Tatsuo (Tats) Hidaka
Head of Rakuten People and Culture Lab, Japan.

Tatsuo Hidaka joined Rakuten in January 2018. Currently, he serves as general manager of the Employee Engagement Department at Rakuten, Inc., general manager of the Corporate Culture Department at Rakuten Asia Pte. Ltd., and the head of the Rakuten People and Culture Lab; all of which operate separately from Rakuten’s HR department. He oversees the enhancement of Rakuten’s corporate culture, ensuring that it contributes to sustainable growth worldwide. He has led his global team from Singapore for the past two years, conducting initiatives such as Mission-Vision-Value (MVV) sharing, Post Merger Integration (PMI) consulting and “one team” culture creation across the Americas, EMEA, APAC and Japan.