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Toshiba India Appoints Shuichi Ito As Managing Director

Across his 30-years tenure with Toshiba, Ito has held various leadership roles in international operations, business development, sales, and other commercial functions

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Toshiba     India     Pvt.     Ltd. (TIPL)     today     announced     the     appointment    of    Shuichi    Ito    as    the    Managing    Director,    effective    October    01,    2021.Ito     will     lead     TIPL     to     the     path     of     next     level     of     growth     across     group’s     energy     and     social     infrastructure    businesses    in    the    country. A    law    graduate    from    Kyushu    University    of    Japan,       Ito    comes    with    almost    three    decades    of     strong    and    diverse    experience    in    Toshiba’s    international    energy    business.         Ito    will    succeed       Tomohiko    Okada    who    was    at    the    helm    of    TIPL’s    operations    for    more     than    five    years.     Welcoming         Ito     to     his     new     role,         Okada     said,     “During     my     association     with     India     spanning     over     30     years,     I     witnessed     India-Japan     economic     partnership     and     investments     reach    new    heights.    Toshiba    has    been    actively    contributing    to Indian    government’s    initiatives,     particularly    Make-in-India,    Clean    India,    and    Skill    India.    I    believe        Ito    is    the    right    person    to     further    strengthen    Toshiba’s    support    to    India    and    to    take    TIPL    into    in    its    new    growth    phase.” On     his     appointment,          Ito     stated,     “Toshiba     remains     committed     to     provide     the     latest     technologies    and    solutions    for    India    to    achieve    sustainable    development.    I    am    honoured    to     take    over    this    responsibility    from       Okada    and    stand    resolute    in    Toshiba’s    commitment    to     India.    I    look    forward    to    reinforcing    our    long-term    partnership    with    customers and partners     to    support    India    in    building world-class    infrastructure    and turn    on    the    promise    of    a    new    day     for India.” 

Across     his     30-years     tenure     with     Toshiba,         Ito     has     held     various     leadership     roles     in     international     operations,     business     development,     sales,    and     other     commercial    functions in     the    energy    infrastructure    business    field across    Asia    and    South    America.    His    first    association     with    India    dates    back    to    the    start    of    his    career.    In    1991,    as    part    of    the    South    Asia    Group    of     Overseas    Energy    Division,    he    closely    worked    on    a thermal    power    project in    the    state    of    Uttar     Pradesh and     supplied power     transmission     and     distribution     products     to     a major     power     company     in     India. Later     in     2016,     he     was     appointed     as     the     Director     – Sales     at     Toshiba     Transmission    &    Distribution    Systems    (India)    Pvt.    Ltd.    where    he worked    on    sales    expansion     in    and    outside    India.


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