Leadership of dentsu
Directors
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Representative Executive Officer, President & Global CEOTakeshi Sano
- Bio and Current Position
- April 1992Joined Dentsu Inc.
- January 2017Director, Business Producers Division, Dentsu Inc.
- January 2021Executive Officer, Dentsu Inc.
- March 2021Executive Officer and Managing Director, Business Transformation Division, Dentsu Inc.
- January 2022Executive Officer, Dentsu Japan Network
Executive Officer, Dentsu Group Inc. - March 2022Director, Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. (currently DENTSU SOKEN INC.)
- January 2023Group Executive Management, Dentsu Group Inc.
CEO, Business Transformation & Managing Executive Officer, Dentsu Inc. - January 2024CEO, dentsu Japan, Dentsu Group Inc.
Representative Director, President & CEO, Dentsu Inc. - January 2025CEO, dentsu Japan & Deputy Global Chief Operating Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
- March 2025Executive Officer, CEO, dentsu Japan & Deputy Global Chief Operating Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
- March 2026Director, Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO & CEO, dentsu Japan, Dentsu Group Inc. (current)
- April 2026Director (Part-time), Dentsu Inc. (current)
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Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Corporate Affairs OfficerYoshimasa Watahiki
- Bio and Current Position
- April 1990Joined Dentsu Inc.
- February 2017Director, Business Planning Division, Dentsu Inc.
- January 2020Executive Officer, Dentsu Japan Network, Dentsu Group Inc.
- November 2020Director (Part-time), Dentsu Sports International (current)
- January 2022Executive Officer & Assistant to CEO, Dentsu Japan Network, Dentsu Group Inc.
- March 2022Director (Part-time), Dentsu Inc. (current)
- June 2022 Chairman, Japan Interactive Advertising Association (current)
- January 2023COO, dentsu Japan, Dentsu Group Inc. (current)
- March 2026Director, Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Dentsu Group Inc. (current)
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Executive Officer, Global CFO Shigeki Endo
- Bio and Current Position
- April 1994Joined ITOCHU Corporation
- January 2000Joined General Electric Company
- February 2003CFO, GE Specialty Materials Japan (GESMJ)
- June 2005Head of Finance, GE Capital Asia Pacific & Statutory Auditor, GESMJ
- April 2009CFO, GE Capital Japan GESC MF
- June 2011Commercial Finance Controller, BAT Japan
- June 2013CFO, BAT Cambodia
- September 2014CFO & Acting CEO, BAT Cambodia
- August 2015CFO, BAT Sri Lanka
- October 2015CFO & Acting CEO, BAT Sri Lanka
- September 2016Global Head of Corporate Finance & CFO, BAT UK NGP
- October 2018Managing Director & Commercial Director, Accenture Japan Ltd.
- March 2020Executive Officer & CFO, Accenture Japan Ltd.
- July 2024Global CFO Designate, Dentsu Group Inc.
- February 2025Global CFO, Dentsu Group Inc.
- March 2025Executive Officer, Global CFO, Dentsu Group Inc.
- March 2026Director, Executive Officer, Global CFO, Dentsu Group Inc. (current)
- Independent Outside Director, Chairman of the Board
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- Gan Matsui
- Directors
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- Takeshi Sano
- Yoshimasa Watahiki
- Shigeki Endo
- Independent Outside Directors
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- Paul Candland
- Andrew House
- Keiichi Sagawa
- Yuka Matsuda
- Yoshihiko Kawamura
- Norimitsu Takashima
- Naoko Ichikawa
Global Management Team
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Takeshi Sano | Representative Executive Officer, President & Global CEO, dentsu, CEO, dentsu Japan |
| Yoshimasa Watahiki | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, dentsu |
| Shigeki Endo | Executive Officer, Global CFO, dentsu |
| Beth Ann Kaminkow | CEO, dentsu Americas, Chief Global Client Officer, dentsu |
| Andre Andrade | CEO, dentsu EMEA |
| Yuichi Toyoda | CEO, dentsu APAC |
| Will Swayne | Global Practice President - Media & Integrated Solutions, dentsu |
| Yasuharu Sasaki | Global Chief Creative Officer, dentsu |
| Pete Stein | Global Practice President - CXM, dentsu |
| Miho Tanimoto | Global Chief HR Officer, dentsu |
| Noritaka Omi | Global Chief Transformation Officer, dentsu |
| Jean Lin | Global Chief Brand Officer, dentsu |
| Yoshiki Ishihara | Chief New Ventures Officer, dentsu |
| Tadashi Nagae | Corporate Secretary & Deputy General Counsel, dentsu |
| Kimiya Satake | Chief Intelligence Officer, dentsu |
| Hideo Hatano | Global Head of Internal Audit, dentsu |
| Alison Zoellner | Global General Counsel, dentsu |
| Yuko Kitakaze | Global Chief Sustainability Officer, dentsu |
| So Aoki | Global Head of Internal Control & Risk, dentsu |
| Alex Bedier | Global Chief Information Officer, dentsu |
| Manus Wheeler | Chief of Staff, dentsu |
| Jeremy Miller | Global Chief Communications Officer, dentsu |
| Shirli Zelcer | Chief Data & Technology Officer, dentsu |
