Our Team: Meet NAMBA's Founders & Board

Founded in 2021 by six riders, NAMBA is now led by a 24-person board: men and women, Japanese and international, mountain bikers and not, all working toward the same vision for Niseko.

Our Leaders

Paul Wright

NAMBA President
General Manager at Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono

"NAMBA is an exciting development for Niseko. Resort towns around the world have shown what mountain biking does for a place: it turns a winter economy into a year-round one. The co-founders have moved fast since 2021, and I'm looking forward to seeing Niseko become as well-known for summer riding as it is for winter."

Shunichi Kimura

NAMBA Vice President
Kimura Restaurant Owner & Yotei Niseko Cycling Association Vice President

"E-MTBs have opened the sport up: more people on bikes, which is what we want. NAMBA's trail network will give visitors a reason to come for summer too, not just winter. Trails close to town and the resorts mean locals and visitors both get something out of it."

Ross Carty

Co-founder & NAMBA Vice President
NOASC Adventures Founder / Owner

"I came to Niseko 30+ years ago when it was a quiet farm town. I've watched it become one of the world's top winter destinations. Mountain biking is what's next: same trajectory, just for summer."

Our Founders

Ross Carty

Head of Access

NOASC Adventures Founder / Owner

Andy Meadows

Head of Trail Building

Rhythm Japan Head of Operations

Tom Mortiboy

Head of Marketing & Communication

Senior Software Engineer at Coursebase

Angharad Mortiboy

Head of Events, Competitions & Races

Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach

Miles Zeorlin

Head of Community & Partner Engagement

Niseko Real Estate Sales Consultant

Ashley Nicholls

Head of Administration & Funding

Holiday Niseko KK Managing Director / Owner & Niseko Tourism Director

Our Board Members

Chie Seino

Administration Officer

Kaba Niseko Property Manager

Mayumi Honda

H2 Group Office Manager & Executive Project Manager

Sachi Yelle

EZObase / ezobike Owner

Chika Lund

Niseko Powderlife Magazine Director

Satoshi Kobayashi

DT Swiss Country Manager

Yukihiro Tochigi

Chitose Ringyo Forestry President

(Large-scale forest owners in Hokkaido)

Shinji Furuya

Kutchan Council Member

Niseko Environment Management Office Manager

Yui Spragg

Rising Sun Guides General Affairs

Ben Kerr

Niseko Tourism & Kutchan Tourism Association Director

Niseko Real Estate Founder / Owner

Makoto Namikata

Kutchan Council Member

North Sled Snowmobiles Owner

Masaya Yoshimura

Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort General Manager

Paul Butkovich

H2 Group Director of Real Estate Sales

Riccardo Tossani

Riccardo Tossani Architecture Founder / Owner

Hiroshi Yamada

Kutchan Tourism Association Vice President

North Design KK Founder / Owner

Yoshihito Tanaka

Kutchan Council Member. Kutchan Tourism Association Director

Niseko Resort Service Founder

Manabu Mizuno

Mizuno Bikes Owner

Satoshi Yoshida (Auditor)

Kutchan Tourism Association President

Mina-Kamuy Legal Services Founder / Owner

Our Trail Crew

Our paid trail crew. While the rest of NAMBA runs on volunteers, prepping new trails and maintaining existing ones is full-time work.

Led by Pierre and Dan, the team runs day-to-day operations at Twin Peaks and maintains the network across Grand Hirafu and Hanazono too. They also prep new trails before construction begins.