There’s a change of guard at Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) as Mr. Takeshi Hara will serve as their new President & CEO, succeeding Mr. Mutsuhiro Oshikiri who has led the company for the past four years starting July 1.
Mr. Hara joined Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) in 1993 and he has gained experiences in various business fields such as plant operation, corporate planning, sales and after sales for MMC in Japan, and several other countries including Thailand. Prior to his appointment as the top official of MMPC, he served Mitsubishi Motors Sales Caribbean Inc., MMC’s subsidiary and distributor in Puerto Rico as the President and CEO from 2019 to 2021. He joined MMPC last April as Executive Vice President and Assistant to the President & CEO.
Same as Mr. Oshikiri, Mr. Hara has strong leadership qualities that is complemented with high enthusiasm and dedication towards the brand. As the new CEO of MMPC, he aims to further enhance the customer experience by incorporating programs that are geared to secure new customers and retain loyalty from current Mitsubishi owners. His motto is “Serve our customers to enrich their lives.” With this, he strongly commits to bring Filipino customers the best products and services as well as strengthen the company’s productivity and sustainable growth in the Philippines.
Mr. Oshikiri served as MMPC’s President and CEO for 4 years. Throughout his leadership, MMPC remained to be the strong number two automotive brand in the country. During the most challenging time of the COVID19 pandemic, Mr. Oshikiri steered the company and implemented structural reforms to strengthen MMPC. Notable highlights of his stay as the Chief Executive Officer include the one million sales milestone of MMPC, the 700,000th local unit production milestone, the 200,000th L300 production milestone, and highest monthly sales performance. He also helped launch the Xpander and L300 for the local market.
MMC and MMPC believes that the appointment of Mr. Takeshi Hara as the new President and CEO is a compliment to the structural reforms initiated by Mr. Oshikiri that made MMPC stronger than ever before. Mr. Hara’s who has extensive experiences and broad knowledge in various fields of the automotive industry will drive the company forward and further enhance the car buying experience of Filipino customers.
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