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Toshiba Appoints Hiroshi Furuta as Chairman and Managing Director

Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited (TTDI) announced the appointment of Hiroshi Furuta as the Chairman and Managing Director.

August 29, 2022. By News Bureau

Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) Private Limited (TTDI) announced the appointment of Hiroshi Furuta as the Chairman and Managing Director.

With TTDI positioned as Toshiba’s global manufacturing hub for its Transmission & Distribution (T&D) equipment business, Mr. Furuta will lead TTDI to the path of next level of growth in India and overseas.

Holding a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Nagoya University of Japan, Mr. Furuta brings a rich and extensive experience of over twenty five (25) years in energy Transmission & Distribution industry.

His wide-ranging experience and expertise are centered in design and system engineering especially for high voltage equipment for power & substation systems.

In 2014, he was appointed as senior manager of High-Voltage Switchgear Department, and subsequently in 2020 as senior manager of Power & Substation Systems Engineering Department in grid aggregation division of Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation.

On his appointment, Furuta stated, “TTDI’s advanced technology & processes, high-level background integration, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, massive production capacity and a highly skilled workforce yield high-quality T&D equipment that are made-in-India. TTDI will focus on continuous skill development, constant product improvement and upgrade manufacturing capability by way of automation for higher efficiency to deliver distinctive advantage with a shorter delivery time.”

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