Board of Directors and Executive Officers (Biography)
Board of Directors
Director / Chairman and Representative Executive Officer
Nomination Committee Member / Compensation Committee Member
Motoya Okada
Date of birth: June 17, 1951
Biography
- Mar. 1979
- Joined the Company
- May 1990
- Director of the Company
- Feb. 1992
- Managing Director of the Company
- May 1995
- Senior Managing Director of the Company
- Jun. 1997
- President and Representative Director of the Company
- May 2003
- Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2012
- Director, President and Representative Executive Officer, and Group CEO of the Company
- Mar. 2020
- Chairman and Representative Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
Director / President and Representative Executive Officer
Akio Yoshida
Date of Birth: May 26, 1960
Biography
- Apr. 1983
- Joined the Company
- Mar. 2011
- Director of AEON (CHINA) CO., LTD.
- Mar. 2011
- General Manager, China Development Management Department, China Division of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2012
- General Manager, China Division of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2014
- General Manager, Sales Division and Chief China Business Officer of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- May 2014
- Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Division and Chief China Business Officer of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- Feb. 2015
- President and Representative Director of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- Feb. 2015
- Chief China Business Officer of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2016
- Executive Officer, Shopping Center Development Business of the Company
- Mar. 2019
- Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2019
- Executive Officer, Shopping Center Development Business and Digital Business of the Company
- Mar. 2020
- President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- May 2020
- Director of the Company (current position)
- Feb. 2022
- Director of CAN DO CO., LTD. (current position)
Director / Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Digital Business
Yuki Habu
Date of birth: December 23, 1967
Biography
- Apr. 1991
- Joined the Company
- Sep. 2004
- General Manager, Administrative Department of AEON South China Co., Limited
- Nov. 2007
- Executive Vice President of BEIJING AEON CO., LTD.
- Dec. 2011
- Director of AEON (CHINA) CO., LTD.
- May 2013
- CEO of BEIJING AEON CO., LTD.
- Mar. 2014
- Executive Officer, CEO of China Business of the Company
- Mar. 2014
- President and Representative Director of AEON (CHINA) CO., LTD.
- Mar. 2017
- Executive Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2017
- Executive Officer, China Business of the Company
- May 2017
- Managing Director of AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
- Mar. 2020
- Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2020
- Executive Officer, China Business and Digital Business of the Company
- Mar. 2021
- Executive Officer,Digital Business of the Company (current position)
- May 2022
- Director of the Company (current position)
Outside Directors
Director
Chairman of the Nomination Committee/ Chairman of the Compensation Committee/ Audit Committee Member
Takashi Tsukamoto
Date of birth: August 2, 1950
Biography
- Apr. 1974
- Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- Apr. 2002
- Executive Officer of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- Mar. 2003
- Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Apr. 2004
- Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- Mar. 2006
- Executive Managing Director of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- Apr. 2007
- Deputy President of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- Apr. 2008
- Deputy President & Executive Officer of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Jun. 2008
- Deputy President of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Apr. 2009
- President of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Jun. 2011
- Chairman of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.; President & CEO of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Jul. 2013
- Chairman of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Apr. 2014
- Senior Advisor of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Jun. 2016
- Chairman of The Japan-British Society (current position)
- Jul. 2016
- Outside Director of Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company (current position)
- Apr. 2017
- Honorary Advisor of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- May 2017
- Outside Director of the Company (current position)
- Jun. 2017
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2017
- Outside Director of Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (current position)
- Jun. 2021
- Outside Director of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (current position)
- Jul. 2023
- Senior Advisor of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current position)
Director
Nomination Committee Member / Compensation Committee Member
Peter Child
Date of Birth: March 25, 1958
Biography
- Sep. 1976
- Joined United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Jun. 1980
- Joined Michelin Tire Company
- Jan. 1984
- Joined McKinsey & Co., London
- Aug. 1987
- Manager of McKinsey & Co., Los Angeles
- Aug. 1988
- Partner of McKinsey & Co., London
- Aug. 1990
- Senior Partner of McKinsey & Co., Paris
- Apr. 2007
- Senior Partner of McKinsey & Co., London
- Mar. 2015
- Senior Partner of McKinsey & Co., Hong Kong
- May 2018
- Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Director
Audit Committee Member
Carrie Yu
Date of Birth: September 30, 1958
Biography
- Jul. 1982
- Joined Levy Gee, Chartered Accountants, London
