Kenji Hanabata

Kenji has over 40 years’ experience in advertising across a range of international markets. After spending his earlier years in Marketing, he earned MBA in marketing and finance. 

Since then, Kenji has worked overseas in managerial positions for 20 years including Australia, Hong Kong and China. He has a broad experience across multiple categories: healthcare, automobile, home appliance, beverage and airlines.

He joined VMLY&R Health Japan in 2010 as CEO. Kenji is passionate about diversity in the workplace and is a supporter of the value brought by understanding different cultures and languages.