CCO, IPG Mediabrands Japan
Representative Director, KINESSO
Managing Director, UM
Managing Director, MAGNA
Director, McCann Erickson Japan Inc.
After graduating from Boston University in 1995, Hiro joined a major Japanese advertising firm, where he spent 25 years working in the areas of media buying, media planning, and as an account lead in global marketing, sports marketing, and luxury branding. He then moved to ad tech with AI deep learning solutions in order to grow as a leading businessman in the fast-changing advertising industry. Two years later, in August 2022, he joined Reprise Japan as Managing Director, and from January 2023, he also serves as Managing Director of Matterkind Japan. In April 2023, he was appointed to Representative Director of Kinesso Japan. In January 2024, he took on the additional roles of Managing Director of UM and MAGNA. He also was appointed Director of McCann Erickson Japan.
