President of ¥40 billion listed company from Tajimi gives talk: How did he answer questions on “How can we maintain a higher perspective?” and “How can we build a team?”

Hasegawa Atsuya (長谷川 敦弥), who gave a speech in Gifu City, runs an education business supporting people with disabilities and serves as president of a Tokyo-listed company with annual sales of approximately ¥40 billion. He is from Kasahara, Tajimi City, and the company promotes the goal of creating a society without disability. The speech was reported exclusively by Gifu Shimbun Digital.

Hasegawa was born in Kasahara in 1985 and, after graduating from the School of Science at Nagoya University, joined the company as a new graduate in 2008. He became president in 2009 and introduced his experience as a member of the Central Council for Education at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He also said that having felt different from those around him from an early age later contributed to his leadership.

In response to the question of how to develop a broader perspective, Hasegawa reportedly shared his views based on his own experience and emphasized the importance of sharing a common purpose when building a network of colleagues. He is said to have demonstrated an attitude that places importance on the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues after experiencing a turning point in his life.

After graduating from the School of Science at Nagoya University, he joined the company and, following his appointment as president, led it along a growth trajectory. The company operates businesses supporting people with disabilities and the management of welfare facilities. At his speech in Gifu City this month, Hasegawa had an opportunity to speak publicly about the background to the business, his personal convictions and ways of building a network of colleagues.