On March 2, ANA held a press conference in Tokyo, where Juichi Hirasawa, Representative Director and Executive Vice President, who will become the new president in April, spoke about his enthusiasm for the company.
Mr. Hirasawa was born on January 11, 1964 and joined ANA in April 1986. He has held key positions in business planning and corporate planning departments, and has been in his current position since April 2025.
ANA will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its international flight service tomorrow, March 3, 2026, and Mr. Hirasawa joined the company exactly 40 years before that, saying, “My working life began when ANA started to spread its wings around the world.
He said, “I strictly determined the profitability of each flight, and visited airports to see the site. The Group’s medium-term management strategy announced in January sets forth the management vision of “creating a world filled with excitement,” and he stated that “our mission is to carry out this vision.
Mr. Hirasawa, who has loved trains as well as airplanes since his childhood, has already ridden all train lines during his time with Japan National Railways. In Japan, he said, “There are many attractive regions in Japan, and I would like to focus on regional development. We will work together with people in various regions.” While in the past, ANA has implemented glamorous initiatives such as “Tastes of JAPAN by ANA,” which featured a specific region every few months, Hirasawa said, “We will continue to make steady efforts through discussions with local residents, not just showy things. We will continue to make steady efforts through discussions with local residents,” he said.
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