Atsushi Katsuki CEO of Asahi Group Holdings. Ltd. speaks about "Achieving the integration of sustainability into management to create positive impacts for business and society."
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. is a leading company that operates diverse brands globally, with a focus on alcoholic beverages, beverages, and food, centering around beer. The company's mission, based on the group's philosophy, is to "Deliver on our great taste promise and bring more fun to life" This mission is at the core of their business activities.
Profile of CEO Atsushi Katsuki :
Katsuki started his career at Nikka Whisky in 1984 and gained broad business
experience in finance, sales, corporate planning, and export business. He joined
Asahi Breweries in 2001 after Nikka Whisky became a wholly owned company of
the Asahi Group. Katsuki served as the lead of M&A and International Business,
and led multiple M&A projects that contributed to the expansion and growth of
the Group’s business in Japan, Asia, and Oceania. Beginning in 2011, he served
for over five years as CEO at the regional headquarters in Oceania, building a
post-merger operating foundation and also promoting growth strategies. Katsuki
was appointed as Director of Asahi Group Holdings in 2017, CFO in 2019 and
became CEO in 2021. He leads Asahi Group, which has presence throughout the
world, with primary operations in conducts business around the globe pivoting
on the four regions of Japan, Europe, Oceania, and Southeast Asia.
Web site: https://www.asahigroup-holdings.com/en
Discussion Points:
1.What are the areas of focus for Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.'s ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) commitment and implementation?