1.Profile
・Name: Takaki Furukubo
・Date of birth: November 2, 1962 Age:59
・Married with 8 years son
2. Core competence & Expertise
1)Character
Passion & Never give up. . Optimist, Positive, Honesty, Friendliness, Teamwork & Humor
Negotiation Logical Thinking & Sharp Sensitivity
Worldwide Network across several industries,
2)Food & beverage café & restaurant mega retailer
*A high-grade food hall at Shinjuku & a supermarket chain with 19 stores with 2500 employees each.
*More than excellent 2000 supplier & food related people network in Japan
3)Marketing, Creation, Project Management of On & Offline Mixed Retailing
*Start the online periodical food delivery to home with the collaboration with Oisix Co. in 2013
*Start cross border EC with Alibaba in 2016
*Planning and Operation head of ‘Salon du Chocolat 2018’ which about 25% of sales are on-line
*Start the business with honest bee co in 2018 and Join their HQ in Singapore as an Executive Senior Advisor.
*Stated a carrier as the Senior Advisor at Moffly Co. Ltd. which has been started up by two ex-google and has developed excellent and sophisticated “Live Commerce” API and
4)Development and leasing in Asian Market
*Create a new type of premium food halls in Shinagawa and Yokohama.
*A new supermarket development in Chengdu launched April 2018
*Retail, Developed New Retail and FB Zone opening at Okadamanila
5)M&A, Revitalization, Post M&A
*Buyout of Iwataya department store in Fukuoka pref.
*Buy out of a credit card company of a department store chain.
*Marketing, business valuation, negotiation with the related parties
*Create a new strategy, organization and staffing to maximizing synergy
6)Management Corporate planning Governance, Compliance
*Install a corporate government package (outside directors/operating officer system/reward evaluation system including bonus and stock option) into Isetan for the first time in the retail industry in 2000
*Director of JR-west-Isetan from 2005 to 2008
*Director of Kokura-Isetan from 2004 to 2008
*Director and CFO, CHRO, CPO of Isetan-Mitsukoshi Food Service
7)O2O, OMO, MEO SEO, GOOGLE, "Online offline mix marketing"
Introducing and providing suitable DX solutions for any real business (outlets)
Board of Director and CMO of GMJ Co Ltd
3. Educational background:
・1986 Waseda University, department of English literature
・2000 Aoyama Gakuin University, Master of Business Administration
4. Language Skills - English
・The practical English official approval: first grade
・2.5 years in London for Mitsui co UK Ltd
・6 years onward in Manila
5. Carrier record
July 2024 WKG Prime Holdings Inc (Fabtech Group) Board of Director（現職）
https://www.fabtech.com.ph/
July 2023 fonfun Co Ltd (TSE 2323) Board of director（現職）
https://www.fonfun.co.jp/
July 2022 CEO Philippine Consulting（現職）
1. Selling DX solutions towards real business companies in Philippine and Asia
2. Any support for JP Retail, F&B, Service, DX-service player penetrating into Philippines market
*June 2022 TakeMe Co Ltd Executive Advisor （現職）
https://www.takeme.com/about-us/
1. Inbound to Japan x High-end restaurants matching Platform
2. Inbound to Japan x non cash payment platform
*November 1, 2021 - September 30, 2024
Sensing Co., Ltd. CMO
https://sensing-art.com/
Development, sales and support of services utilizing non-contact biometric information acquisition technology (Japan & Asia)
October 1, 2021
GMJ Co., Ltd. Director and CMO (Japan) （現職）
https://gmj.ne.jp/
Development and Selling
1. Automatic internet search platform "Signalizer", for real business player (Japan, Asia)
2. Large-capacity Server & IaaS "Neutrix" (Japan, Asia)
Sep/20- (現職）
Senior Advisor - TRUVA Agri. Inc.
