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Company Overview

Company Name Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Head Office Location

Sumitomo Fudosan Shiodome Hamarikyu Bldg., 8-21-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

(Registered Place of Incorporation: 4-1-62 Minoshima, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City 812-8531, Japan)

Sites and Affiliates

Tel +81-3-5565-8700
Foundation April 1, 2022
President Yasu Higuchi
Business Development, manufacture and sale of devices, and provision of solutions, including system integration, installation, maintenance and repair services for the supply chain, public service, infrastructure, and entertainment sectors.
Employees Approx. 29,500 (as of April 1, 2023)
Annual Sales JPY1,125.7 billion (FY3/2023)
Business Sites​ Japan: 13 (incl. 4 factories), affiliated companies: 11; overseas: 24 (as of April 1, 2023)​

Panasonic Group Structure

Group Structure

Panasonic Connect Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure

Sites and Affiliates

Japan-based offices and affiliated companies, and overseas offices.

Sites and Affiliates

Senior Management

Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members


Yasu Higuchi

Representative Director

Takeshi Nishikawa

Representative Director

Yukari Kobayashi

Independent Director

Satoko Shisai

Independent Director

Hajime Shoji

Independent Director

Yuki Kusumi

Director

Hirokazu Umeda

Director

Hideaki Harada

Director

Yukiko Yamaguchi

Director

Yuji Kimura

Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Hirokazu Yasuoka

Senior Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Takuya Shinohara

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Leadership Team


Yasu Higuchi

President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

CEO Message

Yasuyuki Higuchi

Duncan Angove

Senior Executive Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Blue Yonder Holding, Inc.

Duncan Angove

Hideaki Harada

Senior Executive Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
In charge of i-PRO Co., Ltd.

Hideaki Harada

Kenneth William Sain

Executive Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
 Panasonic Avionics Corporation
In charge of Avionics Business Unit

Kenneth William Sain

Hiroaki Sakamoto

Executive Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Managing Director,
 Media Entertainment Business Division

Hiroaki Sakamoto

Akihiro Akiyama

Senior Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Managing Director,
 Process Automation Business Division

Akihiro Akiyama

Takeshi Nishikawa

Senior Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Managing Director,
 Financial and Accounting Division
In charge of DEI Promotion

Takeshi Nishikawa

Hiroyuki Nishiuma

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
In charge of Gemba Solutions for Europe
Managing Director,
 Panasonic Connect Europe GmbH

Hiroyuki Nishiuma

Yasuhiko Okumura

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
President,
 Gemba Solutions Company
In charge of the collaboration with Blue Yonder Japan and Construction Safety Regulations Administration

Yasuhiko Okumura

Akira Sakakibara

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Managing Director,
 R&D Division
In charge of Intellectual Property
In charge of Cloud Engineering Center
Senior Vice President,
 Gemba Solutions Company

Akira Sakakibara

Nobuhiro Shinya

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Managing Director,
 Human Resources and Facility Services Division
Chief Health Officer

Nobuhiro Shinya

Yutaka Tamada

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Managing Director,
 Legal and Compliance Division
In charge of Risk Management

Yutaka Tamada

Yukiko Yamaguchi

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Managing Director,
 Design and Marketing Division
In charge of DEI Promotion and Connect Culture HUB

Yukiko Yamaguchi

Kiyotaka Yamamoto

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Managing Director,
 Mobile Solutions Business Division

Kiyotaka Yamamoto

Masae Yamanaka

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
In charge of CX Strategy and Sales Process Transformation
Executive Vice President,
 Gemba Solutions Company

Masae Yamanaka

Osamu Yuuki

Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
In charge of Manufacturing and Logistics
Managing Director,
 Manufacturing Innovation Division

Osamu Yuuki

Atsushi Furukawa

Associate Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
In charge of Quality Assurance, Environment Affairs and CS
Managing Director,
 Quality Assurance, Environment Affairs and CS Division
In charge of Business Process Transformation

Atsushi Furukawa

Toshiro Fuseishi

Associate Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
In charge of Procurement
Managing Director,
 Procurement Division

Toshiro Fuseishi

Akihiko Kawano

Associate Vice President,
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Managing Director,
 IT and Digital Promotion Division

Akihiko Kouno

Corporate History

2017 April Established Connected Solutions Company.
Yasu Higuchi appointed CEO of the company.
July Acquired all outstanding shares of Zetes Industries SA and completed its delisting.
October Moved head office to Hamarikyu office (Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo).
2018 April Announced the corporate vision “Gemba Process Innovation.”
August Hamarikyu office wins the 31st Nikkei New Office Award.
2019 January Established Customer Experience Center in Hamarikyu building.
September Endorsed the ”100% Paternity Leave Declaration” by Work-Life Balance Co., Ltd.
September Endorsed the recommendations on Marriage Equality by the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ).
October Established a new company for a security system business.
2020 May Extended partnership with Blue Yonder and made a strategic equity investment.
June Received “Grand Prize” in the 9th Japan HR Challenge Awards.
2021 April Announced agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Blue Yonder.
June Endorsed the Equality Act Japan signature gathering campaign aimed at establishing an equality act for the LGBT community.
July Enhanced businesses related to “Gemba Process Innovation.”
September Acquired all outstanding shares of Blue Yonder.
2022 April Established Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
Yasu Higuchi becomes CEO of the company.