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News Release from: Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 February 2007
Yokogawa management for strategy growth
plan
At the starting point of the second phase of the Yokogawa corporate strategy, the company has decided to reorganize the management team to fully implement the growth plan
The Board of Directors of Yokogawa Electric Corporation resolved in a meeting on January 30 to appoint Shuzo Kaihori, Director and Senior Vice President, Industrial Automation Business Headquarters, to the position of Representative Director and President, and to appoint Isao Uchida, Representative Director and President, as Representative Director and Chairman This transfer of responsibilities will take effect on April 1, 2007
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mr Kaihori was born on January 31, 1948.
He received a Master's degree in Engineering from the graduate school of Keio University in March 1973.
In April 1973 he joined Yokogawa and went on to hold a series of senior positions in engineering, sales, systems marketing, field instruments, and service.
From April 2000 to March 2005, he served as President of Yokogawa Corporation of America.
In April 2005 he was appointed to the position of Vice President, with responsibility for the industrial automation business, and one year later was promoted to Senior Vice President.
He became a member of the Board of Directors in June 2006.
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