Taku Yasui

Taku Yasui is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in technology and marketing leadership. Currently serving as the SVP Leader of Customer Experience at LIXIL since April 2017, Taku has led the rebranding of the organization to emphasize customer experience within marketing. Previous positions include SVP Leader of Marketing and Corporate Director leading the Digital Technology Center at LIXIL, as well as roles as Executive Officer in the IT Department at MonotaRO Co., Ltd., and Senior Software Engineer at Rakuten Inc., where Taku developed significant backend systems for search engines. Early career experiences include software engineering at OSDN Corporation and VA Linux Systems Japan, where Taku was involved in founding prominent platforms such as Slashdot Japan. Taku holds a degree in Nuclear Engineering from Nagoya University and recently completed a program in Global Leadership at Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth.