Takeshi Akutsu

Mr Takeshi Akutsu will take up the role as the Managing Officer & Chief Operating Officer of Wellness Business Unit at Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui) in its Tokyo Headquarters effective 1 April 2022.

He has over 30 years of working experience in Mitsui mainly engaged in consumer related business such as fashion industry and service business sector. Between April 2020 to March 2022, he served as the Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning and Strategy Division of Mitsui responsible for the conglomerates strategic and business planning.

Prior to that, he served as General Manager in the Planning & Administrative Division for Innovation & Corporate Development unit and Consumer & Healthcare unit. In the Planning & Administrative Division, he managed various administrative functions to new projects (initial screening, due diligence, project formation, post-merger integration, etc.) and reinforcement of earning power/ productivity improvement to existing projects.

Between 2007 to 2009, he was seconded to Recruit Co., Ltd., a Japanese listed Media and Human Capital service company, and served as a Director in its Business Development office.