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New Appointments at Isuzu Malaysia
Isuzu Malaysia has appointed Kimitoshi Kurokawa as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Isuzu Malaysia.
With a career spanning 28 years in Isuzu Mo- tors immediately following his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Keio University in Japan, Kurokawa has held numer- ous positions in the company. He was recently the General Manager of International Depart- ment No. 5 handling the entire ASEAN market.
“Malaysia is a key market for Isuzu as it has enjoyed a strong brand acceptance and excel- lent product reputation. This is the bedrock for us to grow the business with a stronger line- up of products, quicker response to customer requests and better communication with our principals and manufacturing facilities,” said Kurokawa.
Kimitoshi Kurokawa (right) & Daisuke Ishida
五十铃马来西亚新委任
The light duty truck market absorbs approxi-
mately 13,000 units annually and currently,
Isuzu Malaysia enjoys a 20 percent share. It is 五 aiming to improve on this to 40 percent within
the next two years.
Meanwhile, to streamline operations of the company in light of the growing portfolio, Isuzu Malaysia has created a new position of Chief Operating Officer, and Daisuke Ishida has filled the position.
Having spent much of his working career in- volved with the Isuzu brand both in Thailand as well as in Japan, Ishida will be charged with overseeing the company’s sales and after- sales operations.
“Ultimately, Isuzu customers will be able to benefit from better products that are tailored to their needs, quicker delivery of vehicles and improved dialogue to address their specific de- mands,” added Kurokawa.
十铃马来西亚委任黑 川公敏(Kimitoshi Kurokawa) 为五十铃马
来西亚新董事经理及首席执行员。
毕业于日本庆应义塾(Keio)大 学，拥有经济学士学位的他，在毕 业后就开始在五十铃马来西亚任 职，至今已有28年的历史，并曾担 任过不同的职位。在接任这个新职 位前，他是第5号国际部门总经理， 负责管理整个亚细安市场的业务。
“大马是五十铃的主要市场，它在 这个市场中享有强大的品牌接受度 和卓越的产品声誉。这正是增长我 们业务的基石，通过强劲的产品系 列、更迅速地回应客户要求，以及 与首长们和生产设备达到更好的沟 通。”黑川公敏表示。
大马每年的轻卡市场约为13，000 辆，而五十铃马来西亚占了20%。 它计划在接下来的两年里将市场占 有额提高到40%。
此外，有鉴于公司日益壮大的阵 容，为了精简运作，五十铃马来西 亚特别新增了首席运营官一职，并 由石田大介(Daisuke Ishida)担 任该职位。
在泰国和日本拥有五十铃品牌相关 工作经验的石田大介，将负责监督 该公司的销售和售后服务作业。
“最终，五十铃的客户将享有针对 他们的需求，特别为他们量身定制 的更好的产品，更迅速的交货及为 解决他们的特定要求的更有效沟 通。”黑川公敏补充说。
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