Press Release     Mr. Hiroaki Kobayashi appointed as the Chairperson and Managing Director, Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited

Mr. Hiroaki Kobayashi appointed as the Chairperson and Managing Director, Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited

Gurugram, April 20, 2022: Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (Toshiba Water) today announced the appointment of Mr. Hiroaki Kobayashi as the Chairperson and Managing Director. Mr. Kobayashi will lead Toshiba Water to the path of next level of growth across company's water & wastewater businesses in India and overseas.

A commerce graduate from Doshisha University in Japan, Mr. Kobayashi brings a rich and extensive experience of over two decades in business development and strategic planning in wastewater management industry. He specialises in managing EPC¹ contracts for large water and wastewater plants in India as well as abroad.

Mr. Kobayashi has succeeded Mr. Koichi Matsui who was at the helm of Toshiba Water affairs for more than five years.

On his appointment, Mr. Kobayashi stated, "Toshiba Water has established India as the International Business Centre for its water & wastewater management business. Furthering our commitment to provide the latest technologies and solutions for India and the world, we are introducing and implementing loT as a service for O&M of wastewater plants. As I take over this huge responsibility from Mr. Matsui, I reiterate Toshiba Water commitment to India and other overseas territories and look forward to reinforcing our long-term partnership with customers and partners to turn on the promise of a new day for India and the World."

Across his over two decades of experience, Mr. Kobayashi has held various leadership roles in international operations, business development, sales, and other commercial functions in the water & wastewater management business across Asia. He spent seven years in Japan and two years in China as in-charge of their domestic municipal water & wastewater market. Also spent 3 years to develop new market in Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and so on.

His first association with India's wastewater industry dates back to 2010, where he was overseeing business development for Toshiba's wastewater management business in India. In addition to developing Toshiba Water international business strategy, Mr. Kobayashi was instrumental in securing the JICA² funded projects like the Chandrawal Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) in Delhi, the TK Hali WTP in Karnataka.

About Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited

Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (Toshiba Water) is an international multi-disciplinary environmental services company, headquartered in India that specializes in providing turnkey services in water and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal, recovery and reuse plants.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Group, Toshiba Water provides complete, single-source services from engineering, design to construction, installation and O&M of water, wastewater and domestic waste treatment facilities. Toshiba Water also offers loT system as a service to the new and existing plants for remote monitoring and management.

Notes to Editor: 1. EPC: Engineering, Procurement, and Construction 2. JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency