2023.3.14.Update
Japan CDO of The Year 2022 Winner
Katsunori Tanizaki
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Executive Vice President, Group CDIO
Past Japan CDO of The Year Awarded CDO
Yukio Saegusa (Japan CDO of The Year 2021)
Idemitsu Kosan Co.
Executive Officer, CDO and CIO
In charge of Information System (Information System Dept.) (&) General Manager of Digital & DTK Promotion Dept.
Hiroshi Fukushi (Japan CDO of The Year 2020)
Ajinomoto Co.
Director, Representative Executive Officer and Executive Vice President
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
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Aya Komaki （Japan CDO of The Year 2019）
Sanrio Entertainment Co.
President and Representative Director
Director, Sanrio Puroland
Yuji Yasuda （Japan CDO of The Year 2019）
Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer
（at the time of winning an award）Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Executive Officer and General Manager of Risk Management Dept..
Koichi Narasaki （Japan CDO of The Year 2018）
SOMPO Holdings, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Group CDO, Digital Business Owner
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Kazuo Iwano （Japan CDO of The Year 2018）
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation
Fellow,Advanced Technology and Business Development
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Digital Leader for the CDO position (Chief Digital and Data Officer)
Takuya Hanada
JGC Holdings Corporation
Senior Managing Executive Officer CHRO/CDO
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Naotaka Hayashi
J. Front Retailing, Inc.
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Group Digital Management Dept.
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Yoshio Yoneya
Mitsui Bussan & Co.
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, CDIO (CDIO, in charge of Digital Strategy Department, Energy Solution Division, Project Division, Mobility Division 1, Mobility Division 2, and ICT Business Division)
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Tomokazu Nambu
Sumitomo Corporation
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, CDO
(In charge of Media & Digital Business Division and Life & Real Estate Business Division)
Masahiko Otsuki
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, DX Promotion Div.
Masakazu Osawa
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Service Business Division and
Group CDTO
Yoshinori Komiya
IHI Corporation
Managing Executive Officer
General Manager, Advanced Information Management Division
Tomomichi Seki
Tokyo Electric Power Holdings, Inc.
Managing Executive Officer
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Mitsuru Kameyama
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Executive Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division
CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
Yoshiyuki Takahashi
Sanyo Foods Co.
Director, General Manager of Overseas Business Div.
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Masashi Namatame
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Managing Executive Officer Group CDO
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Kazushi Kuze
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Digital Co-Creation Division
Digital Transformation (DX) Management
Hidemune Sugawara
NTT Communications Corporation
Representative Executive Vice President Executive Vice President (CDO and CISO)
General Manager, Platform Services Division
Satoko Shizai
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.
Senior Executive Officer and
Head of Digital Transformation Unit
Masao Kuruma
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Executive Officer CIO, General Manager, Global IT Division
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Naohiko Uramoto
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation
Chief Digital Officer
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Hiroshi Sakakibara
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
General Manager, Business Innovation Division
Eiichiro Mitani
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Managing Executive Officer Business Platform Business Area Owner General Manager, Information Systems Business Promotion Division CIO (Information Security, IT) General Manager, Process & Operations Reform Division
Toyohito Tanaka
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Corporate Senior Executive Officer
CDIO (Chief Digital Innovation Officer)
Masaya Higuchi
Basia Group
CDO and CIO Executive Officer, General Manager, IT Management Division
Basia Group Solutions, Inc.
President and Representative Director
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Minoru Hara
Santen Pharmaceutical Co.
Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO)
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Norihiko Nakabayashi
Yamato Transport Co.
Executive Officer, Digital Functions Division
Digital Data Strategist
Hiromi Saito
Sony Financial Group Inc.
