NEC appoints new President Director for NEC Indonesia

Ichiro Kurihara (dok)

JAKARTA (IndoTelko) – PT NEC Indonesia (NEC Indonesia) announced that Ichiro Kurihara has been appointed as the new President Director.

Kurihara has close to 25 years of experience in NEC, having worked extensively in the sales and operations of Asia Pacific markets. Since he started out in the Asia Sales Division, he has had experience working in several Southeast Asian markets, as well as the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka markets.

In addition, from 2003 to 2009, Mr Kurihara was based in Thailand where he was responsible mainly for the sales and development of NEC’s Telecom Carrier business. He was Senior Manager for NEC’s Global Business Unit for the Southeast Market in Greater China and the Asia Pacific Division and concurrently Chief Representative for the NEC Dhaka Branch Office in Bangladesh, prior to moving to Indonesia.

“I am delighted to be given the opportunity to lead the NEC Indonesia team as the President Director. Since its establishment, the company has successfully built a strong foundation as one of the leading players in the field of telecommunications and IT solutions. I am confident and determined to continue building on its success and bring in more of NEC’s innovative technology and solutions to companies in Indonesia,” said Kurihara in his news release.

Kurihara replaced Takayuki Kano, who has led NEC Indonesia since 2013. Kano has been appointed President of NEC Corporation (Thailand).(es)