AYAKO YANAGISAWA

President, Kate Spade Japan

Ayako Yanagisawa studied abroad in the UK while attending Otsuka Women’s University. She joined Sanei-International upon her return to Japan in 1998 and assumed role in the Kate Spade division the following year. Starting as an MD assistant and building her career in various roles including sales, VMD, MD and overall business management, Ayako is in her current position since 2009. In her private time, she enjoys Pilates and travel, and lives with her husband who travels around the world, her college student son and her beloved family dog.