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Asics wants to grow further in India

2023-01-18T14:25:00Z

Asics saw its net revenues in India increase by 42 percent in 2022, bolstered by the post-pandemic running and fitness boom. It was the company’s highest growth globally. The Japanese sportswear brand is now eyeing a 25 percent growth CAGR in the country over the next few years, Asics’ president, ...

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Asics to get a new CEO in late March

2022-03-01T17:14:00Z

If the ordinary general meeting of March 25 approves, Yasuhito Hirota will be taking charge of Asics as CEO on March 29. He will be retaining his other titles – president, chief operating officer and representative director – and replacing Motoi Oyama, who is nearing his 11th year in the ...