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Asia Leaders
Tadashi Yanai Built Uniqlo for the World. Now He Has to Build It Beyond Himself
Tadashi Yanai has made Uniqlo one of Asia’s defining global brands. Record growth now makes succession, local autonomy and institutional durability impossible to postpone.
Asia Leaders
Uğur Şahin Is Preparing to Leave BioNTech. The Oncology Pipeline Must Outlast Its Founder
BioNTech’s Covid success funded an ambitious oncology pipeline. With Uğur Şahin preparing to leave, clinical execution and succession have become inseparable.
Asia Leaders
Shantanu Narayen Started Adobe’s CEO Search. The Handover Must Preserve an AI Transition He Will Not Finish
Shantanu Narayen will remain Adobe’s chair after a new chief executive is appointed. His final operating duty is to make the succession clear enough that the next leader can reshape the company without inheriting a shadow CEO.