[{"index":0,"member":{"slug":"aoi_hiroshi","nameEn":"Hiroshi Aoi","nameJa":"Hiroshi Aoi","role":"President and Representative Director, Representative Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jan. 1961","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Jul. 1986","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 1991","desc":"Director and General Manager, Sales Planning Headquarters"},{"year":"Apr. 1995","desc":"Managing Director and Deputy General Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters and General Manager, Sales Planning Division"},{"year":"Jan. 2001","desc":"Managing Director and General Manager, Sales Promotion Headquarters"},{"year":"Jun. 2004","desc":"Executive Vice President and Representative Director"},{"year":"Apr. 2005","desc":"President and Representative Director"},{"year":"Oct. 2006","desc":"President and Representative Director, Representative Executive Officer"},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"President and Representative Director, Representative Executive Officer, CEO (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jan. 2020","desc":"Executive Chairman, D2C & Co. Inc."},{"year":"Oct. 2021","desc":"President and Representative Director, okos Co., Ltd. Director, D2C & Co. Inc."},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Director, D2C & Co. Inc. (Incumbent) Director, Muture Corporation (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee (Chairman)","Nominating and Compensation Committee","Sustainability Committee","Strategy Committee","Human Resource Strategy Committee","Compliance Promotion Board (Chairman)"],"like":"I have always loved to tackle new challenges, even when I was a kid, and I have tried a lot over the years. Right now, I am hooked on singing. I have even gone as far as to hire a professional coach, who is helping me practice an opera aria. Opera is a deep and complicated art, and this makes it all the more engaging. I don’t just love the artistic element of it; I also love its unexpected physical benefits, like how you train your muscles to make your entire body an instrument. The fun of opera is how you are able to take on the role of the protagonist to experience a different personality and world. I can forget myself and lose all track of time as I really get into the flow. At the moment, I mainly find myself singing the songs of princes and artists, but I hope to try out the song of some Svengali or Machiavellian elder in the future.","strength":["Futuristic","Ideation","Learner","Belief","Individualization"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Finances","Risk management","Innovation","Sustainability","Well-being","Digital transformation","Retailing","Fintech","New business development","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":1,"member":{"slug":"okajima_etsuko","nameEn":"Etsuko Okajima","nameJa":"Etsuko Okajima","role":"External Director","history":[{"year":"May 1966","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1989","desc":"Joined Mitsubishi Corporation"},{"year":"Jan. 2001","desc":"Joined McKinsey & Company"},{"year":"Jul. 2005","desc":"Representative and CEO, GLOBIS Management Bank"},{"year":"Jun. 2007","desc":"President & CEO, ProNova Inc. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2014","desc":"External Director (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Dec. 2018","desc":"Outside Director, euglena Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Dec. 2020","desc":"Director, euglena Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Nominating and Compensation Committee","Strategy Committee","Human Resource Strategy Committee"],"reason":"Ms. Etsuko Okajima has experience and extensive knowledge in corporate management and is well versed in diversity. She has performed her duties as an external director of the Company properly from an objective, independent position. As the Company believes that she can continue to contribute to the reinforcement of the supervisory function for the management of the Company, the Company has appointed her as an external director.","like":"I am totally into the boy band BE:FIRST. I have gone beyond being a fan of a particular artist or group to become a fan of the BMSG production company itself. I get to experience a true state of flow for nearly five hours at a BMSG event. I also love audition shows and watch pretty much every audition show out of Japan or Korea. BE:FIRST was assembled through an audition show called THE FIRST, and I have watched all 20 episodes of the show over five times or so. My day job is to identify and develop management candidates and future leaders, and the methods I use to recognize that kind of potential are pretty much the same as those used in audition shows. I can really understand the questions and feedback voiced by SKY-HI, the organizer of many of these shows. In fact, I even went as far as to tell him that I say the same things. When I get to see the high-potential individuals I have discovered undergo a major transformation, I get to experience flow. I love seeking out such diamonds in the rough and watching them learn to shine.","strength":["Activator","Communication","Maximizer","Individualization","Achiever"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Human resource management","Finances","Corporate governance","Innovation","Sustainability","Well-being","New business development","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":2,"member":{"slug":"nakagami_yasunori","nameEn":"Yasunori Nakagami","nameJa":"Yasunori Nakagami","role":"External Director","history":[{"year":"Mar. 1964","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1986","desc":"Joined Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture plc)"},{"year":"Jul. 1991","desc":"Joined Corporate Directions, Inc."},{"year":"Mar. 2005","desc":"Representative Director and CEO, Asuka Corporate Advisory Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Oct. 2013","desc":"Representative Director and CEO, Misaki Capital Inc. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2021","desc":"External Director (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Nominating and Compensation Committee","Strategy Committee (Chairman)"],"reason":"Mr. Yasunori Nakagami has accumulated a wealth of experience at management consulting firms and investment management companies through which he has amassed exceptional insight regarding corporate management that emphasizes capital markets. The Company has appointed him as an external director as it was judged that he would be able to contribute to the supervision of overall management from an independent and objective standpoint.","like":"I get into a flow from the thrill of surfing, a hobby I love despite not being particularly good at it. Whether under the scorching summer sun or in the blistering cold of winter, I am always happy to head to the beach. This is all because I am addicted to the feeling of riding the waves. For a city dweller, the beach itself is an exciting break from everyday routine, and the experience of riding the waves at the beach is a special one that can't be found anywhere else. Knowing that I can later escape my everyday life to have this experience is what allows me to keep focused on my work in the city. I love surfing, though I do need to get a little better!","strength":["Strategic","Activator","Ideation","Futuristic","Command"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Finances","Corporate governance","Risk management","Innovation","New business development"],"link":[]}},{"index":3,"member":{"slug":"peter_david_pedersen","nameEn":"Peter David Pedersen","nameJa":"Peter David Pedersen","role":"External Director","history":[{"year":"Nov. 1967","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Sep. 2000","desc":"CEO, E-Square Inc."