Hiromi Matthiesen

Director 

Mucciaccia Gallery, Singapore

Achievements

Managed organizing prestigious events with meticulous overall operation planning successfully such as a legendary artist, Michelangelo Pistoletto exhibition collaboration with The Italian Embassy, NTU, and Robb Report, OP)US by Prudential and HSBC Jade club, and Ultimate Drives. Robb Report Concourse Penthouse project which was SGD 40 million worth property furnished with 13 artworks from the Mucciaccia Gallery.

• Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
• Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
• Formed strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive business development.
• Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
• Collaborated with gallery owners and affiliates to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
• Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
• Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address client-specific metrics.
• Reporting and proposing managerial decisions to gallery owners who are often away.
• Maintaining gallery compliance and implementing best practice.
• Managing all logistic, insurance, inventory, shipping insurance, installation, and de-installation.

Representative 

Appreciation of the Arts for Parents and Children Association

Achievements

Organized unique recital programme titled 'Noh and Mozart', combined recondite Japanese traditional performing art and Western music in commemoration of 250 years anniversary of his birth successfully with a full house. It was featured in the Newspaper.

• Obtained sponsorship and enhanced ticket sales while executed effective PR activities that received complimentary advertise on TV for the event.
• Arrangement of appointing venue, performers and venue, all operational managements, logistics, paper works, programme and stage design, setting up,
• Developed and maintained positive customer relations and coordinated with team members to properly handle requests and questions.
• Budget control and negotiation along with project mission.

Representative 

Kaminishi Matthiesen Gallery

Achievements

Generated sales of over USD 5 million as selling finest quality of European artworks, established high recognition in Old Master Painting field in Japan within short period. Produced TV programme combining with arts and classical music for Sony Music channel in Sky Perfect TV. Organized an international touring art exhibition. Being appointed by Italian Embassy, Tokyo to evaluate on its collection. Wrote articles related to art including to Nikkei Newspaper.

• Management of overall gallery business
• Selling and buying fine quality of artworks while took leadership and input to increase the sales, develop our 'brand' in the market.
• Steered the gallery's growth, and work closely with collaborated parties in Europe and Japan.
• Developed and maintained positive client relations and coordinated with affiliated parties to properly handle requests and questions.
• Reached out to customers after completed sales to evaluate satisfaction and determine immediate service requirements.
• Budget control in line with gallery's mission and vision.
• Provide competitive analysis, possible solutions, and shipping arrangement of works of art including tax and account issues based on clients' insight.

Associate for Brand Marketing and Strategy

Pharmacia & Upjohn

Achievements

Contributed for launching break through ophthalmological drug, Xalatan, that became a leading product in the Glaucoma market in Japan.

• Business coordination in the President office, worked closely with various departments for formulate effective marketing activities based on clients' perspective.
• Brand marketing and strategy for a launched drug to become a best-selling product in the market.
• Assisted to send monthly President report to CEO and boar members of the headquarter of Pharmacia & Upjohn, US.
• Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
• Occasional personal assistant job for the President of the company including dealing with his personal assets and accompanying the meetings by his particular request due to my competency and trustworthy nature.

Independent Art Consultant 

Hiromi Kaminishi Arte

Achievements

Developed fine quality of Old Master paintings to Japanese market. Many fine European artworks were sold to exclusive private clients. Built up global network of art, which established trustworthy relationship with privileged private clients and affiliates.

• Provide consultancy service to form art collection.
• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Offered friendly and efficient tailor-made client service, handled challenging situations with ease.
• Business development and construct overall business pipelines.
• Inventory control with risk analysis
• Arrangement of shipping, installation, and tax advise.

Research Associate 

Sotheby's London

Achievement

Contributed to successful auction sales constantly including master pieces by Goya, and Bellotto for the prominent museums in USA. Executed academic research on N. Berchem as nobody has done in the past.

• Doing research on artworks to evaluate them.
• Market analyses.
• Contributed to exhibitions Sotheby's organized.
• Work closely with multi national colleagues for PR activities and research as well s client service.
• Assist experts to estimate artworks and analyzed market.

Clerk 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Economic dept., the Second division

• Provided quality clerical support within Ministries, handling highly confidential government documents.
• Produced high-quality communications for internal and external use.
• Attending with OECD members from its headquarter during their visits in Japan to assist.