Tomoko Nakano

Tomoko Nakano is an experienced HR professional currently serving as HR Business Partner APJ and HR Lead at Mapbox since January 2022. Prior to this role, Tomoko held several positions at UCB from September 2017 to December 2021, including Talent Partner for Immunology and R&D, where responsibilities included managing employee work policies and overseeing payroll and benefit operations for Japan. Tomoko's earlier experience includes roles as Senior HR Generalist for Japan & Korea at CooperVision, HR Specialist for Japan & Korea at Elsevier, and Team Lead of HR Operations at Minebea Co., Ltd. Additionally, Tomoko has a background in corporate recruitment and payroll processing from earlier positions. Tomoko holds a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Design from Meiji University.