Kentaro Nakatani brings more than 20 years of experience across retail, marketing, and sales within both Japanese and global organizations. His career spans senior leadership roles at Starbucks, Coca-Cola, AEON, Daymon Worldwide, and most recently Godiva, where he led the strategic expansion and end-to-end sales execution of the company’s consumer packaged goods business in Japan.

Kentaro has held key positions shaping growth at scale, including serving as Marketing Director for AEON Topvalu, one of Japan’s most influential private-label brands, and as Head of Channel Planning for the food business at Coca-Cola Bottlers, where he helped drive recovery and growth through the Covid-19 period. He brings deep, hands-on expertise in Japanese retail strategy, private label development, and go-to-market execution.

At JapanIQ, Kentaro strengthens the firm’s ability to bridge global headquarters with the operational realities of Japan’s highly competitive retail environment, aligning stakeholders and translating strategy into measurable results.