Merle Aiko Okawara One of Japan’s leading businesswomen, Merle Aiko Okawara is one of only four women in Japan to hold multiple corporate board seats, including current directorships at Avon Products, and JC Comsa Corp. As an expert in consumer markets, Ms. Okawara has held senior positions at numerous food and consumer product companies, including CEO of eBay Japan. In the late 1960s, Ms. Okawara took a gamble in betting on Japanese consumers willingness to experiment with Western-style food products. When JC Foods, (now known as JC Comsa Corp, following its merger with Comsanet), was publicly listed in 1993, it became the first women-owned listed company in Japan. Ms. Okawara also serves on a wide range of business organizations and governmental Advisory Boards. Additionally, she has won numerous awards including Woman Entrepreneur of the Year awards from the New Business Conference, Nikkan Kogyo New Paper, and Veuve Clicquot (France), and the 1999 Business Stateswoman of the Year from the Harvard Business School Club Japan.
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