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Nestlé Japan announced that the current president, Kozo Takaoka, will retire on March 31 2020, and that Mr. Tatsuhiko Fukatani will assume the position of president and CEO on April 1 2020.

Mr. Fukatani currently serves as Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Beverage Business Division, and will be promoted to president in the current personnel affairs.

It is said that Mr. Takaoka recommended him as the successor.

After graduating from Kansai Gakuin University, Fukatani joined Nestle Japan in 1996.
He was assigned to the Nescafé Division in 2001.

Until now, the company has driven Nestle Japan’s core business, Nescafé, and has been promoting innovation in the beverage business at home and abroad, such as premium strategies, market creation of full-pack coffee systems, and expansion of Starbucks products in the Japanese market.

Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/02/13/nestle/