Toshiba India Private Limited appoints Shuichi Ito as the Managing Director
Shuichi Ito in his new role will lead the company on a path to achieve next level growth across the group’s energy and social infrastructure businesses in India.
Mr. Shuichi Ito has been appointed Managing Director of Toshiba India Private Limited (TIPL) with effect from October 1, 2021. He will succeed Mr. Tomohiko Okada, who was heading TIPL’s affairs for more than five years.
In his new position, Mr. Ito will lead TIPL on a path to achieve next level growth across the group’s energy and social infrastructure businesses in India. He holds a law degree from Kyushu University in Japan, and he has almost 30 years of experience in Toshiba’s international energy business.
Welcoming Mr. Ito to his new role, Mr. 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 the Indian government’s initiatives, particularly Make-in-India, Clean India, and Skill India. I believe Mr. Ito is the right person to further strengthen Toshiba’s support to India and to take TIPL into its new growth phase.”
In his remarks on his appointment, Mr. Shuichi Ito commented, “Toshiba remains committed to providing India with sustainable development solutions based on the latest technology.”
As the successor to Mr. Okada, I remain resolute in Toshiba’s commitment to provide quality products to our customers in India. In addition to further strengthening our long-term relationship with customers and partners, I look forward to working together on India’s goal of building world-class infrastructure and bringing a new era to the country, he added further
He has held various positions in international operations, business development, sales, and other commercial functions at Toshiba across Asia and South America over his three decades with the company.
It was India that he became acquainted with at the beginning of his time at Toshiba. A member of the Overseas Energy Group of South Asia in 1991, he worked on a thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh and supplied power transmission and distribution products to a renowned Indian power company. In 2016, he became Director of Sales for Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Ltd, working on expanding the company’s sales both inside and outside India.
TIPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan. For over 60 years, Toshiba has been providing India with energy, rail systems, rechargeable batteries, elevators, water and waste water treatment, and storage solutions.
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