YURI SUGAWARA

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
MANAGING DIRECTOR, tokyo/atlanta

Retained Executive Search professional Yuri Sugawara joined Blackshaw Partners LLC in 2012, where she is charged with conducting comprehensive searches for the often hard-to-locate, key, multilingual and/or multicultural operational global executives and managers who can be trusted to properly implement high standards of quality and performance within the Asian Automotive and Aerospace industry in the U.S. and Mexico.

As a native of Tokyo living in the U.S. and having lived in Mexico, Yuri offers a full and unique understanding of the complexities of multiple cultures within the business sector, and she can identify the strengths of those cultures as well as effectively navigate their differences.

In her previous career role as a Director of International Marketing for a globally-focused municipal marketing firm, she educated clients about the intricacies of international business, while assisting them in attracting domestic & foreign businesses and investors to their cities. Through her efforts, Yuri has offered municipal clients the opportunity not only to create jobs within their communities, but also to offer residents a more complete & balanced living experience via their interaction with individuals and companies from around the world.

Yuri earned a degree in Marketing & Finance from Georgia State University. She has served as Co-Chair of IT & Marketing at the Atlanta-based Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors, while developing marketing strategies and rebranding the organization. Throughout her career, she has focused on a singular goal of helping clients to achieve maximum success and growth.