Introduction of the Management Team

Member of the Board

Harry A. Hill

A passionate and dynamic business and civic leader. Hill served as President and CEO of Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc. for 11.5 years from 2006 until 2017. During Hill's tenure, the company grew from ¥15 billion to ¥68 billion in sales while creating numerous hit products that become household names. Doing business to the consumer as Shop Japan, the company created several long selling product brands, creating new niche categories such contour overlay mattresses, home fitness, ceramic cookware and steam cleaning. Hill and his management team created a powerful corporate culture based on the vision of "enriching lifestyle worldwide." While President and CEO, he also managed one of the largest M&A transactions of 2009, when NTT Docomo took a 51% share in OLM. In September of 2017, Hill stepped down from the day-to-day operations but remains active as an independent director, particularly focusing on new business development.

Hill is an active both as a business and civic leader. He continues to be active in the ACCJ. He has a particular passion for HOPE International Development Agency, Japan, which provides clean water for the neglected poor, but also responded to the challenges of 3/11 to create the Genki Japan fund which helped 77 different groups and individuals rebuild their livelihoods. One of the recipients best encapsulated Hill's philosophy, "If we get help to rebuild our livelihoods, we can rebuild our homes and communities ourselves."

In both business and civic activities, the themes of self-reliance, empowerment, education and an optimistic vision for the future drive Hill. In Japanese, his favorite word is the homonym Souzou (想像/創造). The first characters mean imagine and the second characters mean to build. Hill's management and leadership philosophy imagining unrealized potential that is tempered with the concrete blueprint to achieve. The two words must co-exist for sustained success.

Hill and his wife have five children. The family is very active in sports and the community. Hill has supports and acted in a local Shakespeare group, has a 5th degree black belt in Shorinji Kempo and practices kick boxing.

Introduction of the Founders

Executive Chairman and PresidentRobert W. Roche

FounderTadashi Nakamura

Introduction of the Management Team

Member of the Board, Executive Vice PresidentNobutaka Aotani

Member of the BoardHarry A. Hill

Member of the BoardKojiro Tsumatori