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ZOZO, Inc.(headquartered in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Representative Director, President & CEO: SAWADA Kotaro), which operates the online fashion retail website ZOZOTOWN<\/a>, announces that Christine Edman has been appointed as an executive officer, as of today December\u00a01st, 2021.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Edman will be in charge of managing multiple areas such as strengthening a relationship with brands of ZOZOTOWN and luxury & designer zone ZOZOVILLA, acquiring new brands, and new project planning.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Edman was born to Japanese and American parents, and brought up in Tokyo.<\/p>\n She built her career at Stockholm and Hong Kong offices of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) before taking on the role as president of H&M Japan. She undertook H&M\u2019s entry to Japan\u2019s market and achieved its business expansion across the country.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recently she has worked as President & CEO of GIVENCHY Japan, and made a prominent contribution to company\u2019s growth by optimizing and improving the efficiency of business, building and reinforcing sales team, and promoting organization reform.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We believe she will strengthen our relationship with clients, and lead to our further growth, attributing to her rich experiences she gained in Japan and abroad.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Furthermore, she has engaged in building a flat organizational structure and human resource training and development through her career of management role at global companies. She has also been motivated and passionate to participate activities to empower Japanese women for improvement of their social standing whilst balancing work and her life as a mother of two.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She is also highly anticipated for her leadership on one of our sustainability key actions \u201cPromote diversity and inclusion among everyone involved in fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will continue working towards realizing our corporate philosophy, \u201cInspire the world. Deliver joy every day.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Christine Edman\u2019s profile<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name<\/p>\n Christine Edman<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Date of birth<\/p>\n December 23rd, 1975 (45 years-old)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Biography<\/p>\n Nov 1997<\/p>\n Joined Mattel International K.K.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jan 2000<\/p>\n Joined Aunt Stella Inc. <\/p>\n Aug 2005<\/p>\n Earned her MBA at Stockholm School of Economics <\/p>\n Feb 2007<\/p>\n Area manager, H&M Hong Kong<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mar 2008<\/p>\n President, H&M Japan<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jun 2017<\/p>\n President & CEO, GIVENCHY Japan<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dec 2021<\/p>\n Executive officer, ZOZO, Inc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PDF<\/p>\n
\n Moved to Sweden after she got married.<\/p>\n
\n Joined H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB in Sweden<\/p>\n