Northstar Travel Group Leadership
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Mio Kawamoto
Chief Integration Officer
Mio Kawamoto brings over 25 years of strategic leadership experience in the tourism industry to her role as Chief Integration Officer at Northstar Travel Group. With deep expertise in communication, group governance, and business travel management (BTM), she is uniquely positioned to drive the integration between JTB Group and NTG.
Throughout her 25+ year career at JTB Group, she has been engaged in executive communication while leading comprehensive rebranding initiatives across the organization. Her communication expertise extends to internal branding and culture transformation, driving organizational change through strategic brand positioning and employee engagement initiatives.
Her group governance experience encompasses strategic communication to align group subsidiaries with long-term vision and brand management across complex stakeholder relationships. Her cross-functional coordination skills have been developed through driving various internal projects including business restructuring.
Her BTM expertise spans both private and public sectors, including strategic partnerships with major industry players such as joint venture partner CWT and valuable U.S. market experience during her tenure at JTB USA.
Most recently, as Executive Officer at JTB Tourism Research & Consulting, she has been managing marketing initiatives for JTB Group and global clients while leading multidisciplinary teams and overseeing strategic consulting services across diverse tourism sectors.