COO. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC US INC.
WHY: Highest non-Japanese executive running U.S. operations for maker of cooling and heating products, elevators and escalators, large LCD digital signage monitors, industrial printers and semiconductor devices, among other products. Oversees 1,600 employees from the company’s Cypress HQ. His unit generates about $1.3B in annual sales.
RECENT: Among the OC-based tech companies sharing technology to better minimize the effects of COVID-19. Research labs developed smart technology to maintain a touch-free environment.
OC LEADER BOARD, July 6: “This movement … requires collaboration, applying joint technology to not only help track and contain current diseases, but also to develop solutions promoting safe and healthy environments today and for future generations.”
2020 HOBBY: “More outdoors activities, besides golf, including walks around Lake Mission Viejo, hiking in the nearby hills, and coastal drives.”
