident executive manager 'name-only' service for a dormant Japanese GK company.

SMB

Nominee resident executive manager 'name-only' service for a small Japanese GK company with less than JPY1,200,000,000 annual turnover.

Enterprise

Nominee resident executive manager 'name-only' service for a Japanese GK company with more than JPY1,200,000,000 annual turnover.

Nominee executive manager service for Japanese GK companies.

A Japanese LLC GK godo kaisha company with a corporate managing member, must have a representative manager, often referred to as the executive manager, but Japanese GK companies in unregulated industries do not need a representative executive manager to be resident in Japan. Further, using a nominee representative executive manager service is a red flag to Japanese banks when reviewing an application to open a bank account, so it’s generally best to avoid using a nominee service simply to open a bank account. If your Japanese GK company does need a resident representative executive manager, outsourcing an experienced nominee representative executive manager might be the most cost-effective and least-risk route to ensuring its legal compliance and your peace of mind. Our nominee representative executive manager services for Japanese GK companies include the following benefits:

Knowledgeable and experienced in Japanese company management.
Accountable and responsible.
Enables enforceable corporate governance.
Avoids the need to make an inexperienced or little-known employee legally responsible for your Japanese company.
The relationship can be ended at any time, without cause or any damaging legal conflict, simply by giving 30-days notice.
Supported by a full range of bilingual Japanese business support services.

Many companies appoint one of the GK’s employees as its representative executive manager, but such an appointment carries significant risks. The executive manager can irrevocably bind the GK company to unauthorized loans, leases, contracts, and other major transactions, and has unlimited access and control over the GK’s bank accounts. Among less obvious risks, an inexperienced executive manager of a Japanese GK godo kaisha company might inadvertently bind the company to potentially undesirable and expensive labor practices and expenses or might expose the company to damaging tax-audits and penalties if he or she does not sufficiently understand corporate financial transactions.

If your company is fortunate to have a stable and trustworthy employee with experience and knowledge of Japanese corporate law, and if your corporate governance allows, then appoint him or her as the GK company’s executive manager. If not, or if your corporate governance forbids appointing local employees to Board-level positions, then using an independent professional arm’s-length nominee executive manager service might be safest.

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