Lei Yamautsuri

Lei Yamautsuri currently serves as the Head of People Communications at SmartNews, a position held since November 2024. Prior experience includes roles at freee.k.k. as Employee Success and Global Communications and at SmartNews in various capacities, including Senior Manager of Employee Engagement & Internal Communications. Previous experience encompasses positions at LINE Corp in Global Communications, where responsibilities included internal communications and media relations, as well as roles at Nippon TV and DIRECTV that focused on advertising, marketing strategy, and international relations. Lei Yamautsuri holds an MBA in Marketing from Bond University and a Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Politics, and Linguistics from Keio University.