THE WHAT? Shiseido has outlined significant organizational restructuring and a series of executive personnel changes, effective January 1, 2026, aimed at consolidating sustainability, digital, creative and governance functions across the global business.
THE DETAILS The company will integrate its sustainability-related functions by establishing the Sustainability Strategy Acceleration Office under the Corporate Transformation Acceleration Department, dissolving both the existing Sustainability Strategy Acceleration Department and the DE&I Department. A new Art & Creation Division will unify creative operations from the Beauty Creation Center, Shiseido Creative Co., Ltd., and the Art & Heritage Department, with creative functions transferred to a new Creation Department and the Art & Heritage Department restructured as the Corporate Value Creation Office.
Shiseido will also consolidate digital and IT operations through the formation of a Global Digital Division, incorporating functions from multiple IT and digital departments including Shiseido Interactive Beauty Co., Ltd. With the company’s core system FOCUS moving into a results-delivery phase, the Business Transformation Department will be dissolved and replaced by two new units: the Global Business Engagement Department and the Global Enterprise Application Department. The Digital Transformation Office will become the Global Digital Platform Department, focused on internal digital capability and consumer-facing transformation.
Personnel changes include appointments across risk management, executive relations, global business engagement, enterprise applications, digital governance, digital platform development, IT security, and creative leadership, reflecting the new organisational structure.
THE WHY? The restructuring signals Shiseido’s intent to streamline operations, accelerate global digital integration, strengthen sustainability governance, and centralize creative capabilities to support long-term competitiveness and cross-market efficiency.
Source: Shiseido
