CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
6 December 2007
Company News
Siemens PLM Software Names Kazufumi Misawa Vice President and General Manager of Japan Operations
Siemens PLM Software announced that Kazufumi Misawa has been appointed vice president and general manager, Japan Operations for Siemens PLM Software.
In his new role, Misawa is responsible for managing all sales, support and services for Japan for Siemens PLM Software. He is based in Tokyo and reports to Hans-Kurt Lübberstedt, senior vice president of Asia Pacific for Siemens PLM Software.
Misawa has worked as an executive in the consulting field for approximately 20 years. Most recently he served as executive partner of Accenture, responsible for the automotive industry in the Asia Pacific region. During his tenure at Accenture, he led many consulting projects for automotive OEMs and suppliers in the product development space, including PLM.
Misawa's experience also includes providing professional services to companies in the high-tech and communications industries and leading a number of supply chain management-related projects. Prior to his long consulting career, Misawa worked for Toshiba Corporation for 10 years where he gained hands-on experience in the engineering and product design of heavy machinery and industrial equipment.
Misawa received a Master of Science degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Waseda University in 1978.
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