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Takehiro Nakayama

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Chief Data Officer & Head of Data Innovation Center at AEON Co., Ltd.
📍 Greater Tokyo Area, Japan

Takehiro Nakayama is the Chief Data Officer at AEON, leading the data and AI strategy for its 300 subsidiaries. His career includes previous CDO roles at MetLife and AXA, and directing the Big Data Group at NTT DOCOMO. He holds a Masters in Computer Science from Kyushu University and champions building in-house analytics teams.

He strongly advocates for internalizing data analysis capabilities, believing it surpasses external vendors in speed, cost, quality, and the ability to leverage the latest technology.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Data Officer & Head of Data Innovation Center
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Tokyo Area, Japan
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In-house Analytics
He publicly stated that data analysis should be done in-house to improve speed, cost, and quality, avoiding the outdated technology and long contract negotiations of vendors.
Generative AI in Retail
His team at AEON's Data Innovation Center is actively developing and implementing generative AI services to better understand and serve customers across the group's vast retail operations.
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Career

Work history

1-2021
Chief Data Officer & Head of Data Innovation Center
AEON Co., Ltd.
2-2018 - 12-2020
Executive Officer & Chief Data Officer
MetLife Japan
11-2016 - 1-2018
Chief Data Officer & Head of Smart Data
AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
7-2008 - 10-2016
Director of Big Data Group
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
7-2001 - 6-2008
Senior Research Engineer
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
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Education
Master of Computer Science
Kyushu University
Bachelor
Kyushu University
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