},{"year":"Jan. 2015","desc":"Representative Director, Next Leaders' Initiative for Sustainability (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Feb. 2020","desc":"Professor, Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation, Shizenkan University (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2021","desc":"External Director (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Sustainability Committee (Chairman)"],"reason":"Mr. Peter David Pedersen has accumulated a wealth of experience at environmental and CSR consulting firms through which he has amassed exceptional insight regarding global-level sustainability management. The Company has appointed him as an external director as it was judged that he would be able to contribute to the supervision of overall management from an independent and objective standpoint.","like":"I experience flow when I am so absorbed in my work or hobbies that I forget myself completely and just keep moving forward. At work, for example, the stories I want to share at a lecture or seminar will just come pouring out, without me having to put any particular effort into it. It is not as if I am really thinking about what to say; the words I need just come out by themselves. I also experience this type of flow state when I am painting, my style being a clumsy take on watercolor painting that resembles oil painting. When I get into this state, I lose track of time and the painting just ends up getting done, without me worrying about the shapes or colors or even about the quality of the painting. There is probably no one correct answer about what produces this state. However, I think the basic conditions for this state lie in loving a particular activity and having a certain degree of skill in it. Of course, there is some overlap between flow and the Ikigai model that has become known around the world. Also, if you are looking to experience flow in business or at work, you will also need to respond to social needs and have a way to make money.","strength":["Strategic","Input","Futuristic","Responsibility","Connectedness"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Human resource management","Innovation","Sustainability","Well-being","New business development"],"link":[]}},{"index":4,"member":{"slug":"kato_hirotsugu","nameEn":"Hirotsugu Kato","nameJa":"Hirotsugu Kato","role":"Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jul. 1963","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1987","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Division"},{"year":"Jun. 2016","desc":"Director and Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division and IR Department"},{"year":"Oct. 2017","desc":"Director, Senior Executive Officer, and CDO(Chief Digital Officer), General Manager, IR Department, In charge of Corporate Planning and ESG Promotion"},{"year":"Feb. 2018","desc":"Director, tsumiki Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2018","desc":"Senior Managing Director, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Director, Managing Executive Officer, and CFO, In charge of IR, Finance, Investment Research, Sustainability, and ESG Promotion"},{"year":"Jan. 2020","desc":"President and Representative Director, D2C & Co. Inc."},{"year":"Jul. 2020","desc":"Director, Managing Executive Officer, and CFO, In charge of IR, Finance, Sustainability, and ESG Promotion"},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Director, Managing Executive Officer, and CFO, In charge of IR, Finance, Sustainability, and ESG Promotion, Director, MARUI CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"May. 2021","desc":"Director, okos Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Director, Managing Executive Officer, and CFO, In charge of Group Financial Planning and Analysis, IR, Finance, Sustainability, and ESG Promotion (Incumbent), Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Sustainability Committee","Strategy Committee","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee","ESG Committee (Chairman)","Insider Trading Prevention Committee (Chairman)","Financial Risk Committee"],"like":"My latest obsession is saunas. I used to have almost no experience with saunas. A couple of years ago, however, I started going out to meals with young entrepreneurs, and I remember feeling left out by not being able to get in on the conversation when it came to saunas. It was at this time that I learned of a new sauna near my house. I finally got up the courage to go around the end of last year. Experiencing a sauna is a cycle of feeling hot, feeling cold, and feeling drained. You have nothing to do but think during this process, and I was surprised to learn just how sharp my focus became at the sauna. This intense focus is probably what you would call a flow experience. I suspect that one of these days this focus will lead me to an idea that will shock the world; at least I hope it will.","strength":["Harmony","Analytical","Responsibility","Consistency","Individualization"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Finances","Corporate governance","Risk management","Innovation","Sustainability","Digital transformation","New business development","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":5,"member":{"slug":"kojima_reiko","nameEn":"Reiko Kojima","nameJa":"Reiko Kojima","role":"Director, Senior Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Sep. 1975","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 2000","desc":"Acquisition of physician's license, position in general hospital"},{"year":"May. 2002","desc":"Regular outpatient physician, department of psychosomatic medicine at general hospital, Company Physician, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Mar. 2010","desc":"Acquisition of Doctor of Medicine"},{"year":"Apr. 2011","desc":"Company Physician (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2014","desc":"General Manager, Health Management Division"},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Executive Officer"},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"General Manager, Wellbeing Promotion Department"},{"year":"May. 2021","desc":"General Manager and CWO(Chief Well-being Officer), Wellbeing Promotion Department"},{"year":"Jun. 2021","desc":"Director, Executive Officer, and CWO, General Manager, Wellbeing Promotion Department (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Director, Senior Executive Officer, and CWO, General Manager, Wellbeing Promotion Department (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Sustainability Committee"],"reason":"Reiko Kojima has robust experience as a general physician, a Doctor of Medicine, and a company physician and has properly performed her duties in overseeing Groupwide well-being divisions as an executive officer. Based on the above reasons, the Company believes that she can fully perform her functions for facilitating the medium-to-long-term improvement of the corporate value of the Company, and she has therefore been appointed as a director.","like":"Between my three years at high school and my six years at medical school, I have been in a choir for nine years. My high school had a storied history of winning nationwide choral contests, and I remember the extensive training we would do in the morning, after lunch, in the evening, and on retreats. The experience of getting lost in song with the other members, the nervousness felt on the day of competitions, and the time rejoicing or lamenting the results and expressing our appreciation to one another are all precious memories. I became the head of the choir at medical school. In this role, I would find myself discussing our greater goals with members, getting help from former members and teachers, and arranging massive concerts. The process of organizing support teams to help members who could not yet read music and talking with members to help keep them motivated is what made me so committed to ensuring that everyone feels energized in what they do. This commitment stays with me even in my work today. I still sometimes meet with my old choir friends to sing. The time we spend lost in our melodies is truly a happy time.","strength":["Maximizer","Learner","Arranger","Achiever","Self-Assurance"],"skill":["Human resource management","Risk management","Innovation","Sustainability","Well-being"],"link":[]}},{"index":6,"member":{"slug":"kawai_hitoshi","nameEn":"Hitoshi Kawai","nameJa":"Hitoshi Kawai","role":"Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)","history":[{"year":"Jan. 1967","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1989","desc":"Joined Mitsubishi Bank Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)"},{"year":"Jan. 2013","desc":"General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Oct. 2014","desc":"General Manager, Corporate Banking Division No. 8, Corporate Banking Group No. 2, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)"},{"year":"Jun. 2016","desc":"Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Banking Division No. 8, Corporate Banking Group No. 2, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd."},{"year":"May. 2017","desc":"Executive Officer and Branch Manager, Kyoto Branch, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"Executive Officer, MUFG Bank, Ltd."