Google has named Koichiro Tsujino, a former head of Sony's personal computer division, to lead its Japanese operations.
Tsujino is currently product management director at Google Japan and will take the new position from Jan. 1, according to a brief statement issued by the company. As president he will be responsible for all aspects of Google's operations in Japan.
Since he joined Google in 2007 the company has introduced a number of new services in Japan including the Street View stream on Google Maps. Street View allows users to get an all-around view from numerous points along streets in the database.
He will replace Norio Murakami who will go on to become chairman of the Japan operations. In this role Murakami's will work on outreach and policy issues in Japan and represents a step-up in such activities for the company.
"In this new role, Norio will focus his work as Google's ambassador in Japan, working with leaders in government, industry and academia," the company said in a statement.
Tsujino has headed various business units at Sony including its Vaio personal computer operations until 2006. He was also co-head of Connect, Sony's failed online media effort to take on Apple's iTunes Music Store and headed the company's set-top box operations.
Rss FeedRss Feed
The Leader in Network Knowledge
Partner Content
www.bmc.com
Gartner 2009 Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling
Gartner has positioned BMC CONTROL-M in the Leaders Quadrant of their "2009 Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling." The report assesses the ability to execute and completeness of vision of key vendors in the marketplace. Read a full copy today, courtesy of BMC Software.
Download whitepaper
Dell's SMART Approach to Workload Automation
Read a compelling case study by EMA, Inc. to learn how Dell uses BMC CONTROL-M to cut cost and increase productivity with workload automation.
Download whitepaper
Workload Automation Cost Savings 2 Minute Video
A major computer manufacturer uses BMC CONTROL-M and just four people to schedule and run over 85,000 jobs every month. By switching to BMC CONTROL-M, they more than quadrupled the workload without adding a single staff member. See how in this 2-minute video overview.
Go to video
Comment