Toshiba selects Norio Sasaki as next President and CEO

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<a href="http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2009_03/pr1801.htm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2009/03/toshiba-norio-sasaki.jpg" alt="" /></a>We needn't tell you that things <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/12/toshiba-swallows-a-billion-dollars-on-hd-dvd/">haven't been going awesome</a> for Toshiba ever since HD DVD hit the skids and slid <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/two-years-of-battle-between-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray-a-retrospective/">right into its coffin</a>, but the company has yet to lose hope in its future. As a sign of impending change, Tosh's board of directors has just selected Mr. Norio Sasaki -- who is currently a senior executive VP in the company -- to become the next CEO and President this June. Sasaki will replace <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Atsutoshi+Nishida/">Atsutoshi Nishida</a> following an ordinary general meeting of the shareholders, and he'll also succeed Tadashi Okamura in becoming the next chairman of the board at Toshiba Corporation. If you're curious as to whether or not this chap has what it takes, check this: the man is into mountain biking, smooth jazz and golf, and his personal motto is "perseverance will open the way." How dare you doubt that?<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/toshiba-selects-norio-sasaki-as-next-president-and-ceo/">Toshiba selects Norio Sasaki as next President and CEO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:21:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2009_03/pr1801.htm>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/toshiba-selects-norio-sasaki-as-next-president-and-ceo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1491731/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/18/toshiba-selects-norio-sasaki-as-next-president-and-ceo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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