},{"year":"Jun. 2020","desc":"Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Financial Risk Committee"],"reason":"Hitoshi Kawai has held important positions at MUFG Bank, Ltd., and at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., through which he has accumulated extensive business experience. He also possesses a wealth of insight into finance, accounting, and corporate governance based on this experience. The Company has appointed him as an Audit & Supervisory Board member with the expectation that he will be able to utilize his insight to perform impartial audits of the Company.","like":"I have loved to run ever since I was a kid, and I’ve been going on runs once or twice a week since I graduated from university. Not only does working up a sweat leave me feeling refreshed, I also come up with a lot of good ideas while running. Furthermore, when I am trying to meet a strict time goal, I am able to focus and lose track of myself. It’s at times like these that I am able to come up with the type of ideas that I couldn’t find elsewhere, and when I get into the flow and just keep running, it is refreshing for my mind. However, those ideas start to fade as soon as I stop running, and I sometimes find myself feeling anxious trying to remember what I was thinking about. This is when I turn to my tradition of a post-run glass of tomato juice, which leaves me refreshed and looking forward to my next run and new idea.","strength":["Ideation","Responsibility","Deliberative","Strategic","Arranger"],"skill":["Management strategy formulation","Finances","Corporate governance","Risk management"],"link":[]}},{"index":7,"member":{"slug":"sasaki_hajime","nameEn":"Hajime Sasaki","nameJa":"Hajime Sasaki","role":"Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time)","history":[{"year":"Nov. 1963","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1986","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Oct. 2007","desc":"Director and General Manager, Card Planning Division, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2012","desc":"Director and General Manager, Private Brand Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2013","desc":"Executive Officer"},{"year":"Apr. 2014","desc":"Managing Director and General Manager, Specialty Store Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Jun. 2014","desc":"Director"},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Director and Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Retailing and Store Operation Business, Senior Managing Director, MARUI CO., LTD., Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2016","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, President and Representative Director, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, In charge of Architecture, President and Representative Director, AIM CREATE CO., LTD."},{"year":"Jun. 2022","desc":"Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full time) (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Compliance Promotion Board","Internal Control Committee"],"reason":"Mr. Hajime Sasaki possesses a wealth of business experience in MARUI GROUP's retailing business along with management experience gained as a director of Epos Card Co., Ltd., and as president of AIM CREATE CO., LTD. He is thus incredibly knowledgeable with regard to the Company's business. Based on the above reasons, the Company believes that he can contribute to impartial audits as an Audit & Supervisory Board member. Therefore, the Company has nominated him as an Audit & Supervisory Board member candidate.","like":"I made my surfing debut two years ago, when I was 57. I am still a beginner, but I have practiced a ton and am now able to stay on the board. It was the feeling of gliding across a good wave that got me hooked. It is kind of difficult to put into words, but I keep at it because I love that special feeling when you are soaring on a wave. The challenge of surfing comes from how the waves and wind are different every time and how the conditions are always changing. More than using your muscles, you need the ability to adapt flexibly. It didn’t take me long to learn that; if you can’t adapt, you won’t be able to control your board. We could even say the same of the current operating environment.","strength":["Maximizer","Strategic","Ideation","Adaptability","Relator"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Risk management","Innovation","Sustainability","Retailing","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":8,"member":{"slug":"suzuki_yoko","nameEn":"Yoko Suzuki","nameJa":"Yoko Suzuki","role":"External Audit & Supervisory Board Member","history":[{"year":"Sep. 1970","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1998","desc":"Registered as Attorney, Joined Takagi Law Office"},{"year":"Nov. 2002","desc":"Partner, Suzuki Sogo Law Office (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Auditor, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry"},{"year":"Mar. 2018","desc":"Member of the Board, Bridgestone Corporation (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2018","desc":"Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Pigment Holdings Co., Ltd. (Incumbent), Auditor, Hitotsubashi University Collaboration Center"},{"year":"Jun. 2020","desc":"External Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Sep. 2021","desc":"Auditor, NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF JAPAN (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2022","desc":"Member of the Board, Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2024","desc":"Auditor, Fondation Maison franco-japonaise (Incumbent)"}],"committee":[],"reason":"Yoko Suzuki has accumulated specialized insight during her career as an attorney and a wealth of legal experience and insight gained as an outside director and Audit & Supervisory Board member at another company. She is therefore well versed in performing audits regarding corporate legal affairs and legal compliance. Based on the above reasons, the Company believes that she can contribute to impartial audits as an external Audit & Supervisory Board member. Accordingly, the Company has appointed her as an external Audit & Supervisory Board member.","like":"It was not long after I became a lawyer that I went with my husband to see a production of THE LION KING by Shiki Theatre Company, and now watching musicals is a hobby we both share. The musical I have gotten the most into is MAMMA MIA!, a story of love, friendship, and the bond between a mother and daughter set to the songs of ABBA. I have been going to see this musical in theaters for two decades now. When I first saw it, I shared the perspective of the daughter. After my own daughter was born, I was able to laugh and cry to the musical from the perspective of a mother. From the diverse lives shown by the youths in a chorus line to the proud and distinctive cats living in the street and the strong yet kind princesses illuminating the stage, I become enthralled by the magic of the songs and dances of musicals. They truly energize and empower me and make me want to start something new.","strength":["Positivity","Includer","Achiever","Communication","Strategic"],"skill":["Corporate governance","Risk management","Retailing"],"link":[]}},{"index":9,"member":{"slug":"matsumoto_hiroaki","nameEn":"Hiroaki Matsumoto","nameJa":"Hiroaki Matsumoto","role":"External Audit & Supervisory Board Member","history":[{"year":"Oct. 1958","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1981","desc":"Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau"},{"year":"Jul. 2006","desc":"District Director, Chichibu Tax Office"},{"year":"Jul. 2016","desc":"Chief Internal Inspector, Commissioner's Secretariat of National Tax Agency"},{"year":"Jul. 2018","desc":"Regional Commissioner, Kumamoto Regional Taxation Bureau"},{"year":"Sep. 2019","desc":"Registered as Certified Tax Accountant, Established Hiroaki Matsumoto Certified Tax Accountant Office"},{"year":"Jun. 2022","desc":"External Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Incumbent)"}],"committee":[],"reason":"Mr. Hiroaki Matsumoto is certified as a tax accountant and thus has specialized insight and experience in the field of accounting. He also possesses experience and significant insight gained as an outside auditor at other companies. Based on the above reasons, the Company believes that he can contribute to impartial audits as an external Audit & Supervisory Board member. Therefore, the Company has nominated him as an external Audit & Supervisory Board member candidate.","like":"I experience flow in my home garden. I have been gardening for more than a decade, and my garden is now filled year-round with small plots of a wide variety of vegetables, ranging from daikons and napa cabbages to spinach, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, eggplants, bell peppers, and potatoes. Today, I have brought with me an eggplant, which is in season now (at time of photograph). There is so much to do and no time to wait, whether the task at hand be preparing the soil, sowing seeds, thinning, transplanting, or weeding. When I lose myself in these tasks, I often find myself in a peculiar state where time evaporates and I feel at one with the task and with the soil. Gardening can be exhausting, but it leaves me feeling refreshed. Also, the fact that my garden makes my life a little more sustainable gives me the energy I need for the next day.","strength":["Harmony","Responsibility","Consistency","Discipline","Deliberative"],"skill":["Finances","Corporate governance","Risk management"],"link":[]}},{"index":10,"member":{"slug":"nakamura_masao","nameEn":"Masao Nakamura","nameJa":"Masao Nakamura","role":"Senior Managing Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jun. 1960","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1983","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2007","desc":"Executive Officer"},{"year":"Jun. 2008","desc":"Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division and General Manager, Business Development Division"},{"year":"Apr. 2011","desc":"Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer, President and Representative Director, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Director and Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Retailing and Store Operation Business, President and Representative Director, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2016","desc":"President and Representative Director, AIM CREATE CO., LTD."