Kazuhiro Tsuga

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Kazuhiro Tsuga
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Education Osaka University (B.S. 1979)
University of California, Santa Barbara (M.S. 1986)
Years activeJune 27, 2012–
Employer Panasonic Corporation
Known forPresident of Panasonic Corporation
TitlePresident
Predecessor Fumio Ohtsubo
Successorincumbent

Kazuhiro Tsuga is the current President of Panasonic.

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Early life and education

Tsuga studied at Osaka University and graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in bioengineering. [1] He immediately joined the workforce, and obtained an M.S. in computer science [2] from the University of California, Santa Barbara in, 1986 through a company sponsorship. [1]

Panasonic

Tsuga first joined Panasonic, then named Matsushita Electric, in 1979. [3] With a background in research and development, Tsuga's first executive management position came in 2008. [4]

He was elevated to President of Panasonic on June 27, 2012, taking over for Fumio Ōtsubo. [5] Otsubo, before being replaced, racked up losses of 750 billion yen. [6] Mr. Tsuga focused on returning Panasonic to profitability, highlighted by cutting 10% of the workforce in addition to re-prioritizing Panasonic's business strategy. [7]

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References

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