Soma started in Boston Consulting Group’s Hong Kong office. She has been appointed to several Japanese government committees and has served as a former advisory board member of Sony Marketing of Japan. Ms. Soma’s efforts have helped top international hotel and spa brands, such as Mandara Spa and CHI, the Spa at Shangri-La in Tokyo, establish their presence in the Japanese marketplace. A recent project in which she was involved was the reestablishment of the tradi- tional Japanese Onsen hotel with the opening of the Chikusenso Mt. Zao Onsen Resort and Spa, news that was widely publicized by major media outlets, including TBS channel 6 in Japan.
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pro in the Japanese and Asia luxury consumer markets, Yoriko