},{"year":"Oct. 2017","desc":"Director and Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Fintech Business"},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Fintech Business, In charge of Corporate Planning, Real Estate Business, and Customer Success"},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Retailing Business, Corporate Planning, and Customer Success"},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and CSO(Chief Security Officer), In charge of Corporate Planning, Real Estate Business, President and Representative Director, MARUI HOME SERVICE Co., Ltd. , President and Representative Director, MARUI HOME SERVICE MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd. , Director, Epos Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Jun. 2021","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer, and CSO, In charge of Corporate Planning, Real Estate Operations"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer, and CSO, In charge of Real Estate, Architecture"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer, and CREO, In charge of Corporate Planning, Real Estate Operations, In charge of CRE strategy promotion (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"President and Representative Director, AIM CREATE CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee (Chairman)","Safety Control Committee","Insider Trading Prevention Committee"],"like":"I started cooking back when I was still in school, and I have been at it for more than four decades now. I love to eat, and whenever I find a dish I like, I find myself compelled to reproduce it. With my trusty kitchen knife in hand, I will attempt to make anything from dried horse mackerel dishes to roast beef and even traditional Japanese New Year’s delicacies. When I am cooking, I enter into a state of flow in which I am fully relaxed while being able to unleash my creativity. The time I spend focused on cooking is the easiest way I can experience a sense of self-actualization and an important part of my personal fulfillment. Cooking is like business, there are unlimited possibilities to be found through different combinations of ingredients, seasonings, and preparation methods. I enjoy the cooking, the eating, the drinks I pair with the dishes, and the smiles of family and friends I share these meals with. I love cooking for all the joy it brings me.","strength":["Individualization","Arranger","Maximizer","Woo","Communication"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Finances","Corporate governance","Risk management","Innovation","Retailing","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":11,"member":{"slug":"ishii_tomoo","nameEn":"Tomoo Ishii","nameJa":"Tomoo Ishii","role":"Senior Managing Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jul. 1960","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1983","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2007","desc":"Executive Officer and General Manager, Group Compliance Division"},{"year":"Jun. 2009","desc":"Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Division"},{"year":"Apr. 2013","desc":"Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Personnel Division"},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Director and Managing Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, Healthcare Promotion and General Manager, Personnel Division, In charge of General Affairs and Healthcare Promotion"},{"year":"Apr. 2017","desc":"President and Representative Director, MOVING CO., LTD."},{"year":"Jun. 2018","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer, CSO(Chief Security Officer), and CHO(Chief Health Officer), In charge of Audit, General Affairs, Personnel, and Health Promotion"},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHO, In charge of Audit, General Affairs, Personnel, and Health Promotion"},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHO, In charge of Audit, Real Estate Business, General Affairs, Personnel, and Wellness Promotion"},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHO, In charge of General Affairs, Personnel, and Wellness Promotion"},{"year":"May. 2021","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHRO(Chief Human Resources Officer), In charge of General Affairs, Personnel, and Well-being Promotion"},{"year":"Nov. 2022","desc":"Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHRO, In charge of General Affairs, Personnel, Audit, and Well-being Promotion (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Human Resource Strategy Committee (Chairman)","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee (Chairman)","Internal Control Committee"],"like":"I have two toy poodles at home. I often take them on drives and to dog parks. In the nine years since I got my dogs, I have searched for hotels that allow dogs whenever we take a trip. Outings with my dogs give me a feeling of excitement that I can’t feel every day. I bought them their own car seats online so that my wife wouldn’t have to watch them in the back seat while I was left alone in the front to drive, which could be a little stressful at times. Riku (pictured) is less active, and he will usually just watch me drive from the passenger seat or even fall asleep. He is so cute; I just forget all feelings of exhaustion both on the way to and from our excursions, and actually experience a state of exuberance and deep focus. Is that flow? I also experience a state of flow when I am weight training, but I thought I would present a different image for this year’s message.","strength":["Analytical","Significance","Responsibility","Restorative","Relator"],"skill":["Corporate management","Human resource management","Corporate governance","Risk management","Sustainability","Well-being","Retailing"],"link":[]}},{"index":12,"member":{"slug":"saito_yoshinori","nameEn":"Yoshinori Saito","nameJa":"Yoshinori Saito","role":"Managing Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jul. 1962","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1986","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Jul. 2008","desc":"Executive Officer, General Manager, Financial Department"},{"year":"Apr. 2011","desc":"Director and General Manager, Direct Marketing Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2013","desc":"Director and General Manager, Collaboration Card Business Department, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Oct. 2013","desc":"Director and General Manager, Sales Promotion Department, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Managing Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd, Director, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2016","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, President and Representative Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Managing Executive Officer"},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Fintech Business, Director, MRI Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Director, tsumiki Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Director, Epos Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Executive Officer, CSeO (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Chairman of the Board, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"President & Representative Director, MARUI HOME SERVICE Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"President & Representative Director, MARUI HOME SERVICE MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Information Security Committee(Chairman)","Financial Risk Committee (Chairman)"],"like":"Golf is without a doubt a popular hobby. Based on my experience, there seem to be quite a few golfers at MARUI GROUP. Golf lets you get a sensible amount of exercise while also providing important opportunities for networking with colleagues and associates outside the Company. I generally don’t experience a flow state outside of work, but when I am golfing, people often tell me how impressed they are with my intense focus while putting. The moment when the surrounding sights and sounds fade away and I am able to turn my full attention toward the hole is precisely what you would call a state of flow. The right clubs are also an important part of golf. I have actually gone through more than 10 putters before I found the right one. With my favorite Piretti, I hope to start shooting more scores in the 70s.","strength":["Consistency","Harmony","Analytical","Significance","Relator"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Finances","Risk management","Innovation","Retailing","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":13,"member":{"slug":"aida_akikazu","nameEn":"Akikazu Aida","nameJa":"Akikazu Aida","role":"Managing Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Nov. 1973","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1996","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2017","desc":"General Manager, Corporate Planning Division"},{"year":"Oct. 2018","desc":"General Manager, Corporate Planning Division and Customer Success Division"},{"year":"Jan. 2020","desc":"Director, D2C & Co. Inc."