NEC Electronics Announces New Managing Director for Subsidiary in Korea

NEC Electronics Corporation announced the appointment of a new managing director for its wholly-owned subsidiary in Korea, NEC Electronics Korea Ltd. Effective today, Masayuki Kuwahara will replace Yoshiyuki Taira, who will assume the post of department manager for the Power Management Devices Division at NEC Electronics headquarters in Japan.

Please see below for a brief biography of the new managing director.

Masayuki Kuwahara
2007 Associate General Manager, International Sales and Marketing Division
2004 Department Manager, Asia Sales Division
2003 Senior Sales Professional, 7^th Sales Division, NEC Electronics Corp.
1982 B.A. law, Gakushuin University
        Joined NEC Corp.

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