（日本で大規模農業、畜産業、水産業を運営する農業法人。動産担保評価の日本トップ企業TRUVA HDSの子会社。主にブランディング、流通販路開拓のアドバイス）
Oct/18-Sep/21
Okadamanila (Japan based Integrated Resort) Vice President- Retail/Leasing
★Completed Shopping zone with about 100 tenants - Retail/F&B/Entertainment/others
★Operating retail shops
★Inviting/Creating entertaining events from Japan and all over the world
★Negotiation with various clients as for any leasable spaces among the 450Ksqm premises
★Marketing planning and activities with Casino and Hotel division
★Executing local staff training, motivating and skill-up program
★Planning for next development at the remaining land
4/2018-9/2018 Senior manager, CRE Strategy, Isetan Mitsukoshi HDS
Revival Plan of Matsuyama Mitsukoshi
4/2017-3/2018 General Manager, Food & Restaurant Div. of Isetan Shinjuku Store
The annual number of visitors 20mil and annual sales amount in charge is USD400mil.
The number of subordinates is about 2,500.
・2017/4~11
All the 1-week foreign country fair such as France, Italy, Britain and Champagne finished very successfully with over 110% turnover via last year which are the record high.
・2017/6
Held Japanese sake event “Sake Marche” with more than 20 Kura owners.
・2018/1
Held “Salon du Chocolat” in Japan the chocolatier event originally from France with the turnover of $6 million USD off-line and 1.5million USD on-line for 9 days.
・2018/3
With the Singapore “shopping substitute” venture “honest bee” started online delivery of department store origin delis & fresh cakes on March 19th.
4/2016 - 3/2017 General Manager, Overseas Business HQ, Isetan Mitsukoshi HDS
As a recovery leader, we had reached operating profit USD 3 mils black in fiscal 2016 against USD 5 mils deficit in fiscal 2015.
A Project leader of Initiating of the cross-border EC to China with Alibaba including the negotiation with the Japanese suppliers.
Overviewing 15 Isetan in Asia and 2 Mitsukoshi in Rome & Orland with annual turnover USD 700 mils.
4/2012 - 3/2016 Director, CFO, CPO & CHRO of Isetan Mitsukoshi Food Service
Operating 19 high-end supermarkets with annual turnover USD 500mils and 2,500 employees.
・Developed “Food & Time Isetan” at Shinagawa and Yokohama station,
・Withdrawal of 5 low performing super market
・Development of the EC delivery to home business with Oisix Co. Ltd.,
4/2010 to 3/2012
1) Mitsukoshi, Ltd. General manager, Corporate Planning – Post MA
2) Director of Usui Department Store in Fukushima
4/2008 to 3/2010 General Manager of Corporate Planning, Isetan Mitsukoshi HDS
・Transferred the Mitsukoshi Osaka store branch project to a joint venture with West Japan Railway
・Three years strategy and Business integration planning
4/2005 to 3/2008
1) Director of ‘West Jr Isetan’, a joint venture of Isetan (33%) & JR West (67%)
2) General Manager of Business planning, Isetan
・Post M&A (system, card unification) of the Iwataya Department Store
6/1996 – 3/2005 General Manager of Corporate Planning, Isetan
・Made the long term corporate plan
・Governance system reform Invite 3 outside director, an operating officer system, executive manager reward reform including the stock option
・Project manager of M&A of Iwataya with USD1bil turnover, asking its main banks for about USD 350 mils debt forgiveness & debt equity swap and Closing 3 branches
・A branch of Kokura Isetan development & business transfer to Izutsuya
9/1993– 5/1996 Project manager of newly opening Fuchu department store, Isetan
・Employee adoption project leader
・Development of “Gourmet Dining” - cafe bar & food hall with several famous Japanese restaurants.
2/1991 to 9/1993 Manager at new business Development, Isetan
・Project team leader (joint venture with Sumitomo group) for the Odaiba Isetan branch
4/1989 to 2/1991 Trainee Mitsui U.K. & Co., Ltd.
・New business Development
・Financial affairs accounting including spot $-\ trading
・Import and export of consumer goods
10/1988 – 3/1989
U.K. Isetan vice store manager
・Opening of the first Isetan in Europe with 5000 sq. in London, Bond street.
・Employee training of about 20 locals,
4 to 10/1988
Assistant buyer, Isetan Shinjuku store women's wear dress suit coat
4/1986
Isetan Co., Ltd. Shinjuku dress suit coat section
