Mitsubishi Electric appoints new president, CEO and chairman

February 18, 2010
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email

Mitsubishi Electric has appointed Kenichiro Yamanishi as new president and CEO. He is scheduled to assume his new position on April 1. He will be replacing Setsuhiro Shimomura, who will be appointed to the new position of chairman.

Yamanishi joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1975, and first served as a researcher in the company’s applied equipment laboratory. He became Mitsubishi Electric’s executive officer and group president of corporate total productivity management and environmental programs in 2006. 

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

Shimomura joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1969 and was first named to Mitsubishi Electric’s board of directors in 2001. In 2004, he became executive vice president and group president of Building Systems and then was promoted to the position of president and CEO in 2006.

 

 

Read Next

March 16, 2026
Clēnera has secured US$304 million in finance to advance the development of the 120MW Crimson Orchard solar-plus-storage project in Idaho.
March 16, 2026
Flow Power has signed an offtake agreement with Octopus Australia for the 300MW Blind Creek solar farm and its 243MW/486MWh battery system.
March 16, 2026
US solar tracker producer GameChange Solar will supply 258MWp worth of solar trackers to a solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.
Premium
March 16, 2026
Solargik's Morag Am-Shallem, Greg Ravikovich and Eitan Har-Shoshanim examine how AI addresses the challenge of data overload in solar PV.
March 16, 2026
Finlight and Atrato Onsite Energy have merged, aiming to increase their operational solar capacity in Europe to over 2GW by 2030.
March 16, 2026
Indian PV manufacturer Waaree Energies has broken ground on its 10GW solar ingot and wafer manufacturing plant in Butibori, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
March 24, 2026
Dallas, Texas
Solar Media Events
April 15, 2026
Milan, Italy
Solar Media Events
June 16, 2026
Napa, USA
Solar Media Events
October 13, 2026
San Francisco Bay Area, USA
Solar Media Events
November 3, 2026
Málaga, Spain