Kimiyo Yamazaki | Source | CEO at YA-MAN
Kimiyo Yamazaki
YA-MAN, a pioneering company in the beauty industry, is under the exceptional leadership of CEO Ms. Kimiyo Yamazaki in Japan. With an illustrious career in sales and marketing, both domestically and internationally, Ms. Yamazaki assumed the CEO role in 1999.
As a visionary leader, she focused on leveraging YA-MAN's cutting-edge technology to transform professional-grade devices into accessible home-care solutions. Her unwavering ambition drove the company to explore untapped markets and create new demands, propelling YA-MAN to the forefront of home-care beauty devices and cosmetics rooted in rich Japanese heritage of tried-and-true beauty rituals and pure ingredients.
Under Ms. Yamazaki's guidance, YA-MAN introduced groundbreaking products to the global stage, such as the renowned Photo PLUS series featuring RF facial treatment devices and the innovative Medi Lift series, a wearable EMS treatment device. These innovations received widespread acclaim, setting new benchmarks in the beauty industry.
The company's success and growth culminated in the significant milestone of going public, solidifying YA-MAN's position as a major player in the industry. Ms. Yamazaki's dedication to innovation continues to push the boundaries, reaffirming YA-MAN's status as an industry leader in home-care beauty solutions.
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YA-MAN challenges the status quo to power up the beauty industry.
The fusion of modern Japanese technology and tradition is what has set us apart for over 40 years. Trailblazing, science-backed innovation has made YA-MAN an iconic brand throughout Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. At the same time, we are rooted in our rich Japanese heritage of tried-and-true beauty rituals and pure ingredients.
Our game-changing technology combined with the simplicity of Japanese beauty changes everything. The future of beauty is YA-MAN. -
Yamazaki has led the company to record revenue in the past three years, bolstered by the popularity of its cosmetics, body massagers and other beauty products, especially among China’s consumers. In the year ended April 30, Ya-Man’s net profit rose 4% to 3.5 billion yen ($33 million) on an 18% increase in revenue, to 27 billion yen. Founded in 1978 by a relative, Yukiteru, now honorary chairman, Ya-Man has developed many groundbreaking products, including Japan’s first high-frequency epilator, which pulls hair from the roots. Yamazaki took over as president of Tokyo-listed Ya-Man (her family still owns 50%) in 1999, and continues to try to develop new products to boost demand.
