Nicolas Floquet

Born in Champagne, Eastern France. After graduating from EM Lyon Business school in France, Floquet obtained an MBA at the University of Connecticut in 1995 and came to Japan in 2002 to work for an apparel company. He joined Hachette Fujingaho (now Hearst Fujingaho) in 2004. After serving as CFO, he was appointed Managing Director in 2007 to engage in general management, with a focus on e-commerce and advertising. He was promoted COO in 2012 and in 2018, he became Representative Director & CEO of Hearst Fujingaho Co., Ltd. and Hearst Digital Japan Co., Ltd.