Press Release Mr. Shuichi Ito Appointed as Managing Director,
Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Shuichi Ito Appointed as Managing Director, Toshiba India Pvt.
Ltd.
Gurugram, October 04, 2021: Toshiba India Pvt. Ltd. (TIPL)
today announced the appointment of Mr. Shuichi Ito as the Managing
Director, effective October 01, 2021. Mr. 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, Mr. Ito comes with
almost three decades of strong and diverse experience in Toshiba’s
international energy business.
Mr. Ito will succeed Mr. Tomohiko Okada who was at the helm of
TIPL’s operations for more than five years.
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 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 in its new growth
phase.”
On his appointment, Mr. 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 Mr. 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, Mr. 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.
About Toshiba India Private Limited (TIPL):
Toshiba India Private Limited (TIPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Toshiba Corporation, Japan. Toshiba has a long history of close to
60 years in India and has been contributing towards India’s
sustainable development by providing Energy, Railway Systems,
Rechargeable Batteries, Elevators, Water &Wastewater Treatment and
Storage Solutions. Long before the government’s ‘Make in India’
initiative, Toshiba commenced powering India by making and exporting
from India. Guided by the basic commitment of the Toshiba Group,
“Committed to People, Committed to the Future.” Toshiba in India
through its technology and Japanese expertise aims at building a
sustainable ecosystem to turn on a promise of a new day for India
