City Football Group (CFG) has formally launched City Football Japan (CFJ).
City Football Group (CFG), the global football organisation whose family of clubs and football-related businesses includes Manchester City FC, New York City FC, Melbourne City FC and a minority stake in Yokohama F· Marinos, has formally launched City Football Japan (CFJ), which has now begun operations.
CFG has also appointed Takao Toshishige as Managing Director of CFJ.
Based in Tokyo, CFJ, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of CFG, will oversee the Group’s commercial operations in Japan and work closely with the Yokohama F· Marinos.
Takao Toshishige brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Prior to joining CFJ, he was Senior Director at Rakuten Inc. and served also as a Director at Crimson Football Club Inc. Before his role at Rakuten, he worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (now, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.).
Ferran Soriano, Chief Executive of City Football Group, said: "We are growing and developing a long-term presence in Japan.
"Creating City Football Japan will give us an opportunity to strengthen further our relationships with Nissan and with our colleagues at Yokohama F· Marinos, and help to support and develop Japanese football.
"It will also allow us to pursue greater commercial opportunities in Japan."
Takao Toshishige, Managing Director of City Football Japan, added: “Creating City Football Japan is a huge opportunity to showcase City Football’s unique proposition in global football.
"We are confident that we can work closely with Japanese businesses which want to reach both domestic and international audiences to promote their brands.
"I am very honoured to have the opportunity to work closely with City Football Group as we evolve our business in Japan."
Toshishige-San will also work closely with Jorge Chumillas, Chief Finance Office of City Football Group, who sits on the Yokohama F· Marinos Board.
City Football Group’s headquarters are in Manchester and it has offices in Abu Dhabi, London, New York, Melbourne and now in Tokyo.
