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Kontron AG expands its global presence and footprint in Asia-Pacific with Japan office opening

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Kontron AG expands its global presence and footprint in Asia-Pacific
with Japan office opening

15.07.2014 / 13:39

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Tokyo, Japan, July 15, 2014 - Kontron AG, a leading global provider of
Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), has today opened a Japan office in
Tokyo. In this context, Mr. Satoru Hayashi, a seasoned Executive serving
the global IT industry, has been appointed General Manager to drive
Kontron's ECT activities in Japan. Kontron has made the firm commitment to
re-enter the Japanese market by establishing a local team to serve
customers and strengthen its relationship with local sales partners.

"Japanese companies are focusing increasingly on their core competency,
reducing their time-to-market and accelerating time-to-revenue", says Rolf
Schwirz, CEO of Kontron AG. "This is the right time for Kontron to
re-establish a local team and offer its trusted, off-the-shelf products,
especially in the areas of Avionics, Transportation, Defense,
Communications and Industrials."

Kontron will extend the implementation of these domains with key enterprise
leaders in Japan as well as strengthen the relationship with its sales
partner network.

"With a wholly-owned presence in Japan, we ensure that our superior
engineering capabilities, world-class sales, support and services are
implemented to the high-standards our customers have come to expect,"
continued Schwirz.

"I am delighted that Kontron now also has a dedicated presence in Japan",
Satoru Hayashi, Kontron's General Manager in Japan. "We will leverage our
trusted technologies to create value in the Japanese market for Kontron
branded ECT and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms and solutions. This will
help improve our customers' serviceability, productivity, and ultimately
their competitiveness in major areas and segments such as IoT, Industry 4.0
or with solutions like the In-Flight- Entertainment (IFE)."


Für weitere Informationen:
Alexandra Habekost
Kontron AG
Tel: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Kontron Japan
Satoru Hayashi
Tel: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]


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Language: English
Company: Kontron AG
Oskar-von-Miller-Str. 1
85386 Eching
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.kontron.com
ISIN: DE0006053952
WKN: 605395
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart


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