Nobuyuki Horikiri
Digital Japan Head at Sanofi
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolNobuyuki Horikiri is a Japan-based digital and transformation leader with 12+ years of experience steering digital strategy and organisational modernisation for global companies including Sanofi, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, and Disney. He specialises in translating local Japan market potential into executive-aligned, AI-ready programs that boost capability, simplify execution, and attract global investment. His background began in hands-on digital platforms and customer experience and has evolved into shaping conditions for long-term impact—focusing less on deployments and more on leadership alignment, capability building, and strategic value creation. Unusually, he complements his corporate practice with academic study in psychology, applying insights on motivation and communication to change management and talent development. Known for bridging "old + new" technologies with people-centered leadership, he drives pragmatic AI adoption that improves decisions and organisational effectiveness.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology at Arden UniversityShenandoah University
English, Japanese, Chinese
Github Skills (8)
nanoc4
ruby3
ruby-on-rails2
rails2
editor1
game-development1
game-engine1
2d-game1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
RubyCamp/ruby-ev3
Apr 2015 - Mar 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 11 months
lego-ev3ruby-gemlegoev3ruby
nobyuki/smalruby-samples
Jan 2015 - Aug 2018
Contributions:20 pushes in 3 years 7 months
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