Shiseido veteran Otake to head newly formed Americas regional headquarters.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
SHISEIDO's OTAKE TO HEAD NEWLY FORMED AMERICAS HEADQUARTERS within Shiseido America Inc. as president of the North, South and Central American regional headquarters as well as of SAI, the company announced June 3. With 30 years of experience at Shiseido, Yoshitaka Otake will be responsible for "the company's sales and production operations" in the combined region. Most recently, Otake served as general manger for the international marketing department in the international operations division and oversaw the development and marketing of products overseas. From 1992 to 1995, he held the post of president of Shiseido Thailand Co., Ltd. SAI reported sales of $82.3 mil. in 1996.