[Novelty Co., Ltd.] Announcement of business expansion and
appointment of new COO and CTO of Novelty Co., Ltd., a web development company based in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
*Novelty Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 2, 2024
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Announcement of business expansion and appointment of new COO and CTO at Novelty Co., Ltd., a web development company based in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
*Novelty Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO: Miki Sakai; hereinafter referred to as “Novelty”) will become Koujitsu Co., Ltd. Shibata on September 1, 2024.
We would like to announce that Mr. Yuhei has been appointed as COO. * * Background to the appointment of COO *
Up until now, Novelty has provided one-stop support for solving corporate issues such as attracting customers and recruiting in the fields of web production, system development, and digital marketing, with the vision of “creating a useful web.”
From this fiscal year (July 2024), we have changed our vision to “Create a more useful web” and are focusing on business improvement support and DX support, with the goal of further improving business quality.
In accordance with the medium-term management plan, as we work to improve our business strategy and management structure to accelerate the strengthening of our systems in the digital marketing field, Koujitsu Co., Ltd., led by Mr. Shibata, is focusing on supporting customer growth through an all-in-one approach. I have been appointed as the new COO because I resonate with the company’s philosophy of “make every day a good day.”
* Mr. Shibata profile *
Yuhei Shibata (Koujitsu Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO) He has been responsible for the development of convenience store sweets, leasing projects for major developers, and a restaurant business with annual sales of 2 billion yen.
After working at one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies in charge of projects in the early days of digital marketing, he became independent in 2013 and opened three restaurants in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo.
After that, we expanded our business in the digital marketing field. In addition to his current position, he is also responsible for the CMO of 11 companies.
He is a professional at soccer and cooking.
2013 Established onakasuita Co., Ltd.
2015 Established mannaka Co., Ltd.
2018 Established tilde Co., Ltd.
2022 Three companies merged and company name changed to koujitsu Co., Ltd.
koujitsu HP: https://koujitsu.co.jp
Representative Shibata X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/yuuuu19860221 *About appointment as CTO*
Additionally, Daichi Hashimoto, our engineering manager, has been appointed as CTO, effective September 1, 2024.
Until now, Novelty has repeatedly sought to improve technology and provide better services based on our mission of “making good products.”
I have been appointed as CTO in order to turn the high awareness and passion of each employee into 120% strength and move toward the next goal.
*Hashimoto Profile*
Born in 1990, from Chiba Prefecture
He developed an interest in programming through his experience operating an e-commerce site, and started his engineering career at a system integrator.
After that, he joined Novelty after gaining experience as a back-end and front-end engineer at two companies.
Demonstrating his technical experience and leadership ability, he was promoted to engineering manager within six months of joining the company, where he remains today.
*About business expansion*
We will strengthen our upstream strategies and expand our development areas within our existing business fields of web production, system development, and digital marketing.
Through this, we will expand our one-stop support area and focus on providing comprehensive long-term escort support as a partner that accelerates the resolution of corporate issues.
*About novelty*
Novelty is a company that provides one-stop support for solving corporate issues such as attracting customers, recruiting, and improving business operations.
In order to help as many people as possible use the web conveniently, we conduct research on accessibility and usability, and provide useful web usage aimed at users who are beyond customers.
We support companies in solving their problems and growing their businesses through seamless system development using modern front-end development.
Representative Sakai profile
Miki Sakai (Representative Director and CEO, Novelty Co., Ltd./uniq-u Co., Ltd.) Participated in the launch of a business company’s e-commerce division by myself and achieved a 600% increase in sales in 3 months. In order to make a full-fledged career in the web industry, as a founding member of a web production company venture, he handled sales, production, consulting, marketing, recruitment, and training by himself, and became independent within a year.
After a two-year freelance period, he established Novelty Co., Ltd. in August 2016, which he continues to do today.
Novelty HP: https://noveltyinc.jp
Sakai X (Twitter): https://x.com/Novelty_Sakai
Company Profile
■ Company name: Novelty Co., Ltd.
■ Representative: Miki Sakai
■ Location: 4F Funabashi AU Building, 5-1-1 Honmachi, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
■ Business content: Web production business / system development business / digital marketing business
■Contact information
info@noveltyinc.jp
https://noveltyinc.jp/contact