Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo: 4324; ISIN: JP3551520004; President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 74,609.81 million yen) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Dentsu Aegis Japan Inc. (President: Akikazu Izumiya; Head Office: Tokyo) will merge two of its subsidiaries, Dentsu iX Inc. and Isobar Japan Co. Ltd, effective January 1, 2016. The new company will be rebranded Dentsu Isobar Inc.

As part of Isobar , one of the Dentsu Group's nine global network brands, Dentsu Isobar will continue to promote the strengthening and expansion of the digital domain in Japan, the Group's core market. The expansion of scale and integration of digital capabilities achieved by the merger of the two companies will enable the Group to provide a high level of value-added digital solutions in areas such as experience design and brand commerce to its clients, regardless of where in the world they do business.

Profile of Dentsu Isobar
Company Name:     Dentsu Isobar Inc.
Headquarters Location:     5-6-10, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Date of Establishment:    January 1, 2016
(Digital Palette, Dentsu iX's predecessor, was established in April 2001)
Capital:     400 million yen
Number of Employees:     320 (tentative)
Line of Business:     Provision of digital solutions and services
Representative:    Hidetoshi Tokumaru, President & CEO
Directors:    Please see the list below:

Position    Name
President & CEO    Hidetoshi Tokumaru
Director    Takahiro Uchinaga
Director    Tomohiro Arakawa
Director    Hideki Endo
Director    Atsushi Sato
Non-executive Director    Takuichi Matsumoto
Non-executive Director    Akimasa Baba
Non-executive Auditor    Azuma Ohmoto

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