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Home > Press Releases > Socionext America Names Takuji Nukiwa as New President

Socionext America Names Takuji Nukiwa as New President

Press ReleasesApril 1, 2016

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Brings Three Decades of Experience in Design, Sales, and Strategic Business Development to Emerging Industry Leader

SUNNYVALE, CA, APRIL 1, 2016 – Socionext Inc., an emerging leader in the development of advanced technology for imaging, video and networking SoCs, has named Takuji Nukiwa as president effective April 1. Mr. Nukiwa will also assume the role of Acting President for Bayside Design, Inc., a Socionext subsidiary.

Takuji Nukiwa, President of Socionext America Inc.
Photo: Takuji Nukiwa

Mr. Nukiwa replaces Satoru “Ethan” Yamaguchi, who will move to Seoul to establish Socionext’s new business efforts in South Korea.

Mr. Nukiwa brings three decades of industry experience to SNA. He started his career at Fujitsu in 1986, and was employed in the Sales & Marketing division of the Semiconductor Group for almost 20 years, working closely with large accounts. He organized numerous business opportunities and design wins, such as mixed signal system LSI projects as sales and marketing director and manager. From 2005 and for the following 10 years, Mr. Nukiwa was engaged as the General Manager of Fujitsu Semiconductor Corporate Planning Office and Director of Investor Relations of Fujitsu Limited. He organized strategic initiatives for the Fujitsu LSI division, such as the establishment of Socionext, formed from the merger of Fujitsu and Panasonic System IC division, and was instrumental in the development of the new company’s corporate structure. In 2015 until recently. Mr. Nukiwa served in the role of Corporate Planning General Manager of Socionext Inc. He worked closely with the senior executives of Socionext to establish new management functions and activities.

“I am very pleased and excited to be taking on this leadership position at SNA, and will be working to leverage our industry-leading imaging, networking and computing technology to build strong partnerships with customers and partners in the US and the Americas,” he said.

SNA also announced that Mr. Toshiya Suzuki will become Vice President of SNA’s High Performance SoC Business Unit. He assumes the new role from his current position as Assistant Vice President, Business Project Management, High Performance SoC Business Unit.

About Socionext America Inc.

Socionext America Inc. (SNA) is the US branch of Socionext Inc., one of the world’s leading fabless SoC suppliers. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, the company provides leading-edge technologies and offers a wide range of standard and customizable SoC solutions. Socionext America meets customers' requirements with quality semiconductor products based on extensive and differentiated IPs, proven design methodologies, and state-of-the-art implementation expertise, with full support.

For product information, visit our website, e-mail [email protected] or call 1-408-550-6861. For company news and updates, connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

About Socionext Inc.

Socionext Inc. is a global SoC (System-on-Chip) supplier and a pioneer of a unique “Solution SoC” business model through decades of industry experience and expertise. Socionext contributes to global innovation in advanced technologies including automotive, data center, networking, and smart devices. As a trusted silicon partner, Socionext delivers superior features, performance, and quality that differentiate its customers’ products and services from their competition.

Socionext Inc. is headquartered in Yokohama, and has offices in Japan, Asia, United States and Europe to lead its development and sales activities. For more information, visit https://www.socionext.com/en/.

All company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice.

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