},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"Executive Officer and General Manager, Customer Success Division and Corporate Planning Division (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Executive Officer, CDO(Chief Digital Officer), and General Manager, Customer Success Division and Corporate Planning Division"},{"year":"May. 2021","desc":"Director, okos Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Oct. 2021","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, Customer Success Division and Corporate Planning Division, In charge of Co-Creative Investment"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, New Project Division, In charge of Corporate Planning, Co-Creative Investment"},{"year":"Oct. 2022","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, Digital Transformation Office and New Project Division, In charge of Corporate Planning, Co-Creative Investment"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Managing Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, Digital Transformation Office, In charge of Corporate Planning, Co-Creative Investment"},{"year":"Oct. 2023","desc":"Managing Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, Digital Transformation Office, In charge of Corporate Planning, Co-Creation with Future Generations, Co-Creative Investment, and Project B"},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Managing Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, Digital Transformation Office, In charge of Corporate Planning, Co-Creation with Future Generations, Co-Creative Investment, Project B, and Project F, President and Representative Director, D2C & Co. Inc. , President and Representative Director, okos Co., Ltd. , Director, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD. (Incumbent), Director, Muture Corporation (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"Managing Executive Officer, CDO, and General Manager, Digital Transformation Office, In charge of Corporate Planning, Co-Creation with Future Generations, and Co-Creative Investment, Project F , Director, marui unite Co.,Ltd"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Executive Officer, in charge of Fintech Business, CDO, DX Promotion & Project F (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"President & Representative Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, MRI Servicing Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, Epos Small Amount & Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, tsumiki Securities Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Sustainability Committee","Strategy Committee","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee","Information Security Committee","Insider Trading Prevention Committee","Financial Risk Committee"],"like":"My everyday source of strength is working out at the gym, which is essentially a series of flow states. Working out with the goal of feeling the joy of surpassing my limits and clearing my mind to focus on my breathing, rather than on boosting my physical condition, is itself a flow state. Losing myself in concentration leaves me feeling refreshed and mentally fulfilled. I think of myself as being a cheerful, optimistic, and straightforward person. As such, having a change of pace like this makes it easier for me to enjoy things. At the same time, I tend to get tired of things quickly and am always seeking new sources of stimulation. I am also a people lover and enjoy being able to interact with a diverse range of people. This is why I am so dedicated to engaging in co-creation with various people to generate value for the betterment of society.","strength":["Woo","Achiever","Communication","Positivity","Analytical"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Finances","Corporate governance","Risk management","Innovation","Digital transformation","Retailing","New business development","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":14,"member":{"slug":"aono_masahiro","nameEn":"Masahiro Aono","nameJa":"Masahiro Aono","role":"Managing Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Mar. 1962","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1984","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Mar. 2008","desc":"General Manager, Women's Clothing and Accessories Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2010","desc":"General Manager, Women's Fashion Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2011","desc":"Director and General Manager, Business Promotion Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2013","desc":"Executive Officer"},{"year":"Apr. 2014","desc":"Director and General Manager, Store Business Promotion Department, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Managing Director, MARUI CO., LTD., Director, AIM CREATE CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, Senior Managing Director, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Jul. 2020","desc":"President and Representative Director, MARUI CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, In charge of Retailing Business"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Retailing Business (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Management Committee","Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee","Safety Control Committee (Chairman)"],"like":"I don’t drink, but I still love company parties. Such parties have become a rarity of late. They were on the decline even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic pretty much put an end to them altogether. I used to go to these parties once every two months or so. We had farewell parties, welcome parties, and year-end parties. Our company even had sports events, festivals, and field trips, which entailed parties. I still try to arrange company parties for those people who are interested. This year, for example, I got around 100 people to attend an event in which we walked 20 kilometers to a hot spring, where we had a party. I love talking with people as well as the process of planning parties, finding attendees, and performing to make the party more fun. I get into a flow when I try to get as many smiles as I can. Today, I dressed up as Nobita, a character from the children’s TV program Doraemon, and wore this costume at our Halloween party. We had a group of more than 10, all dressed as Nobita, walking the streets of Nakano, the area around MARUI GROUP’s head office, on the day of that party.","strength":["Positivity","Maximizer","Ideation","Intellection","Woo"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Risk management","Innovation","Retailing"],"link":[]}},{"index":15,"member":{"slug":"ebihara_takeshi","nameEn":"Takeshi Ebihara","nameJa":"Takeshi Ebihara","role":"Senior Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Mar. 1969","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1991","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2012","desc":"General Manager, Customer System Development Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2014","desc":"General Manager, Systems Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2018","desc":"Director and General Manager, Customer System Development Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Executive Officer and CDO(Chief Digital Officer), Director and General Manager, Digital Transformation Promotion Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD., Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Executive Officer and CIO(Chief Information Officer), President and Representative Director, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Senior