Yasuyuki Higuchi of Panasonic Appointed Senior Advisor to Bridge International Group
Yasuyuki Higuchi, a part-time advisor to Panasonic Connect, has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to Bridge International Group. i-Learning will offer an executive talent development program leveraging Mr. Higuchi's expertise within this year, aimed at supporting Japanese companies' digital transformation and cultivating next-generation leaders.
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i-Learning Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Mariko Sugiyama), a company that leads the development of digital talent, announced that Mr. Yasuyuki Higuchi, a part-time advisor to Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. (former Representative Director, Executive Officer, President), has been appointed as a Senior Advisor to its parent company, Bridge International Group Co., Ltd.
Following this, i-Learning will offer a "Management Training Program for Executives," leveraging Mr. Higuchi's expertise, starting within this year.
### Background of Appointment and New Program
In today's increasingly complex business environment, for Japanese companies to achieve sustainable growth, it is essential not only to promote digital transformation but also to cultivate flexible and smart leadership capable of transforming organizational culture itself.
Mr. Higuchi possesses both experience in leading growth as the head of foreign IT companies such as HP Japan and Microsoft Japan, and a track record of large-scale organizational reforms at major Japanese companies like Daiei and Panasonic HD.
By combining his "practical management philosophy," cultivated through overcoming numerous difficult situations, with our company's training know-how, we plan to offer a "practical training program that goes beyond theory" for management and next-generation leader candidates within this year.
### Comment from Mr. Yasuyuki Higuchi
"I am delighted to be involved in the development of next-generation leaders at i-Learning. For Japanese companies going forward, it is urgent to break away from conventional customs and culture that need to be changed, and to foster 'organizational structures' and 'transformational leaders' who can drive change with a sense of speed. I will openly share my real insights, including successful experiences and lessons learned from failures as a top executive at foreign and Japanese companies, and contribute to the development of strong executives who will lead the next era."
### Biography of Mr. Yasuyuki Higuchi
- 1980: Joined Matsushushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
- 1992: Joined Boston Consulting Group
- 1994: Joined Apple Computer
- 1997: Joined Compaq Computer (now HP Japan)
- 2003: Appointed President, HP Japan
- 2005: Appointed President, Daiei Inc.
- 2007: Appointed Representative Executive Officer, COO, Microsoft Japan
- 2008: Appointed Representative Executive Officer, President, and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft U.S. Headquarters
- 2015: Appointed Chairman, Microsoft Japan
- 2017: Appointed Senior Managing Executive Officer and President of Connected Solutions Company, Panasonic Corporation
- 2017: Appointed Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation
- 2022: Appointed Chairman, Blue Yonder Japan Co., Ltd.
- 2022: Appointed Representative Director, Executive Officer, President & CEO, Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
- 2026: Appointed Representative, Office Higuchi
### Bridge International Group Press Release on Mr. Higuchi's Appointment
Following this, i-Learning will offer a "Management Training Program for Executives," leveraging Mr. Higuchi's expertise, starting within this year.
### Background of Appointment and New Program
In today's increasingly complex business environment, for Japanese companies to achieve sustainable growth, it is essential not only to promote digital transformation but also to cultivate flexible and smart leadership capable of transforming organizational culture itself.
Mr. Higuchi possesses both experience in leading growth as the head of foreign IT companies such as HP Japan and Microsoft Japan, and a track record of large-scale organizational reforms at major Japanese companies like Daiei and Panasonic HD.
By combining his "practical management philosophy," cultivated through overcoming numerous difficult situations, with our company's training know-how, we plan to offer a "practical training program that goes beyond theory" for management and next-generation leader candidates within this year.
### Comment from Mr. Yasuyuki Higuchi
"I am delighted to be involved in the development of next-generation leaders at i-Learning. For Japanese companies going forward, it is urgent to break away from conventional customs and culture that need to be changed, and to foster 'organizational structures' and 'transformational leaders' who can drive change with a sense of speed. I will openly share my real insights, including successful experiences and lessons learned from failures as a top executive at foreign and Japanese companies, and contribute to the development of strong executives who will lead the next era."
### Biography of Mr. Yasuyuki Higuchi
- 1980: Joined Matsushushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
- 1992: Joined Boston Consulting Group
- 1994: Joined Apple Computer
- 1997: Joined Compaq Computer (now HP Japan)
- 2003: Appointed President, HP Japan
- 2005: Appointed President, Daiei Inc.
- 2007: Appointed Representative Executive Officer, COO, Microsoft Japan
- 2008: Appointed Representative Executive Officer, President, and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft U.S. Headquarters
- 2015: Appointed Chairman, Microsoft Japan
- 2017: Appointed Senior Managing Executive Officer and President of Connected Solutions Company, Panasonic Corporation
- 2017: Appointed Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation
- 2022: Appointed Chairman, Blue Yonder Japan Co., Ltd.
- 2022: Appointed Representative Director, Executive Officer, President & CEO, Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
- 2026: Appointed Representative, Office Higuchi
### Bridge International Group Press Release on Mr. Higuchi's Appointment