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Business Development

Skills

Roles

  • Mastery
  • Advanced
  • Advanced

Other Skills

  • Mastery

Work Experience

2021 – Present day

Director

Wunderbar (Tokyo)
 Consultant for consumer product business. Review of contracts, communication with licensors, selection of collaborators for commercialization of the company's products, and project projects.

2021 – 2021

Manager, Consumer products Japan

Netflix (Tokyo)
Brought a relationship, knowledge and strong business expertise for consumer products to start up a Consumer products business in Japan from nil base.

2016 – 2020

Softline Director, Consumer Products Japan

NBC Universal Entertainment (Tokyo)
 Brought a knowledge and strong business expertise for consumer products to start up a Consumer products business in Japan from nil base.  Lead an innovative new market development.

2006 – 2016

Manager, UT business

Uniqlo (Tokyo)
Responsible for starting up UT (Uniqlo T-shirts) business. Project manager for UT business to plan, negotiate, and close contracts.

2000 – 2006

Freelance

Independent contractor and Freelancer (Tokyo)
Planner for Characters, products, projects, advertisements and Magazines. Editor and Writer of Magazine and Web. A Contractor of SOUCENEXT, NHK enterprise.

1998 – 2000

Product planner

The Pokemon Company (Tokyo)
A member of starting up “Pokemon Center”. Responsible for original products development. In charge of product concepts, selection of designers, manufacturers, budget management, and sales management.

1998 – 1998

Manager Consumer Products

Time Warner Entertainment Japan (Tokyo)
In Charge of category manager of Home and Stationary at consumer business.

1995 – 1997

Business Planner

Polygon Pictures Inc. (Tokyo)
Responsible for starting up character business. Director of New CG character Rocky & Hopper for Japanese cosmetic company Shiseido and produced related consumer products.

1992 – 1995

Advertising planner

Recruit Co.,Ltd (Tokyo)
In Charge of advertising planner, copywriting, designing of Magazine.

Education

1993 – 1994

Digital hollywood

Produce

1988 – 1992

Bachelor

Kyoto Sangyo University

Gelmanistic

German language and culture