Executive Officer and CIO (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Director, Muture Corporation (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"Director, marui unite Co.,Ltd (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Compliance Promotion Board","Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee","Information Security Committee","Financial Risk Committee"],"like":"One thing that I really get immersed in is net fishing for ayu sweetfish. When I was a kid, my dad would often take me out to the river. When net fishing, I try to enter the river without making a noise and then focus only on casting my net in the quiet river, punctuated only by the sound of water. The feeling of anxiousness about whether I will catch a fish the moment I cast my net into the water brings me into a state of flow. I have been net fishing for a number of years, and I have come to learn the type of places where sweetfish like to hide. I absorbed this knowledge through the series of successes and failures that has been my fishing career, but I cannot be completely sure of the accuracy of this knowledge. I want to use the level of concentration I experience when fishing to contribute to improved corporate value for MARUI GROUP.","strength":["Harmony","Responsibility","Positivity","Includer","Restorative"],"skill":["Corporate management","Risk management","Digital transformation","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":16,"member":{"slug":"tsuchiya_naofumi","nameEn":"Naofumi Tsuchiya","nameJa":"Naofumi Tsuchiya","role":"Executive Officer (Non-full time)","history":[{"year":"Aug. 1983","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Sep. 2011","desc":"Representative Director and CEO, Goodpatch Inc. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Feb. 2021","desc":"Outside Director, WED, Inc. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Dec. 2021","desc":"Director, Studio Details Inc. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"Director, Muture Corporation (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jun. 2023","desc":"Executive Officer and CDXO(Chief Digital Transformation Officer) (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"Director, marui unite Co.,Ltd (Incumbent)"}],"committee":[],"like":"I grew up on manga. The various manga I read in my adolescence no doubt played a major role in making me the type of person I am today. Slam Dunk, in particular, could be said to be my personal bible. When I want to raise my motivation for work or prepare for a major project at work, I pick up this legendary manga and reread the part about the big game against Sannoh High, the undefeated national champion. It was Slam Dunk that taught me to never give up and to persevere to the very end, no matter how much the odds are stacked against me. At work, I constantly find myself thinking about Coach Anzai’s famous line: “When you give up, that’s when the game is over.” I have already seen the Slam Dunk movie that came out this year a ton of times. For what it’s worth, though, I wasn’t on the basketball team at school.","strength":["Strategic","Activator","Ideation","Woo","Communication"],"skill":["Corporate management","Management strategy formulation","Human resource management","Innovation","Digital transformation","New business development","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":17,"member":{"slug":"marutani_fumitaka","nameEn":"Fumitaka Marutani","nameJa":"Fumitaka Marutani","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jul. 1976","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1999","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"General Manager, Sales Planning Division, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Oct. 2023","desc":"Senior Managing Director, Head of Business Planning Division, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Executive Officer and General Manager, Project F Department, Managing Director and General Manager, Sales Planning Division, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"Director, marui unite Co.,Ltd (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Senior Managing Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":[],"like":"I have no hobbies or special skills, but I run once or twice a week. I started running when Director Kojima told me during an in-house training session that “running activates brain function.” I don't set a distance or measure my time; I just run comfortably and “run loose” style. When I am not motivated, I set my destination as my favorite udon shop or cafe, and after the run, I drink and eat a lot, so I do not lose weight. I am not immersed in the running itself, but I find that running helps me clear my mind and organize my thoughts, and I believe it helps me get into the flow at work as well. I believe that “Yuru Run” may be a preparatory exercise for flow, so that I can take on difficult challenges without fear.","strength":["Deliberative","Strategic","Self-Assurance","Consistency","Adaptability"],"skill":["Management strategy formulation","Corporate governance","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":18,"member":{"slug":"endoh_masami","nameEn":"Masami Endoh","nameJa":"Masami Endoh","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Sep. 1982","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 2006","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"General Manager, Co-Creative Investment Department"},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Executive Officer and General Manager, Group FP&A Department (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"In charge of Co-Creation Investment (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"President & Representative Director, D2C&Co. Inc. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Public Relations IR Committee","Insider Trading Prevention Committee"],"like":"Tennis was the only lesson I took as a child that I was able to continue to pursue. I didn't like swimming or piano, where I had to fight against myself, and I was attracted to the fact that I had to face my opponent directly, one-on-one, to determine who would win. The rules are clear, but there is a wide range of free play, so I was able to devise a strategy to take on a superior opponent, and I think this suited me because strategy is my strength. An impressive flow experience was when I turned the tables in an official match in high school from a set count of 0-5 to 7-5. Nothing was going right, but when I switched my focus and pushed the score to 3-5, I had a physical feeling that I could definitely win the match, and I was in a state of flow. Also, it was a team competition at the time, so it was easier for me to enter a state of flow, partly because I was playing for the team. I always try to do my job so that my team members can enter the flow.","strength":["Arranger","Input","Learner","Relator","Intellection"],"skill":["Management strategy formulation","Human resource management","Finances","Corporate governance","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":19,"member":{"slug":"nagasao_atsushi","nameEn":"Atsushi Nagasao","nameJa":"Atsushi Nagasao","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Oct. 1975","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1999","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Director, AIM CREATE CO., LTD., Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Director, okos Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Senior Managing Director, AIM CREATE Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"President & Representative Director, okos Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Sustainability Committee","Strategy Committee","Human Resource Strategy Committee","Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee","ESG Committee","Information Security Committee","Insider Trading Prevention Committee"],"like":"On days off, I frequent public baths and hot springs, and I love to soak in the open sky while enjoying outdoor baths. Gazing at the sky is not something I normally have the opportunity to do, but when I am able to relax and look up, I start to feel like the sky is actually really close or that the clouds are moving at incredible speeds. My gears tend to be turning quite a bit when this happens, and it is not uncommon for an idea to suddenly pop into my head that solves a problem that has been troubling me for quite some time. When I have the time, I can spend hours in the bath, and I always look forward to a beer after the bath. Lately, I have been getting into craft beer, and I keep a stock of beers of different tastes at all times. I do admit, though, that drinking after exercising might be the better idea!","strength":["Harmony","Analytical","Maximizer","Relator","Positivity"],"skill":["Management