Representative Director, CEO
Nihon Hallmark K.K.
Meguro Suda Bldg. 4th Floor
3-9-1 Meguro
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8652
TEL: (03) 5720-1949
FAX: (03) 5721-0881
HOME: (043) 273-8479
EMAIL: matara1@ppp.fastnet.ne.jp
CAN BE INTERVIEWED FOR: Print, Radio, TV
INTERVIEW LANGUAGES: English, Japanese
SPECIALIZATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Vice President, Representitive Director, Philips-Japan Ltd., 1995-99; President and CEO, Nihon Sara Lee, Vice President, Sara Lee Corp., 1992-94; General Manager, Executive Director, Consumer Products Division, President, Johnson & Johnson, Corp., 1978-90; Regional Manager, Brand Manager, Manager (San Francisco), Division Manager, Market Development, Coca Cola Corp., Ltd., 1969-78; Sales, Marketing and Planning, Shell Oil Co., 1959-69.
IN US: 1977-78 - business; repeated brief trips.
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:
Leadership Illustrated (Nihon Jitsugyo); TQM Illustrated (Nihon Jitsugyo); Global Standard Management (PHP); The Future Leader (Tachibana Shappan); 99 Principles for an Effective Manager (Mikasa-Shobo, 1995); "A Primer for Japanese Business Success," The Japan Times (1994); Principles on Being a Successful President (Keizaikai, 1991); The Making of a Leader (Kanki Shobo).