A self-confessed ‘techie’ who likes to mess with machines has been appointed managing director of Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA).
Yasuhiro Takeuchi, 43, will arrive in late July to begin familiarising himself with the Australian market and work alongside outgoing managing director, Hitoshi Kono. He will take over in September.
Currently working in Tokyo in Mitsubishi Corporation’s Isuzu Business Division, Takeuchi has been deputy general manager and divisional strategy planning team leader since December 2009.
Takeuchi holds a masters degree in aeronautics from Tokyo University’s graduate School of Engineering and is married with two sons. He also likes to maintain his own car and play golf when time permits.
Outgoing managing director, Hitoshi Kono, set up IUA in January 2008 to import and distribute Isuzu D-Max utes in Australia from October that year. He is returning to Tokyo to take up an as-yet unspecified role within the company.
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