- Jan. 1987
- Joined Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC)), Hong Kong
- Sep. 1991
- Manager of PwC Vancouver
- Nov. 1996
- Partner of PwC Hong Kong
- Dec. 1996
- Graduate Recruitment Partner of PwC Hong Kong
- Jul. 2002
- Retail & Consumer Leader of PwC China & Hong Kong
- Jul. 2004
- “We Care” Program Lead Ambassador of PwC China & Hong Kong
- Jan. 2006
- Retail & Consumer Leader of PwC Global
- Mar. 2008
- Board Member of PwC Global Governance Board
- Jul. 2009
- Retail & Consumer Leader of PwC China & Asia Pacific
- Jul. 2019
- Senior Advisor of PwC Hong Kong (current position)
- May 2020
- Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Makoto Hayashi
Date of Birth: July 30, 1957
Biography
- Apr. 1983
- Public Prosecutor of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
- Jun. 2001
- Director of International Affairs Division of the Criminal Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Justice
- Apr. 2003
- Director of General Affairs Division of the Correction Bureau of Ministry of Justice
- Jul. 2006
- Director of General Affairs Division of the Criminal Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Justice
- Jan. 2008
- Director of Personnel Division of the Minister’s Secretariat of Ministry of Justice
- Apr. 2011
- Public Prosecutor of Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
- Apr. 2012
- Director-General of the General Affairs Department of Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
- Jul. 2013
- Chief Prosecutor of Sendai District Public Prosecutors Office
- Jan. 2014
- Director-General of the Criminal Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Justice
- Jan. 2018
- Superintending Prosecutor of Nagoya High Public Prosecutors Office
- May 2020
- Superintending Prosecutor of Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
- Jul. 2020
- Prosecutor-General
- Jun. 2022
- Retired as Prosecutor-General
- Jun. 2022
- Special Counsel of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (current position)
- May 2023
- Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Executive Officers
（as of April 17, 2024）
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Human Resources and AEON Living Zone Promotion, Supervisor of Risk Management
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Date of birth: July 17, 1958
Biography
- Apr. 1982
- Joined Isejin Jusco Co., Ltd. (now, AEON CO., LTD.)
- Sep. 2003
- General Manager of Kanto Company of Jusco Co., Ltd. (now, AEON CO., LTD.)
- May 2006
- Representative Director of AEON Financial Project Co., Ltd. (now, AEON BANK, LTD.)
- Sep. 2006
- Director in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs and Public Relation of AEON Financial Project Co., Ltd. (now, AEON BANK, LTD.)
- Apr. 2008
- Director and Managing Executive Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs of AEON BANK, LTD.
- Jun. 2012
- Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Business Management Department of AEON BANK, LTD.
- Nov. 2012
- Director of AEON Credit Service Co., Ltd. (now, AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.)
- Apr. 2013
- Director in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs, Legal Affairs and Compliance of AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2014
- Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Sales Department of AEON BANK, LTD.
- Apr. 2015
- President and Representative Director of AEON BANK, LTD.
- Jun. 2016
- Director of AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2017
- Director and Executive Vice President of AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd.
- Sep. 2018
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Sep. 2018
- Executive Officer, Human Resources and Administration, Supervisor of Risk Management of the Company
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Vice President of the Company (current position)
- Jun. 2023
- Outside Director of Inageya Co., Ltd. (current position)
- Mar. 2024
- Executive Officer, Human Resources and AEON Living Zone Promotion, Supervisor of Risk Management of the Company (current position)
Executive Vice President and Executive Officer
Merchandising
Mitsuko Tsuchiya
Date of birth: December 9, 1963
Biography
- Apr. 1986
- Joined the Company
- Mar. 2001
- General Manager, Customer Service Dept. of Marketing HQ of the Company
- May 2003
- Head of Customer Service, and General Manager of CS of the Company
- May 2006
- Executive Officer of the Company
- Sep. 2007
- Group Head of Customer and Product Management of the Company
- Mar. 2008
- Group Environment Manager of the Company
- May 2010
- President and Representative Director of AEON Fantasy Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2013
- Senior Executive Officer and Food Product Planning Division Manager of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- May 2013
- Director of AEON RETAIL Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2016
- President and Representative Director of Bio C’ Bon Japon CO, LTD.
- Mar. 2019
- Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, and Kinki Company Branch President of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2020
- Director, Senior Executive Officer, and Kinki Company Branch President of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer, Merchandising of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- President and Representative Director of AEON TOPVALU CO., LTD. (current position)
- Mar. 2023
- Executive Vice President of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
GMS Business
Takemi Ide
Date of birth: April 4, 1962
Biography
- Mar. 1985
- Joined JUSCO Co., Ltd. (now AEON CO., LTD.)
- Sep. 2001
- General Manager of Fishery Product Development Department, SSM Merchandising Division, JUSCO Co., Ltd.
