Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Passionate about football with a diverse range of experiences, including: 1. Business Planning, Development, and Execution in Football - Club Operations: Directly reported to the CEO, overseeing key areas such as sponsorship, ticketing, hospitality, merchandise, matchday operations, finance, and legal, all with the mission of increasing club value. - Multi-Club Ownership: Managed global content delivery and multi-club operations at ACA Football Partners. - Industry Insights: Gained valuable knowledge and experience at Sports Human Capital. - Education: Studied Sports Management in the United States. 2. Launch and Development of New Business - Project manager of new heating tobacco business at JTI - Global Business Development Manager at KMSK Deinze in Belgium - Established a brand-new souvenir shop in Vietnam - Launched a D2C baby food business in Japan - Led the 5 times business growth at Tabimusha 3. Human Resources and Change Management - HR Leadership: Served as HR Manager at Japan Tobacco. - Consulting: Worked as a Change Management Consultant at Pronoia Group. 4. Global Experience I bring extensive international work and study experience, having been based in the USA, Belgium, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Japan.
Based in Brussels, I work for GLOBALL FootBiz Consulting, a football agency that bridges Japan and Europe. My role focuses on supporting Japanese players as they pursue professional opportunities across European clubs, while also driving broader football business initiatives between the two regions. This includes developing strategic partnerships between clubs, coordinating academy exchange programs, leading consulting projects, and exploring football-related investment opportunities. As the Japanese football market continues to grow in global importance, I strive to create impactful, cross-border connections that benefit both players and organizations.
I'm responsible for the following areas under the direct supervision of the CEO： ・Sales Planning：Designing sponsorship packages, contract management, appointment scheduling, and follow-up for each company depending on each situation. ・Stadium Operations & Ticketing：Process improvement, ticket data analysis, revenue&cost management, stadium operations on match day. ・Merchandise：Inventory management, sales management, and planning. ・Social Media：Video/Photo shooting and planning for global social media accounts focusing on behind the scenes of players and club management. ・Global Projects：Hosting events such as... 1. football diplomacy with invited ASEAN ambassadors 2. Organizing youth academy international camp accepting Asian players to KMSK Deinze.
I’m in charge of managing the supply and demand for a rapidly glowing heated tobacco business with our companies’ ambitious geo-expansion plan. After communicating with all dozens of markets around the world and grasping their market expansion plan, I try to fulfill those market demand collaborating with OEM manufacturer located in China and Indonesia and all the R&D/manufacturing related stakeholders in our company.
In a dramatic organization change where Japan domestic entity and international entity are going to be integrated, I was in charge of responsible for main personnel system such as basic HR management system (salary, grade, reward, evaluation etc.) and talent management system. Furthermore, I was engaged in some of the special projects regarding. 1. To make a rule which allows side-business 2. Establish a rule which encourages employees to use 20% of their work time for something new 3. Career Development 4. HR-Tech 5. Integration of HR management system between Japan entity and international entities.