Kazuhiro Tsuga is a Japanese businessman serving as chairman of

Panasonic is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Kadoma, Japan. It was founded in 1918 as in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Fukushima by Kōnosuke Matsushita. The company was incorporated in 1935 and renamed and c ...

Early life and education

Tsuga studied at

Osaka University The , abbreviated as UOsaka or , is a List of national universities in Japan, national research university in Osaka, Japan. The university traces its roots back to Edo period, Edo-era institutions Tekijuku (1838) and Kaitokudō, Kaitokudo (1724), ...

and graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in bioengineering. He immediately joined the workforce, and obtained an M.S. in computer science from the

University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an ...

in, 1986 through a company sponsorship.

Panasonic

Tsuga first joined

, then named Matsushita Electric, in 1979. With a background in research and development, Tsuga's first executive management position came in 2008. He was elevated to President of

on June 27, 2012, taking over for

Fumio Ōtsubo was the President of Panasonic. He also serves as a member of the board of Teijin Early life Fumio Ōtsubo was born in 1945 in Osaka, Japan, where he attended the Kansai University. Career Fumio Ōtsubo began his career with Panasonic ...

. Otsubo, before being replaced, racked up losses of 750 billion yen. Mr. Tsuga focused on returning Panasonic to profitability, highlighted by cutting 10% of the workforce in addition to re-prioritizing Panasonic's business strategy.

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{{Panasonic University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people)