>Kensui Arao
Creative Director
Kensui Arao is the Executive Creative Director of Japanese division of the global advertising and public relations company Publicis. Throughout his career, Arao has been involved in creative, innovative solutions for a wide range of clients including Emirates, Air France, Adidas, Air Calin, Intel, Havana Club, Kal Kan and Wild Turkey. Arao began his career working as a Writer and Associate Creative Director at McCann Erickson in Japan, where he worked for ten years, writing and directing numerous commercials. In 2000, he joined Saatchi & Saatchi, Tokyo as writer and Creative Director where he worked on the 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign and adverts for Havana Club 'drinking manual' campaign. Arao joined Euro RSCG in 2002 as Executive Creative Director and was involved in the Air France Japan 50th anniversary campaign and work for clients including Polaroid, INTEL Centrino mobile technology. In May 2004, he joined TBWA as Senior Director where worked on an Adidas campaign. Arao was recently invited to collaborate with Creative Director Miho Kinomura, for the 30th anniversary campaign advert for Japanese retail store BEAMS.