Columns
September 23, 2015
Lara Mehanna is U.S. general manager and vice president of sales and business development at Sonata USA Corp.
By a Luxury Daily columnist
{"ct":"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","iv":"317019ba2f04263f847b8882a69a0b7a","s":"1475ad0cd2bb0cac"}
Share your thoughts. Click here