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"Labor rights have been historically oppressed, and remain an unresolved issue. Nobody has been able to find a fundamental solution to these problems, making it clear that they are extremely complex to solve. rYojbaba was created to approach these difficulties head-on through innovative holistic solutions."
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Ryoji Baba is the founder and director of rYojbaba Co., Ltd. He obtained qualifications as a social insurance labor consultant and administrative scrivener in 2002, and as an administrative scrivener in 2006. He obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering from Nihon University in 2003. Since then, he has served as a director and advisor for companies, including listed companies. In April 2023, he also became an advisor for OneGoal Law Firm, a law firm recognized by the Cambodian government.
From December 2007 to October 2022, he worked at EY ShinNihon LLC. He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from Waseda University in 2004 and a master's degree in accounting from Waseda University in 2007. He has been a certified public accountant in Japan since 2007 and a certified public accountant in the United States since 2022. From October 2014 to March 2016, he was seconded to the NY office and was responsible for audits of NYSE-listed companies.
Since July 31, 2022, Mr. Groenewald has served in several capacities at the CFO Squad which provides outsourced accounting and consulting services. From January 2, 2022 to July 31, 2022, Mr. Groenewald had served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Muscle Maker, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company. From September 2018 to January 2, 2022, Mr. Groenewald served as the Chief Financial Officer of Muscle Maker, Inc. From January 25, 2018 through May 29, 2018, Mr. Groenewald served as the Vice President of Finance, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Muscle Maker, Inc., Muscle Maker Development, LLC and Muscle Maker Corp., LLC. In addition, from October 2017 through May 29, 2018, he served as the controller of Muscle Maker, Inc. Mr. Groenewald is a certified public accountant with significant experience in finance and accounting. From July 2018 through August 2018, he served as senior financial reporting accountant of Wrinkle Gardner & Company, a full-service tax, accounting and business consulting firm. From February 2017 to October 2017, Mr. Groenewald served as Senior Financial Accounting Consultant at Pharos Advisors, Inc. serving a broad range of industries. From November 2013 to February 2017, he served as a Senior Staff Accountant at Financial Consulting Strategies, LLC where he provided a broad range of accounting, financial reporting, and pre-auditing services to various industries. From August 2015 to December 2015, Mr. Groenewald served as a Financial Reporting Analyst at Valley National Bank. Mr. Groenewald holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of South Africa. Mr. Groenewald is a Certified Public Account. Mr. Groenewald serves as a member of the Board of Directors of HeartCore Enterprises, Inc., a publicly reporting company that is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, since January 24, 2022. Mr. Groenewald also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of SYLA Technologies Co., Ltd., a publicly reporting company that is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, since December 1, 2022.
He will be appointed as an auditor of rYojbaba Co., Ltd. in March 2024. He graduated from Fukuoka Medical Health and Sports College in 2005 and joined Sakai Osteopathic Clinic Nishi Co., Ltd. in 2006.
After joining Yamaha Corporation in 2005, he worked at EY ShinNihon LLC from 2008 to 2014, where he was involved in IPO support, IFRS quality control, and statutory audits. During his tenure, he was seconded to the Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), where he gained experience in formulating accounting standards both in Japan and overseas. After leaving EY, he worked at a technology venture company, where he was listed on NASDAQ and served as CFO. He will be independent in August 2023 and provide a variety of accounting services. He is responsible for general accounting work such as accounting standard conversion (USGAAP, IFRS), financial statement preparation support, US listing support, and statutory audit response. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo and a certified public accountant. He lives in Japan.
He will be appointed as an auditor for rYojbaba Co., Ltd. in March 2024. In 2005, while still a university student, he participated in the founding of subLime Co., Ltd. In 2008, he joined Venture Link Co., Ltd. In 2009, he became the vice president of subLime Co., Ltd. Since then, he has acquired more than 10 companies and grown the company to 450 stores with annual sales of 30 billion yen.
