Nanterre / Tokyo, February 21, 2012
Haruhiko Tsuyukubo appointed President of Faurecia Japan
Haruhiko Tsuyukubo, based in Yokohama, has been appointed JAIK (Japan, ASEAN, India and Korea) Division Vice President for Faurecia Automotive Seating and President of Faurecia Japan. The appointment is effective since January 10, 2012.
Tsuyukubo, 51, has served at Magna International for more than thirteen years in different management positions, business development, strategy and engineering. During this period he served the company in Japan, in charge of Magna's Asian customers and as Representative Director, as well as in Detroit, USA and Aurora, Canada from 1998 to 2005.
As President of Faurecia Japan, he reports directly to Yann Delabrière, Chairman and CEO of Faurecia. As JAIK Division Vice President, he reports directly to Patrick Koller, Executive Vice President of Faurecia, in charge of Automotive Seating.
Commenting on the appointment, Patrick Koller said, "We are delighted to welcome Haruhiko Tsuyukubo to our fast-growing team in Asia, and are confident that his depth of experience will help shift Faurecia into the next phase of its development in Japan. He will be tasked with further developing Faurecia's relations with Japanese car manufacturers, as well as growing the automotive seating business across Japan, ASEAN, India and Korea, all of which are strategically important markets for Faurecia as it seeks to significantly strengthen its Asian operations."
Tsuyukubo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Aoyama Gakuin University and an Executive MBA from Michigan State University.
About Faurecia
Faurecia is the world's sixth-largest automotive equipment supplier with four key Business Groups: Automotive Seating, Emissions Control Technologies, Interior Systems and Automotive Exteriors. In 2011, the Group posted total sales of €16.2 billion. At December 31, 2011, Faurecia employed 84,200 people in 33 countries at 270 sites and 40 R&D centers. Faurecia is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange. For more information, visit: www.faurecia.com
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