Akihiko Kubo: Japan Representative Director of Williams Lea Tag, leading providers of marketing and communications supply chain services
Prior to joining Williams Lea Tag, Aki Kubo held the position of President and then Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Group Japan. As the first local president, he managed six operating companies across advertising, digital planning, PR, activations, social media and digital media planning and buying.
Previously, Aki Kubo spent two and a half years as CEO, President of Weber Shandwick, where he helped blue chip global and local clients to retain and enhance their corporate reputations.
During more than 27 years at McCann Erickson, Aki Kubo worked his way up from Account Executive to Managing Director of McCann Erickson International, where he handled a wide variety of high profile clients across both the B2B and B2C space. In 2007, he moved with McCann Erickson to London to take on the role of Global Business Director.