Fumikazu Shimamura

Kazu is the Japan Lead for dentsu health. He has handled a wide range of domestic and global clients’ advertising campaigns, including toiletries, restaurants, electronics, residential and cosmetics.

Kazu started working on healthcare since 2006, and has worked on Rx brand strategy, DTC/PR and corporate communication for domestic and global pharmaceutical clients. From 2014, as an Account Director and a Planning Director, he handled several global corporate branding campaigns and HCP omnichannel marketing consulting projects. He has worked with lots of pharmaceutical clients including AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Mitsubishi Tanabe, Shionogi, Sumitomo Dainippon, Takeda, etc.

Kazu now leads the teaming enhancement and solution integration efforts across Dentsu Japan Network. His main areas of expertise are CXM enhancement and BX acceleration, co-creating new healthcare solution business with healthcare enterprise, startups, academia and government toward EXPO 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan.