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Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi Appointed
President and Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Network Communications
Other Topics: Metropolitan Wireless
Fiber, Broadband Remote Controls
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
October 3, 2006
Richardson, TX -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading
supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced
today that Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi has been appointed president and chief
executive officer. In this role he will oversee all product planning,
product development, sales, marketing, manufacturing and customer
support organizations at the company’s headquarters in Richardson,
Texas. He succeeds Mr. Takanobu Yoden, who has retired from Fujitsu. |
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“One of my primary
objectives is to leverage the combined strengths of our IT,
telecommunications and consulting practices to aggressively expand North
American business for Fujitsu,” said Mr. Tetsuo Urano, corporate senior
vice president and head of North American operations. “Fujitsu Network
Communications is in a strong financial position and a leader in the
telecommunications industry, which makes this division a critical
component in our expansion plans. I am confident that under the
leadership of Mr. Ikeuchi, Fujitsu Network Communications will be able
to continue to drive innovation within the North American
telecommunications market and produce extremely positive results for
Fujitsu.”
“Mr. Ikeuchi brings to Fujitsu Network Communications 31 years of
telecommunications industry experience in engineering, business planning
and operations,” said Dr. Terumi Chikama, corporate senior vice
president of the Fujitsu Photonic Systems Group. “This powerful
combination of business savvy and technical expertise will be
instrumental in leading Fujitsu Network Communications to continued
success as the company expands their product portfolio and enters new
markets.”
Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Ikeuchi’s career in telecommunications began in 1975 where he was
hired as an engineer in coaxial and optical transmission product
development at Fujitsu. From 1987 through 1995, Mr. Ikeuchi took
management positions with increasing responsibility in the Transmission
Group at Fujitsu, and from 1995 to 2001, he served as senior director,
vice president and eventually senior vice president of Engineering for
Fujitsu Network Communications. In 2004, Mr. Ikeuchi was promoted to
senior vice president of the Photonics Systems Group where he was
responsible for the company’s telecommunications business overseas. This
leadership role led to extensive involvement in the business operations
of Fujitsu Network Communications.
During the past several years, Mr. Ikeuchi’s business planning and
operations expertise has supported the expansion of Fujitsu into several
new markets including cable/MSOs, wireless, enterprise, federal
government and utilities through direct sales and an expanded channel
partner program.
Mr. Ikeuchi holds a bachelor of science degree in electronics
engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology University.
About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. is an innovator and strategic
partner with over 20 years of experience as a leading provider of
wireline and wireless networking solutions that solve critical business
issues and enable new services. With the support of Fujitsu Limited
(TSE:6702), a $40.6B company with over 150,000 professionals in more
than 100 countries, Fujitsu enables their customers to build or
seamlessly migrate to fully converged networks that improve network
performance and profitability. Over 320,000 Fujitsu network elements
have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. Fujitsu
maintains a well-established and highly-regarded position as a market
leader by providing the best-in-breed data networking solutions that
drive next-generation access, core, and wireless networks. For more
information, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom .
FUJITSU (and design) ® and THE POSSIBILITIES ARE INFINITE™ are
trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. All rights reserved. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
PRESS CONTACT
Bob Laurent
Manager of Media/Analyst Relations and Market Intelligence
Fujitsu Network Communications
(972) 479-3480
mailto:bob.laurent@us.fujitsu.com |
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