Renesas Electronics Singapore appoints Shigechika Motoyama as MD

Date: 01/10/2014
Renesas appointed Mr. Shigechika Motoyama as the Managing Director, succeeding Mr. Hideyuki (Jake) Shimada who has been transferred to Japan to take over a new role at Hitachi Ltd.

Mr. Shigechika (Shige) Motoyama joined Renesas Electronics Corporation (the former NEC Electronics Corporation) in 1988. Over the past 26 years, he had been responsible for the sales and marketing of key strategic Japanese customers’ accounts. In 2002, Shige was posted to the United Kingdom where he continued his forte in sales and marketing, supporting the Japanese OEM accounts in European countries. Shige returned to Japan, after 7 years in 2009 to take up the position of senior sales manager responsible for Japanese customers.

In this new role, Shige will oversee the operation of Renesas’ sales and marketing activities in South East Asia, India & Oceania.

“Everything today is smart. All the devices, cars and appliances around us are becoming more efficient, processing faster and delivering more features. Electronics today have enhanced the way we experience the world. Renesas has reliably met this challenge for many years and is uniquely positioned to deliver today and into the future with our innovative solutions. It is the core of what we do,” said Shige. “I look forward to leading our world-class organization to deliver solutions that exceed expectations and support customer with faster time to market."

New source: Renesas Electronics

Author: Srinivasa Reddy N
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