Hisae Yanai appointed as Director of Sales for Japan

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new sales person to our global sales team. Based in Tokyo, Hisae Yanai will take on the position of Director of Sales for Japan. Within this role, Hisae will work closely with our existing partners as well as expanding our customer base in the region.

Hisae comes to us with over 20 years of travel experience. During that time, she has travelled extensively and built up an impressive number of valued contacts within the hospitality and tourism industry.

Hisae has worked for H.I.S., one of the largest travel companies in Japan; and the B2B online distribution platform, Hotelbeds. She has also represented various independent hotels as well as leading hotel chains including Accor, Movenpick, Peninsula, and Louvre Group.

Commenting on the new appointment, Ian Paul Woods, Chief Executive Officer for Red Elephant Reps, said “Hisae’s strong connections with the leisure and corporate travel business, and the media in Japan, will be crucial in helping us to meet our growing demands in the region”.

Having explored much of Asia-Pacific, Hisae says, “Red Elephant Reps is a new and exciting challenge. I look forward to developing sales and marketing strategies for our unique portfolio of hotels and travel products; and strengthening and building relationships.”

Hisae can be contacted on [email protected]