Dentsu today announced the appointment of Kenji Yano as APAC Chief Client Officer for Japanese clients, strengthening its leadership for Japan-headquartered clients across the region.
Yano brings 28 years of experience with dentsu across Japan and APAC and has built a strong track record of client leadership, collaboration and market connectivity. He will play a key role in further strengthening how dentsu connects capabilities across APAC to support the evolving needs of Japanese clients.
Yano joins dentsu’s regional client leader community – a team of integrated leaders covering dentsu’s largest clients across APAC – and will work closely with Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer, dentsu APAC.
Prerna Mehrotra, Chief Client Officer, dentsu APAC, said: “Kenji’s appointment reflects our commitment to further strengthening how we support Japanese clients across Asia Pacific. He brings deep experience, strong regional understanding and a collaborative leadership style that will help us build even closer connections between our markets and capabilities.”
Kenji Yano commented: “I am honoured to step into the role of APAC Chief Client Officer for our Japanese clients. Having worked closely with Japanese clients across the region for many years, I have a deep appreciation for the importance of Gemba – being present on the frontline where the work happens and listening to what clients actually need. By truly understanding our clients’ challenges, their goals and their value chain, we can build solutions genuinely designed around them. That’s how we become a true growth partner, not just a service provider.”
