Kaki’s career is unique and hybrid. He started the career as an account executive of ADK Tokyo where he spent nearly 9 years at the account side. Then he joined Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo in 2007 as a senior producer, and gradually expanded his role to an integrated planner, to an interactive creative director and to a creative director. Especially through a decade of working with Nike Japan both in ADK and Beacon/Leo Burnett Tokyo, he pursued creative innovations in addition to traditional ads, which naturally brought him to be recognized as a hybrid creative person.
He joined McCann Health in 2017 as Group Creative Director to pursue the health creative and was promoted to ECD in 2018. Loves surfing and animals.
More than 300 trophies/finalists since 2007 (inc. Cannes, OneShow, Clio, LIA, Epica, NYF, Andys, Webby, Spikes, Adfest, etc). Has jury experiences such as a jury in Pharma of Cannes Lions 2022, in Healthcare Spikes Asia 2022, in Craft of Clio Health 2021, and others. Has also started to contribute to academy as a part-time lecturer, Keio University Graduate School (Creative for Health Business, in the department of Health Management)