Tadashi Yanai is a Japanese businessperson who has been the head of 8 different companies and currently holds the position of Chairman, President & Group CEO at FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. and Chairman of G.U. Co., Ltd. and Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at UNIQLO Co., Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.). Tadashi Yanai is also on the board of Nippon Venture Capital Corp., Uniqlo Europe Ltd., Link Theory Japan Co., Ltd. and J Brand Europe Ltd.

In the past Mr. Yanai occupied the position of Representative Director at Global Retailing Co., Ltd., Chairman for Uniqlo France SAS, Chairman for Viewcompany Co., Ltd., Chairman, President & CEO at Fast Retailing USA, Inc. and Chairman for FR France SAS.

Tadashi Yanai received an undergraduate degree from Waseda University.