Takeshi “Tac” Amano

Managing Director
CDCI and WHITE Group

His first career was an insurance brokerage business as the internship program headquartered in Chicago. After the graduation of University in the US and through experience of semiconductor trading to the US and Europe, he joined WHITE Incorporated. He was in charge of planning sales and new clients development in a wide range of business fields including electronics, fashion, agricultural products and animation.

With the business transformation and purchase of the group firm and established CDCI, Inc. Started the registered creative resources and provided design studio services, mainly providing marketing & creative support for multi-national clients in Japan. Worked for Pierre Cardin Japan, Lion-McCormick, AGC (Asahi Glass), Mitsui-Sumitomo Credit Card, Nippon Shokubai, ALPS Electric, Tokyo Electron, etc.

American-foods Marketing Institute (AMI), a marketing consulting firm focused on export promotion of U.S. agricultural products, and he was in charge of advertising, sales promotions and event handling of Michigan red cherries, Michigan blueberries, Ocean Spray cranberries, Asparagus USA, TreeTop Washington Apple, Graceland Fruits, Hawaiian Natural Water, etc.

After a coordinator of the partnership agreement between ANA and Universal Orlando, he was in charge of domestic and international marketing activities for airlines such as ANA Group, United Airlines, and Solaseed Air. In particular, developed marketing programs for ANA's new destinations and general traveler FIT (in North America, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, Mainland China).

Under the partnership agreement with Connect Worldwide (CWW), a destination marketing firm, to provide creative support to the tourism industry. In addition to concurrently serving as MarCom Director for the Visit California, New Caledonia Tourism, Choose Chicago, etc. under the CWW team, he also provides creative support for Japan Outbound.

Agreement for Japan Marketing Office for United Guam Marathon (WHITE) and Brewers Association (CDCI). He has also been contracted for contract projects such as “Surfing project” of Miyazaki Prefecture and Solaseed Air and Saitama Prefecture inbound tourism program “Just North of Tokyo”.

Currently Director of Integrated Partnerships for the Visit California and simultaneously developing new domestic and international projects for CDCI and WHITE as a representative senior producer.

Tac’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Study - Business Administration, Communications and Fine Arts from University of Portland in Oregon, USA.