Stephen was born in Boston, grew up in Connecticut and studied Communications and Japanese Language & Culture at UCLA. He spent his junior year at the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo. Upon graduating he joined Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan.

 

Global marketing & branding expertise with experience in the US, Europe and Asia. Having started his career with Toyota Motor Corporation in Tokyo, he later held executive-management positions at Audi in Japan, Germany and the US, including Director of Marketing & Brand Innovation at Audi of America. Later he moved from automotive to the luxury consumer-goods sector. He served as President, La Prairie Japan based in Tokyo, with frequent Asia-region business in Shanghai and Hong Kong. 

 

He is  currently CEO of @aroma heading up their operations in Los Angeles, Berlin and Shanghai, and board member for Global Marketing of the Japan parent company in Tokyo.

 

On a personal note, one of Stephen’s fondest childhood memories is watching the Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Seiji Ozawa perform at Tanglewood. 

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