TOKYO, March 28, 2024 – Rakuten Group, Inc. (4755: Tokyo) today announced the personnel change, which was approved at a Board of Directors meeting held today.
■Personnel Change (Effective April 1, 2024）
March 28, 2024
- Rakuten Group, Inc.
Announcement Regarding Change of Personnel Change
| Name | New Title | Previous Title |
| Sharad Sriwastawa |
Group Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Group Managing Executive Officer |
| Adrienne Down Coulson |
Group Managing Executive Officer |
Senior Executive Officer |
| Yusuke Kobayashi |
Group Managing Executive Officer |
Senior Executive Officer |
| Yoshiyuki Takano |
Group Managing Executive Officer |
Senior Executive Officer |
| Ofir Eyal |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
| Eiichi Kaga |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
| Shigenobu Kobayashi |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
| Shinji Kuroda |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Officer |
| Atsushi Maeda |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Officer Director, Executive Vice President and CFO of Rakuten Mobile, inc. |
| Munekatsu Ota |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Officer Director of Rakuten Travel Xchange |
| Takao Shiono | Senior Executive Officer Managing Executive Officer & General Manager of System Division of Rakuten Payment, Inc. |
Executive Officer Managing Executive Officer & General Manager of System Division of Rakuten Payment, Inc. |
| Kiichi Sorimachi | Senior Executive Officer Vice President of Golf Business |
Executive Officer Vice President of Golf Business |
| Hideaki Mukai * | Executive Officer Office Manager of CEO Office |
Office Manager of CEO Office |
| Kazuyoshi Abumi | Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Development Department |
General Manager of Corporate Development Department |
| Sunil Gopinath | Executive Officer CEO of Rakuten India Enterprise Private Limited |
CEO of Rakuten India Enterprise Private Limited |
| Takashi Katsuragi | Executive Officer Managing Director & CEO of RAKUTEN ASIA PTE. LTD. |
Managing Director & CEO of RAKUTEN ASIA PTE. LTD. |
| Makoto Kawamura | Executive Officer Vice Director of Commerce & Marketing Company Technology Supervisory Department |
Vice General Manager of EC Marketplace Development Department |
| Shimpei Nakajima | Executive Officer General Manager of CFO Office |
General Manager of CFO Office |
| Natsuko Nishikawa | Executive Officer General Manager of Legal and Compliance Department |
General Manager of Legal and Compliance Department |
| Yuka Omae | Executive Officer General Manager of HR Planning Department |
General Manager of HR Planning Department |
| Yasuhiro Onimoto | Executive Officer Vice Director of Commerce & Marketing Company Technology Supervisory Department |
General Manager of Travel Development Department |
| Takashi Oyama | Executive Officer General Manager of Investor Relations Department |
General Manager of Investor Relations Department |
| Yoshihiro Somekawa | Executive Officer Representative Director and President of Rakuten Total Solutions, Inc. |
Representative Director and President of Rakuten Total Solutions, Inc. |
| Seiichiro Sonoda | Executive Officer Director of Corporate Strategy Supervisory Department |
Director of Corporate Strategy Supervisory Department |
| Michio Takahashi | Executive Officer Vice President of Entertainment Contents Business |
Vice President of Entertainment Contents Business |
| Masashi Watanabe |
Executive Officer |
Director of Ecosystem Strategy Supervisory Department |
| Lee Xiong | Executive Officer GM of AI Engineering |
GM of AI Engineering |
| Hironori Yoshida | Executive Officer General Manager of Cloud Services Department |
General Manager of Cloud Services Department |
| Fergal Downey | Fellow Regional Director of Blockchain Lab Department (EU TPD) |
Regional Director of Blockchain Lab Department (EU TPD) |
| Neil Primozich | Fellow Vice General Manager of Merchandising and Advertisement Department |
Vice General Manager of Merchandising and Advertisement Department |
*Effective February 1, 2023
Abbreviation
CEO: Chief Excective Officer
COO: Chief Operating Officer
CTO: Chief Technology Officer
CFO: Chief Financial Officer