- Feb. 2003
- General Manager of Sales Floor Development, Delicatessen Merchandising Division, JUSCO Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2004
- General Manager of Fishery Products Department, SSM Merchandising Division, JUSCO Co., Ltd.
- Sep. 2008
- General Manager of Delicatessen Products Department, Food Merchandising Division, AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- May 2011
- Director and Manager of Product Division, MaxValu Tohoku Co., Ltd.
- May 2014
- President and Representative Director, Sanyo Marunaka Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2017
- Senior Managing Executive Officer and Minamikanto Company Branch President, AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2018
- Executive Officer, Director, Vice President and Chief Officer of Sales, AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2019
- President and Representative Director, AEON Retail Co., Ltd. (current position)
- Mar. 2024
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2024
- Executive Officer and Chief Officer of GMS (current position)
Executive Officer
Supermarket Business
Keiji Kamio
Date of birth: July 11, 1957
Biography
- Mar. 1980
- Joined Yaohan Co., Ltd. (now Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.)
- Feb. 1998
- General Manager of the Sales Coordinator Department of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2003
- Dairy Manager of the Product Control Department of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2004
- Division Manager of the Store Management Department of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- May 2004
- Director of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- May 2008
- Executive Director of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- May 2011
- Division Manager of the Product Control Department of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- May 2013
- President and Representative Director of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer, Supermarket Business of the Company (current position)
- May 2022
- Chairman of Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd. (current position)
Executive Officer
Discount Store Business
Manabu Oike
Date of birth: December 15, 1957
Biography
- Mar. 1981
- Joined the Company
- Apr. 2000
- GM, Miyagi/Fukushima/Yamagata Regional Merchandising, SSM Merchandise HQ of the Company
- May 2001
- Deputy GM, Merchandising of MINISTOP CO., LTD.
- Feb. 2003
- GM, Deli Business of MINISTOP CO., LTD.
- Mar. 2004
- GM, Merchandise Reform, Delica Merchandising HQ of the Company
- Sep. 2006
- GM, My Basket Business of the Company
- Sep. 2011
- Representative Director and President of My Basket CO.,LTD.
- Mar. 2013
- CEO of Strategic Small Store Business of the Company
- Mar. 2014
- Senior Executive Officer, CEO of SM/DS/Small Store Business of the Company
- Feb. 2015
- Executive Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2015
- Small Store Business E-commerce Chairperson of the Company
- Feb. 2018
- Chairman and Representative Director of MINISTOP CO., LTD.
- Nov. 2020
- Discount Store Business of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2021
- Executive Officer, Discount Store Business of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
ASEAN Business
Soichi Okazaki
Date of birth: October 10, 1958
Biography
- Mar. 1981
- Joined the Company
- Jul. 1995
- Director of Guangdong Jusco Teem Stores Co., Ltd. (now GUANDONG AEON TEEM CO., LTD.)
- Jun. 2001
- Director and President of Jaya Jusco Stores Sdn. Bhd. (now AEON CO. (M) BHD.)
- May 2005
- Executive Officer of the Company
- Jul. 2005
- General Manager, Supercenter Business Division of the Company
- Nov. 2005
- Representative Director and President of AEON Supercenter Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2009
- General Manager, Corporate Marketing of the Company; Director and General Manager, Sales Planning Division of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- May 2011
- President and CEO of AEON Mall Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2012
- Executive Officer and CEO, Shopping Center Development Business of the Company
- Mar. 2013
- Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2014
- CEO of General Merchandize Store Business and Shopping Center Development Business, and Chief, Asia Shift of the Company
- Feb. 2015
- Executive Officer, Chief General Merchandise Store Business Reform of the Company
- Feb. 2015
- President and CEO of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2016
- Executive Officer, GMS Business of the Company
- Mar. 2019
- Executive Vice President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2019
- Executive Officer, GMS Business and International Business of the Company
- Mar. 2019
- Chairman of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2020
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2020
- Executive Officer, ASEAN Business of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
Strategy
Motoyuki Shikata
Date of birth: November 20, 1973
Biography
- Apr. 1996
- Joined AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- Sep. 2006
- General Manager of the Strategy Department of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- Jan. 2009
- General Manager of the International Business Department, and General Manager of the Steering Committee Management Department of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- May 2009
- Chairman of AEON DELIGHT (CHINA) CO., LTD.
- Sep. 2010
- Division Manager of the International Division of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- May 2012
- Executive Officer, China Division Chief Officer of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- May 2016
- Director and Executive Officer of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- Oct. 2018
- Group Chief Strategy Officer and Division Manager of the Group Strategy Division of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- Jul. 2019
- Director, Senior Executive Officer, Group Strategy and Digital Solutions Management and Manager of the Group Strategy Division of AEON DELIGHT CO., LTD.
