News ReleaseAnnouncement of organizational and personnel changes
TOKYO, JAPAN, 1 10, 2023
Lawson, Inc. has announced the following organizational and personnel changes.
■ Organizational changes
(Effective date: March 1, 2023)
In FY2022, we set the strategic concept "community-based × individual customer and individual store-focused" to realize "new hubs of refreshment in every community” pursuing new concept of convenience, which is the goal of the “Lawson Group Challenge 2025." In order to pursue thoroughly the creation of customer value at the site close to the customer, we introduced the area company system in Hokkaido and Kinki region in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2023, we will implement the area company system nationwide to promote the concept "community-based × individual customer and individual store-focused" further.
● Expansion of the area company system nationwide
Tohoku Company, Kitakanto Company, Shutoken Company, Chubu Company, Chugoku-Shikoku Company, and Kyushu Company will be established.
(Total of 8 companies including 2 existing companies)
*Sales Dept, Store Development Dept, Merchandising Dept, and Area Support Dept will be established in each Area Company.
Area Strategy Dept was newly established in Shutoken Company.
■ Personnel changes
(Effective date March 1, 2023)
Members of the Board
| New Position: | Member of the Board, Executive Managing Officer, Chief Financial Officer |
| Current Position: | Member of the Board, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
[Senior Vice Presidents]
| New Position: | Senior Executive Managing Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Executive Assistant to CSO |
| Current Position: | Senior Executive Managing Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Division Director of Franchisee Business Support Division, Executive Assistant to CSO |
| New Position: | Senior Executive Managing Officer, Company President of Kinki Company |
| Current Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Company President of Kinki Company |
| New Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of IT Systems Solution Division |
| Current Position: | Executive Vice President, Division Director of IT Systems Solution Division |
| New Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Division Director, Corporate Strategy and Planning Division |
| Current Position: | Executive Vice President, Division Director, Corporate Strategy and Planning Division |
| New Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of Store Sales Division |
| Current Position: | Executive Vice President, Division Director of Store Sales Division |
| New Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of Corporate Sales and Store Development Division |
| Current Position: | Executive Vice President, Division Director of Corporate Sales and Store Development Division |
| New Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of Corporate Communications Division |
| Current Position: | Senior Vice President, Division Director of Corporate Communications Division |
| New Position: | Executive Managing Officer, Division Director of Marketing Strategy Division |
| Current Position: | Senior Vice President, Division Director of Marketing Strategy Division |
| New Position: | Executive Vice President, Company President of Hokkaido Company, Company President of Tohoku Company |
| Current Position: | Senior Vice President, Company President of Hokkaido Company |
| New Position: | Executive Vice President, Company President of Shutoken Company |
| Current Position: | Senior Vice President, Company President of Incubation Company, General Manager of Open Innovation Center |
| New Position: | Senior Vice President, Company President of Kyushu Company |
| Current Position: | Senior Vice President, Deputy Division Director of Store Sales Division |
| New Position: | Senior Vice President, Division Director of Franchisee Business Support Division |
| Current Position: | Deputy Senior Vice President, Deputy Division Director of Franchisee Business Support Division |
