Currently Vice President and Director of Marketing for American Honda Motor Company. Assumed position upon retirement of previous VP, Ichiro Kamura, on Dec 31, 1965. Previously Vice President of Marketing at Honda Motor Corporation in Japan, 1959-1965. Formerly one of Soichiro Honda's (founder of Honda) main engineers of internal combustion engines.Although American Honda had recently moved its headquarters from West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA to its current location in Gardena, CA, Saito moved to New York City, Murray Hill area, to work more closely with Grey Advertising for the Honda Super Cub/Honda 50 motorcycle, and with Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce for the upcoming new Honda S600 sports car, to be released to American market soon. (Production of this car was transferred to new dedicated automobile plant at Kawagoe/Sayama Industrial Park in November 1964.)You may follow Mr. Saito's adventures as he learns to handle American culture and language at http://twitter.com/HachiSaito .Still client of Grey Advertising, who created the stunningly successful You meet the nicest people on a Honda (motorcycle) campaign, and who initiated the groundbreaking move of Honda sponsoring the 1964 Academy Awards TV show. (Honda was the first foreign company to do so.) Show less «