Most Powerful Women Asia

Yumiko Takano

Courtesy of Oriental Land
  • Title
    Chairperson and CEO
  • Company/Affiliation
    Oriental Land
  • Country/Territory
    Japan

Four decades after joining Oriental Land, Disney's only licensed park operator, Yumiko Takano in 2023 became its first woman CEO and chairman. The $50 billion company runs the wildly popular Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea parks and five Disney hotels that welcomed 27.5 million visitors in fiscal 2024. Further increases are expected following a recent $2.3 billion park expansion and the introduction of a new roller coaster by 2027 and a cruise line by 2030.