strategy formulation","Finances","Corporate governance"],"link":[]}},{"index":20,"member":{"slug":"niitsu_tatsuo","nameEn":"Tatsuo Niitsu","nameJa":"Tatsuo Niitsu","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Nov. 1967","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1991","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2014","desc":"General Manager, Sales Planning Division, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2016","desc":"Director and General Manager, Sales Planning Division, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Executive Officer (Incumbent), Director and General Manager, Sales Planning Division, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Director and General Manager, E-Commerce Business Department, MARUI CO., LTD., Director, MOVING CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"May. 2021","desc":"Director, okos Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"Director and General Manager, E-Commerce Business Department, MARUI CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Information Security Committee"],"like":"My hobby is travel. I particularly like to travel to different countries. After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, my travels have been limited to Japan, but this has provided me with an opportunity to reconnect with the beauty of this country. In the past couple of years, I have visited Okinawa, southern Kyushu, Shimane, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kusatsu, and Hokkaido, and even have taken a trip around Shikoku. When I am on a trip, I try to find things I can get immersed in. In the past, this has included diving in Okinawa, visiting art and other museums, and touring shrines and temples. What I get most lost in, though, is planning my trips. Researching online where I want to go and deciding how to get the most out of a trip in the least amount of time really gets the dopamine flowing. I remember having a lot of fun adjusting my plans to include a trip around Shikoku when heavy snowfall in the Chugoku region forced me to cancel my plans to go there. Not only that, the scenery I saw in Shikoku was amazing, truly making it a trip to remember.","strength":["Individualization","Ideation","Arranger","Maximizer","Futuristic"],"skill":["Digital transformation","Retailing","Fintech","New business development"],"link":[]}},{"index":21,"member":{"slug":"aoki_masahisa","nameEn":"Masahisa Aoki","nameJa":"Masahisa Aoki","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jul. 1969","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1992","desc":"Joined MOVING CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2015","desc":"Store Manager, Shinjuku Marui Annex, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Oct. 2015","desc":"General Manager, Pre-Opening Development Office, Anime Business Department"},{"year":"Apr. 2016","desc":"General Manager, Anime Business Department"},{"year":"Apr. 2017","desc":"Executive Officer"},{"year":"Apr. 2018","desc":"General Manager, New Business Development Department, In charge of Anime Business"},{"year":"Apr. 2019","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, In charge of Anime Business, President and Representative Director, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Jun. 2019","desc":"Director and Senior Executive Officer"},{"year":"Jul. 2020","desc":"Director and Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Co-Creative Investment Department, President and Director, D2C & Co. Inc."},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"Director, MARUI CO., LTD."},{"year":"Jun. 2021","desc":"Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Co-Creative Investment Department"},{"year":"Oct. 2021","desc":"Executive Officer, CEO, tsumiki Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Compliance Promotion Board","Insider Trading Prevention Committee","Internal Control Committee","Information Security Committee","Financial Risk Committee"],"like":"I have loved motorcycles since the age of 17, and I am 54 now. Motorcycles are less complete than cars, having only two wheels, and this means that they are most stable when accelerating on a straightaway or a curve. The weakest level of stability occurs when cruising at low speeds. As such, riding involves quickly accelerating from a stop, having the courage to slow down before a dangerous curve, and checking that it is safe before accelerating again. Of course, you have to do all of this while following the rules of the road. There is a lot of overlap between this process and my job, like when it comes to developing new businesses. No matter how old I get, I want to keep accelerating and evolving, going full speed whether at work or on the road, to live up to the aspirations of my younger self.","strength":["Positivity","Maximizer","Harmony","Individualization","Includer"],"skill":["Corporate management","Risk management","Innovation","Sustainability","Retailing","Fintech","New business development","Investments in start-up companies"],"link":[]}},{"index":22,"member":{"slug":"shiota_yuko","nameEn":"Yuko Shiota","nameJa":"Yuko Shiota","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jan. 1974","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1997","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"General Manager, Sustainability Department and ESG Promotion Department"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainability Department and ESG Promotion Department (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"In charge of Business Produce Promotion (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["ESG Committee","Financial Risk Committee"],"like":"I experienced flow during the process of launching the Kesou brand. Our team started from scratch, working for two years to create the world’s most sustainable shoes. There were days when it felt like we had lost more progress than we had gained. Nevertheless, I continued to think about Kesou every day, becoming completely obsessed with the brand. It was thus all the more moving when we had finally launched the brand, and customers starting buying the shoes and giving us messages of approval. I remember the frustration felt when the COVID-19 pandemic delayed our shipping the brand and the sense of appreciation for the customers who supported us regardless. I was able to experience the full spectrum of emotions through the process of developing Kesou. As a result, I now feel like I can keep going no matter what life throws at me. I do not experience a state of flow in my daily life, but I think it’s a great thing to be able to experience such a state at work, where we spend so much of our time.","strength":["Learner","Intellection","Achiever","Significance","Context"],"skill":["Sustainability","Retailing","New business development"],"link":[]}},{"index":23,"member":{"slug":"yamane_takeaki","nameEn":"Takeaki Yamane","nameJa":"Takeaki Yamane","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Jul. 1975","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1999","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Oct. 2019","desc":"General Manager, Fintech Business Development Department, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"General Manager, Sales Planning Division, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"Director and General Manager, Fintech Business Department(The FinTech Business Department has since been renamed the Fintech Business Department.), Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Executive Officer (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jul. 2023","desc":"Executive Officer and Project A Product Owner"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"President and Representative Director, marui unite Co.,Ltd (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"General Manager of DX Promotion Office (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, M&C SYSTEMS Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, Muture Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Compliance Promotion Board","Internal Control Committee","Information Security Committee"],"like":"I am hooked on camping. My favorite things about camping are pitching the tent, sitting by the campfire at night, and drinking my morning coffee, in that order. Pitching the tent is probably the part of camping that is most similar to experiencing a flow state, which involves losing track of oneself and time moving more quickly. The first thing you do when you get to a campsite is to set up the tent, and I go about this task with a sense of exhilaration, energized by the fact that I have just arrived at camp. If I succeed in pitching the tent in a visually appealing manner, without any unsightly creases, I can enjoy that sight throughout the duration of my time at camp. This is why I devote such attention to the tent. If I don’t get it right, I will often reposition the frame and start over. The more I do this, the better I get. It brings me great joy when people praise how good I have gotten lately at pitching a tent.","strength":["Analytical","Deliberative","Relator","Individualization","Competition"],"skill":["Retailing","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":24,"member":{"slug":"hiromatsu_ayumi","nameEn":"Ayumi Hiromatsu","nameJa":"Ayumi Hiromatsu","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Aug. 1966","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1989","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2018","desc":"General Manager, System Planning Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD."