TOSHIBA TEC Europe today named Nobuhiko Takao as the company's CEO and President, effective September 1, 2009, replacing Masamichi Kusunoki who will take up a senior executive position at International Operations in Tokyo.
In his new role, Mr Takao will be responsible for ensuring that the company's business divisions continue to expand as an effective platform for profitable growth. He will lead a European-wide sales organization that supports operations in 35 countries as one of the region’s most respected solution providers in the Retail and Auto ID markets.
"Our strategy is simple: to innovate, optimize and grow," said Mr Takao. "We have outlined a strong plan to execute that strategy. Over the past two years, we maintained our focus on growing our business and creating a lower cost infrastructure that continues to strengthen our balance sheet, boost productivity and increase gross margins. Simultaneously, we've continued to lead the industry in developing innovative products and solutions that clearly differentiate our company, increase our value and expand business opportunities for our customers and partners. My job is to ensure my team builds on these successes."
Mr Takao has over 20 years of experience with TOSHIBA TEC, first in Japan then joining the executive team at the company’s manufacturing facility in Singapore. Here, at the world’s largest retail industry hardware manufacturing plant, he led a successful governance process to prioritize and manage projects, and developed a more efficient manufacturing infrastructure that reduced expenses while enhancing service and productivity.
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