Kazuhiro Tsuga

Kazuhiro Tsuga
Education Osaka University (B.S. 1979)
University of California, Santa Barbara (M.S. 1986)
Years active June 27, 2012–
Employer Panasonic Corporation
Known for President of Panasonic Corporation
Title President
Predecessor Fumio Ohtsubo
Successor incumbent

Kazuhiro Tsuga is the current President of Panasonic.

Early life and education

Tsuga studied at Osaka University and graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in bioengineering.[1] He immediately joined the workforce, but obtained a M.S. in computer science from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986 through a company sponsorship.[1]

Panasonic

Tsuga first joined Panasonic, then named Matsushita Electric, in 1979.[2] With a background in research and development, Tsuga's first executive management position came in 2008.[3]

He was elevated to President of Panasonic on June 27, 2012, taking over for Fumio Ōtsubo.[4] Otsubo, before being replaced, racked up losses of 750 billion yen.[5] Mr. Tsuga focused on returning Panasonic to profitability, highlighted by cutting 10% of the workforce in addition to re-prioritizing Panasonic's business strategy.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Ganguly, Dibeyendu (May 10, 2013). "How Panasonic's Kazuhiro Tsuga is taking a sword to every unprofitable business in portfolio". The Economic Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kazuhiro Tsuga Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Profile Background". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Tim (November 8, 2012). "A New Style of Leadership at Panasonic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kazuhiro Tsuga Officially Appointed President of Panasonic Corporation". Panasonic. June 27, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ Harner, Stephen (April 13, 2013). "Japan's Samurai CEOs (1) Panasonic's Tsuga Kazuhiro". Forbes. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Wakabayashi, Daisuke (July 9, 2012). "Panasonic President Sees Short-Term Pain in Restructuring". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2014.


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