Japanese multinational conglomerate company Toshiba on Monday (04 April) said it has appointed Tomohiko Okada as its new Managing Director at Toshiba India, effective from April 1, 2016.
Okada will lead Toshiba India to the path of next level of growth across Group’s storage, social infrastructure, and energy businesses in the country.
Kenji Urai, who played an integral role in Toshiba’s growth and development in India during the past six years, will be replaced by Okada.
Urai said: “It was an enriching and a humbling 'India experience' for me. After heading India operations for over six years, I can confidently state that the stint in India remains the most memorable one. The diversity of people, their culture and the unique business opportunity and challenges that India posed is enormous and one of its kind.”
“Toshiba has been an intrinsic part of India’s energy and social infrastructure fabric with a manufacturing presence for more than half a century and I feel extremely privileged to head the operations in India. With the exciting developments in the country for manufacturing in India, Toshiba India is poised for many more milestones. With my experience, I look forward to pursue the 'For the Next India’ story further. We have one of the finest teams and strategic partners on-board to take Toshiba forward and support the development in the country,” said Okada.
Okada has been in the company for over three decades and has been associated with India operations for 25 years. He first joined Toshiba Corporation in 1983, and since then has held a number of global senior management roles.
“Tomohiko Okada brings extensive experience in the Group’s Energy operations across market segments and geographies and has led several successful project acquisitions across global operations. I am confident that he will continue the strong growth momentum and lead Toshiba India to newer heights," added Urai in a statement.
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