Kazuhiro Tsuga

Kazuhiro Tsuga
Born (1956-11-14) November 14, 1956 (age 68)
EducationOsaka University (B.S. 1979)
University of California, Santa Barbara (M.S. 1986)
Occupation(s)Chairman, Panasonic

Kazuhiro Tsuga is a Japanese businessman serving as chairman 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, and obtained an M.S. in computer science [2] 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.[3] With a background in research and development, Tsuga's first executive management position came in 2008.[4]

He was elevated to President of Panasonic on June 27, 2012, taking over for Fumio Ōtsubo.[5] Otsubo, before being replaced, racked up losses of 750 billion yen.[6] Mr. Tsuga focused on returning Panasonic to profitability, highlighted by cutting 10% of the workforce in addition to re-prioritizing Panasonic's business strategy.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Prakash and Tsuga (1989). "Average-Case Analysis of the Modified Harmonic Algorithm for Bin Packing". Springer. doi:10.1007/BF01553906. S2CID 1031272. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Kazuhiro Tsuga Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Profile Background". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Kelly, Tim (November 8, 2012). "A New Style of Leadership at Panasonic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Kazuhiro Tsuga Officially Appointed President of Panasonic Corporation". Panasonic. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  6. ^ Harner, Stephen (April 13, 2013). "Japan's Samurai CEOs (1) Panasonic's Tsuga Kazuhiro". Forbes. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Wakabayashi, Daisuke (July 9, 2012). "Panasonic President Sees Short-Term Pain in Restructuring". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2014.