4 - Internationalist

N E W S M A K E R S A R O U N D T H E W O R L D
PREPARING TO MEET NEW CHALLENGES
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❶ Toshi Motobayashi and Rumi Akashi talk about the Yomiuri's international developments; ❷ Grace Palacios readies herself for new challenges
north of Latin America; ❸ Amelie Ferro looks beyond U.S. Hispanic media to the Southern Hemisphere; ❹ Nadine Howarth takes on a new role at
National Geographic.
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NEW POSITIONS
The Yomiuri Shimbun is making a number of
changes in their sales operation. They have appointed
Huson International Media as their media representatives
in the United States. Kaz Kuniya, the newspaper’s
International Director for the Americas, says that
he is delighted to be collaborating with their Huson
team, headed in New York by Claudia Guzowski.
CONTACT: kuniya@yomiuri-ad.com and
Claudia@husonusa.com
The Yomiuri is also making news in Europe as
they are moving their sales office from London to
Paris. Why the change? Yomiuri’s new Style magazine
is now a hot item, and the company wants to
be closer to the heart of France’s fashion business.
Yosh Ikegami, now a 5-year resident of London, is
quickly learning how to parlez-vous. (Apparently,
he has done quite well by initially learning some
key French words like Chanel, Dior, Hermès,
Vuitton, and Gaultier!) CONTACT:
Ikeg0128@yomiuri.com
Grace Palacios has long been associated with
the Miami and Latin American markets since she
collaborated with Charles Charney to create
Charney/Palacios more than 25 years ago. In
1991, Grace sold part interest of her company to
Publicitas and served as CEO for Latin America.
However, she is now about to turn her sights
northward.
Grace Palacios was recently named CEO
Americas of Publicitas Promotion Network, a new
role for the organization. She will coordinate with
PPN’s media partners throughout the world as
their chief U.S. representative, as well as oversee ad
sales from the United States into all other markets.
In addition, she will be responsible for all Publicitas
companies in the U.S., Canada, as well as in her
beloved Latin America.
If anyone can take on so complex and
demanding a role, it is Grace. Many of us in the
industry have often wondered how she has managed
to achieve so much while also raising two
wonderful sons, maintaining a long and healthy
marriage, and always arriving at a meeting perfectly
coiffed! I recall her telling me that in all her
years in business she never laid off a single person
in order to cut expenses during lean times. She
always put her people first, and always found the
necessary savings elsewhere. Few people live up to
their names. Grace does.
CONTACT: gpalacios@publicitas.com
Amelie Ferro is ready to fill Grace Palacio’s
shoes in Latin America, after running Publicitas
Leading Hispanic Media. Most would be daunted,
but both the Publicitas team and their media
partners are welcoming the move. There must be
something in the water at their new Blue
Lagoon offices that creates so many admired
and respected businesswomen.
CONTACT: aferro@publicitas.com
Nadine Howarth was promoted in October to
Account Director of National Geographic’s
International Editions—just 18 months after joining
the organization. According to Steve Middleton,
International Sales Director, “Nadine is a true
professional, totally dedicated to her job, and a lot of
fun to work with.”
“It's going to be a busy 2008 for the magazine
and Nadine,” says Middleton. “Not only has
National Geographic recently opened a new Asia
office in Singapore and has just hosted the arrival of
the King Tutankhamun exhibition in London, but
Nadine also has a wedding to plan, If anyone can
manage it all, she can!”
CONTACT: Nadine.howarth@ngm-intl.com
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