},{"year":"Oct. 2021","desc":"Director and General Manager, Customer System Development Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"Executive Officer (Incumbent), Director and General Manager, Digital Promotion Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD., Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd."},{"year":"Apr. 2024","desc":"Director and General Manager, Store System Development Department, M & C SYSTEMS CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":[],"like":"My love for horses inspired me to take up horse riding around when I was 30. Horse riding lets me feel a sense of improvement that can only be found in sports. I am also able to become immersed in the emotionally invigorating act of taking care of horses while feeling their gentle gaze and in the sensation of riding. When I got to cantering, it was even more fun. I experience a feeling of liberation when galloping across an open plain or along the coast. Once, when I was galloping toward the horizon in Mongolia, I was filled with a desire to continue riding headlong to the ends of the earth. It was such an amazing feeling of immersion and liberation, exactly what you might call flow. Horses are sensitive creatures, and they are able to detect and respond to our feelings. This is why I really recommend horse riding to anyone who wants a sport that leaves them feeling emotionally refreshed.","strength":["Ideation","Responsibility","Belief","Harmony","Consistency"],"skill":["Sustainability","Well-being","Digital transformation","Fintech"],"link":[]}},{"index":25,"member":{"slug":"ishioka_jiro","nameEn":"Jiro Ishioka","nameJa":"Jiro Ishioka","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Apr. 1973","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 1997","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2020","desc":"General Manager, Personnel Division, Director, MARUI FACILITIES Co., LTD., Director, MARUI KIT CENTER CO., LTD."},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"Executive Officer (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"General Manager, Sales Planning Division, MARUI CO., LTD., Director, Epos Card Co., LTD. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Jul. 2024","desc":"General manager, Event Business Preparation (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"Director, MARUI CO., LTD. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":[],"like":"I love basketball, and I have been playing it since junior high. I especially love making three-point shots. When I make one shot, it’s a really good feeling, but when I sink five or six in a row, that is when I experience true exhilaration that makes me oblivious to the sounds around me. The more I succeed, the better I feel and the more motivated I am to pursue further success. I can’t help but wonder if this feeling is a flow state. I have always been the type of person who searches for ways to enjoy even the most challenging tasks, and this commitment to enjoyment drives me to seek results. I might even say the feeling of enjoyment I get from success is a flow experience for me. I want to continue to tackle various new challenges so that I can also experience new types of enjoyment.","strength":["Strategic","Maximizer","Learner","Achiever","Ideation"],"skill":["Human resource management","Retailing"],"link":[]}},{"index":26,"member":{"slug":"matsumoto_takahiro","nameEn":"Takahiro Matsumoto","nameJa":"Takahiro Matsumoto","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Sep. 1971","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1994","desc":"Joined the Company"},{"year":"Apr. 2021","desc":"General Manager, General Affairs Division, Director, MARUI FACILITIES Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2023","desc":"Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Division (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Public Relations IR Committee","Internal Control Committee","Information Security Committee","Safety Control Committee","Insider Trading Prevention Committee","Sustainability Committee","Financial Risk Committee"],"like":"I remember letting out a roar of excitement when Japan secured a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. I tend not to get overly excited about things, but basketball has always been an exception. I have never experienced a more overwhelming state of flow after scoring a series of baskets and feeling unstoppable, but I do sometimes experience more down-to-earth flow states, like being able to jump a bit higher than usual on occasion. My flow states tend to have a common trigger: having fun despite struggling to pull ahead in a close game. The same goes for work; even when I feel behind without a clear path to success, I am still enjoying myself on some level. I hope to continue to enjoy the sense of pressure and tension as I contribute to improvements in MARUI GROUP’s corporate value.","strength":["Harmony","Achiever","Deliberative","Analytical","Responsibility"],"skill":["Corporate governance","Risk management"],"link":[]}},{"index":27,"member":{"slug":"kurano_masaaki","nameEn":"Masaaki Kurano","nameJa":"Masaaki Kurano","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"July. 1964","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Mar. 1987","desc":"Joined the company"},{"year":"Apr. 2016","desc":"General Manager of Real Estate Business Division"},{"year":"April 2021","desc":"Senior Managing Director, MARUI HOME SERVICE Co., Ltd. (Incumbent),"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, MARUI HOME SERVICE MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"April 2022","desc":"General Manager of Real Estate & Construction Department (Incumbent)"},{"year":"April 2025","desc":"Executive Officer(Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Internal Control Committee","Information Security Committee","Safety Control Committee"],"like":"I started playing soccer as a child and continue to play today. I belong to two senior adult soccer teams with my colleagues and old soccer buddies, and we are aiming for promotion to a higher league and league championships! This may sound serious, but my movements in the game are in slow motion, and I also enjoy the post-game “review sessions,” which last longer than the game time. My position in the game is mainly defender, but the moment when the 11 members of the team fulfill their roles and connect passes to score a goal as I imagined is the most flowing moment, when I feel a sense of accomplishment and togetherness. By the way, I myself love to push forward, so I am always warned by my team members to defend well.... In my work, I want to strike a good balance between bold offensiveness and solid defense.","strength":[],"skill":[]}},{"index":28,"member":{"slug":"kutsukake_nahoko","nameEn":"Nahoko Kutsukake","nameJa":"Nahoko Kutsukake","role":"Executive Officer","history":[{"year":"Feb. 1983","desc":"Born"},{"year":"Apr. 2006","desc":"Joined the company"},{"year":"Apr. 2022","desc":"General Manager of IR Department"},{"year":"Oct. 2024","desc":"General Manager of Sales Planning Department, MARUI Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"},{"year":"Apr. 2025","desc":"Executive Officer (Incumbent)"},{"year":"","desc":"Director, MARUI Co., Ltd. (Incumbent)"}],"committee":["Information Security Committee"],"like":"I love anything related to history. Especially when it comes to books, if the title has “history” or “world history” in it, I definitely want to read it already. There are so many books I want to read that I often borrow them from the library. I think I am interested in history because I am interested in people. History teaches us how people thought and acted in response to each event, how the world changed as a result, and from a broad perspective. One book in particular that I love is “The Story of the Romans” by Nanao Shiono, which I have been reading since I was in high school. Although I am far from being a Caesar or Augustus, I sometimes read it again to see if I can steal some essence from it or use it as a guide for my mind.","strength":[],"skill":[]}}]