Laura Younger joins us to talk about what made her come to Japan and her career in the American chamber of commerce in Japan. As a deputy executive director at American chamber of commerce in Japan, Laura analyses how to manage the employees in the ACCJ and tells us how she got her MBA while working in Japan, therefore in this video she shares the tips about going back to school. Tune in to find out more.
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Laura Younger
Laura Younger joins us to talk about what made her come to Japan and her career in the American chamber of commerce in Japan. As a deputy executive director at American chamber of commerce in Japan, Laura analyses how to manage the employees in the ACCJ and tells us how she got her MBA while working in Japan, therefore in this video she shares the tips about going back to school. Tune in to find out more.
Laura Younger is originally from Canada and works as a deputy executive director at American chamber of commerce in Japan. She graduated from university of Toronto and got her MBA in McGill University where she was an external vice president in McGill MBA Japan Student Association. As coming to Japan has always been a dream to her, she eventually made it to Japan and get involved in business. She won Sho-dan Qualification of Japan National Shodo Association in 2007.
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Executive Women
Today, there are more women in executive and managerial positions than ever before, it brings increasing opportunities to impact major business arenas. The Executive Women program offering fresh insights into women’s life today and how they are presenting challenging ideas for creating a better workplace environment for everyone.
Host: Patricia Bader-Johnston - Representative Director & CEO, Silverbirch Associates K.K.
Before founding Silverbirch Associates in 2008, Ms. Bader-Johnston held senior roles in a number of leading companies over a span of 25 years in Japan, including: Director of Communications for IBM Japan, Vice President Operations Finance and Resources, Goldman Sachs Japan, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, British American Tobacco Japan, and Head (Japan, Australia, Taiwan) of Corporate Affairs for Standard Chartered Bank.
She has also served in the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo as a senior program officer in Communications and Culture, and has worked with Japanese local government since arriving in Japan in 1984. She is an active speaker, writer, panel moderator and university, lecturer on topics related to CSR and sustainability, globalization trends, and doing business in Japan. She holds an MBA in International Business from McGill University.
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