Following resolutions at its annual general meeting of shareholders and Board of Directors meeting held on 6 August 2026, ASKUL appointed Narimatsu Takeshi (成松 岳志) as representative director, president and CEO. Narimatsu has experience heading the LOHACO business and logistics operations and will be responsible for business growth and strengthening the company’s foundations under the new management structure.
Following resolutions at its annual general meeting of shareholders and Board of Directors meeting, ASKUL appointed Narimatsu Takeshi (成松 岳志) as its new representative director, president and CEO. Since joining the company, Narimatsu has held positions including head of the LOHACO Business Division, head of the Logistics Division and head of the Business Strategy Division, and will be responsible for growing the existing businesses and strengthening the company’s foundations.
The background to the new management structure includes advances in technologies such as AI, changes in social structure associated with population decline, and changes in the logistics environment. ASKUL plans to continue refining its customer base, product development capabilities, logistics capabilities and data assets while strengthening its ability to execute its growth strategy.
Looking ahead, ASKUL has adopted its 2050 vision, “Creating a society in which everyone can successively realize the self they are happy to be,” as its long-term policy, and aims to grow its existing e-commerce business and create new growth areas under its medium-term management plan, “Beyond Retail.” In addition, the company seeks to establish new business pillars for the future by combining its customer base, logistics capabilities and data assets with the use of AI.