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NEC Appoints New President to its Sub-Saharan Africa Business
Johannesburg, January 30, 2012 – NEC Corporation announced today the appointment of Mr Masahiro Yoshikawa as President of NEC Africa (Pty) Ltd which is a 100% subsidiary of NEC Europe Ltd, the regional headquarters in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Mr Yoshikawa will lead NEC’s sub-Saharan African business from its new sub-regional headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa. NEC Africa will establish its branch offices in Nairobi, Kenya and in Lagos, Nigeria.
Across the sub-Saharan market, NEC provides its customers in the telecoms, public and enterprise sectors with public safety solutions including identification systems, network solutions, social infrastructure solutions and cloud computing solutions.
“NEC has been contributing to the African governments by provision of security systems using fingerprints/face recognition technologies, mobile network infrastructure solutions and broadcasting systems”, said Yoshikawa. “At the same time, Africa is poised to reap the benefits and rewards of these exciting technologies. We will enable our customers to achieve their goals and success with our focus on the integration of IT and communication network resources, skill sets and expertise.”
Mr Yoshikawa has over 30 years’ experience providing solutions and services to customers around the world and across Africa in the IT and telecoms industry. Most recently he led the business for Middle East and African market as Deputy General Manager and has worked at the International Sales and Operations Business Unit, NEC Corporation.
“Mr Yoshikawa brings NEC his proven leadership, industry knowledge and excellent customer service credentials and we believe he will provide success and opportunity to the sub-Saharan African market,” said Mr Naoki Iizuka, President and CEO of NEC Europe Ltd.
For more information contact:
Harry Pirrwitz
t:+44 (0)20 8752 2794
m:+44 (0)7872 805922
Susan Zungu
Arcay Communications
t:+27 11 480 8592
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About NEC Europe Ltd.
NEC Europe is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a leader in the integration of IT network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. NEC Europe is building upon its heritage and reputation for innovation and quality by providing its expertise, solutions and services to a broad range of customers, from telecom operators to enterprises and the public sector. For additional information, please visit the NEC Europe home page at: http://www.nec.com/emea
