Singapore, March 24, 2020\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Hitachi Asia Ltd. today announced the appointment of Mr. Takatoshi Sasaki as the new Managing Director of Hitachi Asia Ltd., responsible to grow the operations and expand Hitachi\u2019s Social Innovation Business across the ASEAN region. He is currently Senior Director in the Government \u00a0 Public Corporation Information Systems Sales Management Division at Hitachi, Ltd.<\/p>\nMr. Sasaki will succeed Mr. Kosuke Horiuchi, who is returning to Japan to assume the post of General Manager, Financial Information Systems Sales Management Division of Hitachi, Ltd. Both appointments will be effective April 1, 2020.<\/p>\n
Mr. Sasaki began his career in Hitachi in 1993 and he has mainly been promoting Hitachi\u2019s IT systems and providing solutions to the Japanese government and the private enterprises in Japan. He contributed to the optimization of IT systems and the expansion of e-government systems for the Japanese government. In addition, he also worked closely with large logistics and airline companies in Japan, promoting collaborative creation and providing competitive solutions based on Hitachi\u2019s innovative fusion of products together with information technology and operational technology.<\/p>\n
With almost three decades of experience in the field, his extensive understanding of the market will enable him to continue driving Hitachi Asia forward.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI am very happy that we have the opportunity to contribute to accelerating further economic growth and to the happiness of people who live in the ASEAN region. I am sure that Hitachi\u2019s Social Innovation Business has the potential to solve various social issues in the region if we can work collaboratively across industries beyond the Hitachi group. I will do my utmost in order to achieve these goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Sasaki graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology at Nihon University in 1993.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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