Executive Officer in charge of Group DX Promotion
and Chief Data Officer
Masao Sampei
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Managing Executive Officer CDO
General Manager, Digital Transformation Promotion Division
Seigo Sugimoto
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation
Executive Officer, General Manager of ICT Strategy Promotion Office, Corporate Planning Dept. and in charge of ICT Promotion
Chief Digital Officer, Director of AI Fundamental Technology Laboratory
Yugo Kanazawa
LIXIL Group Corporation
Group Executive Vice President in charge of Marketing, Digital and IT, and
Chief Digital Officer (CDO).
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Yukihiro Funau
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Executive Officer, General Manager, Digital Strategy Division (CIO)
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Masaki Kumagai
Chiyoda Chemical Construction Co.
CDO Executive Officer (*Chief Digital Officer)
General Manager, Digital Transformation Division
Terumichi Tawara
Taiyo Holdings Corporation
Managing Executive Officer CDO (Chief Digital Officer)
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Ryo Ishido
Pioneer Corporation
Mobility Services Company
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Nobuhiro Ito
Green House Group
Chief Digital Officer and Executive Officer
Acting General Manager of the President's Office and General Manager of the Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Office
Kenichi Takano
Asahi Shimbun Company, Ltd.
Executive Officer (in charge of Digital Business/Intellectual property)
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Takayuki Koda
Ajinomoto Co.
Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and
CXO (Chief Transformation Officer)
Kentaro Kimoto
Tokyo Gas Co.
Senior Executive Officer CTO CDO
General Manager, Digital Innovation Division
Akiyuki Omoto
Marubeni Corporation
Executive Officer CDIO
General Manager, Next Generation Business Development Division
Roshan Thapliya, PhD
TDK Corporation
Chief Digital Transformation Officer
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Marketing & Incubation Division
Yuichi Itabashi
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
Executive Officer CIO
DX Promotion Officer, Core Information Systems Department
Takashi Furuta
Mitsui Fudosan Co.
Executive Officer
General Manager, DX Division
Hiroaki Ueda
Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Executive Officer
In charge of DX Strategy Promotion、General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Tateki Koyama
JFE Engineering Corporation
Managing Executive Officer
DX Headquarters General manager
Hiroshi Okuyama
YANMAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Board Member
Chief Digital Officer（CDO）Chief Digital Officer
Ichitro Hashiba
KADOKAWA DWANGO CORPORATION
Operating Officer
Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Tokuo Takekawa
Meidensha Corporation
Representative Director
Vice President and Executive Officer
Keizo Iwashita
TAKENAKA CORPORATION
DIGITAL DIVISION
Executive Officer, Digital Division, Dr.Eng.
Masashi Ippongi
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co.
Director, Managing Executive Officer
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
Executive Officer Group CDO
Noriko Rzonca
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co.
Managing Executive Officer CDO
Riaki Hoshino
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation
Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Executive Vice President (CTO, CIO, CDO, CISO)
General Manager, Network Business Development Division
Tomoaki Nakayama
Seven Bank, Ltd.
Executive Officer
Corporate Transformation Department Leader
Yasuhiko Sasama
Shiseido Japan Co.
Executive Officer CDO and General Manager of EC Business Division
Shiseido Interactive Beauty Co.
Director, General Manager of DX Division
Masaaki Yajima
Beams inc.
Executive Officer, General Manager, DX Promotion Office
Marketing Dept.
Hiroshi Okamoto
Tokyo Electric Power Grid Co.
Executive Vice President
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Business Executive for DX Promotion
Hitoshi Ienaka
ARISE analytics, Inc.
President and Representative Director
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Tomohiro Nishihata
JAL Card Co.
President and Representative Director
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Masafumi Ishibashi
Nestlé Japan Co.
Senior Managing Executive Officer CMO
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CDOs related to local governments and public agencies
Kenji Hiramoto
Senior Assistant to the Government CIO, Cabinet Secretariat
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CDO Alumni (Digital Leader for past CDO positions)
Shoko Suzuki
Salesforce.com, Inc.
Chief Marketing Officer
Former Managing Executive Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, MetLife Insurance Co.
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