- Mar. 2020
- Chief Strategy Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer, Strategy of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
Business Development and Branding
Tsukasa Ojima
Date of birth: August 24, 1963
Biography
- Apr. 1986
- Joined Sanwa Bank, Limited (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
- Jan. 2005
- General Manager of the Financial Corporation Group, Investment Banking Headquarters of Lehman Brothers Japan Inc.
- Oct. 2008
- Managing Director of the Investment Banking Department of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2012
- Executive Officer in charge of Investment Banking and Merchant Banking of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
- Jul. 2014
- Executive Officer in charge of Wealth Management of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2017
- Director of Wealth Management, Inc.
- Jun. 2018
- Director, Vice President and Executive Officer of Wealth Management, Inc.
- Jun. 2020
- Director of OOTOYA Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Jun. 2021
- Joined the Company
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer, Business Development and Branding of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
Finance and Business Management
Hiroaki Egawa
Date of birth: May 3, 1966
Biography
- Apr. 1989
- Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- Jul. 2009
- Counselor of the Americas Audit Office, Business Audit Department of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- Jan. 2010
- Deputy General Manager of the Americas Business Administration Department of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
- Jul. 2013
- Deputy General Manager of the Americas Business Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Apr. 2014
- General Manager of the Yokohama Sales Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Apr. 2015
- Manager of the Yokohama Bank of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Apr. 2017
- General Manager of the Twelfth Sales Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Apr. 2019
- General Manager of the Americas First Sales Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Jun. 2021
- Joined the Company
- Sep. 2021
- Chief Affiliate Companies Officer of the Company
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer, Finance and Business Management of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
Logistics
Daisuke Tezuka
Date of birth: September 19, 1975
Biography
- Sep. 2002
- Joined AEON CREDIT SERVICE CO., LTD.
- Jun. 2006
- AEON Financial Project Co., Ltd. (now AEON BANK, LTD.)
- Nov. 2007
- General Manager of the Planning Department of AEON BANK, LTD.
- Jul. 2011
- Strategy Department of the Company
- Mar. 2014
- General Manager of the Strategy Department of the Company
- May 2016
- Representative Director of United Super Markets Holdings Inc.
- Mar. 2017
- President and Representative Director of Maxvalu Kanto Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2019
- Representative Director and Executive Vice President of United Super Markets Holdings Inc.
- Mar. 2021
- Chief Logistics Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2022
- President and Representative Director of AEON GLOBAL SCM CO.,LTD. (current position)
Executive Officer
China Business
Toshiya Goto
Date of birth: July 7, 1960
Biography
- Mar. 1984
- Joined the Company
- Mar. 2008
- General Manager of Niigata Business Division of the Company
- Nov. 2010
- General Manager of Sales Division of BEIJING AEON CO., LTD.
- May 2011
- President of BEIJING AEON CO., LTD.
- May 2013
- President of Qingdao AEON Dongtai Co., Ltd.
- Feb. 2015
- Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Kinki & Hokuriku Company Branch President of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2018
- Senior Managing Executive Officer and Kinki Company Branch President of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2019
- Director and Vice President, Executive Officer, Chief Merchandising Officer and Chief Officer of Inner Casual Business of AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2020
- Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Merchandising Officer of AEON Retail Co., Ltd. (current position)
- Mar. 2023
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2023
- Executive Officer, China Business of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
Vietnam Business
Yasuyuki Furusawa
Date of birth: October 21, 1972
Biography
- Apr. 1995
- Joined the Company
- Mar. 2011
- General Manager of Strategy Department of the Company
- May 2014
- President of BEIJING AEON CO., LTD.
- Feb. 2018
- President and Representative Director of My Basket CO., LTD.
- Mar. 2021
- Director and President of AEON VIETNAM Co., LTD. (current position)
- Mar. 2023
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2023
- Executive Officer, Vietnam Business of the Company (current position)
Executive Officer
Malaysia Business
Naoya Okada
Date of birth: August 18, 1983
Biography
- Jan. 2015
- Joined AEON Retail Co., Ltd.
- Nov. 2015
- Organic Business Project Team, AEON Co., Ltd.
- Nov. 2016
- Division Manager, Bio c' Bon Japon Co., Ltd.
- Mar. 2019
- Representative Director and President, Bio c' Bon Japon Co., Ltd.
- Jan. 2020
- President and Representative Director, AEON SIGNA Sports United Co., Ltd.
- Jul. 2022
- Director and Vice President, AEON Malaysia (current position)
- Mar. 2024
- Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
- Mar. 2024
- Executive Officer and Chief Officer of Malaysia Business (current position)