Naoko IwakiriBrand General, Manager Kiehl’s Japan

Naoko Iwakiri was born in Japan and grew up in France, with double-culture background. She worked for selective cosmetic brands for 13 years in L’Oreal group, where she could develop herself in several areas such as concept and formula development, global marketing strategy, regional business strategy, local business, etc… She started in International Marketing in Paris, then in New York city for the brand Kiehl’s for International Product Development. After going back to Paris, she worked for APAC Zone in charge of the regional marketing development for several brands.

In Tokyo for 2 years now, her current position is Brand General Manager of Kiehl’s Japan, where she works to put several sustainability projects into action.