Toshiba JSW Power Systems, a joint venture between Japan’s Toshiba Group and India’s JSW Group, announced the appointment of Daisuke Murata as its new Managing Director.
In his new role, Murata will bolster the Make-in-India program and Export-from-India initiatives by expanding their business presence in overseas markets including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
“By fully utilising our world-class manufacturing facility in Chennai and the Global Engineering Centre in Gurgaon, we will provide high quality products and services, supported by excellent installation supervision by our certified Indian technical advisors to our customers in India and globally,” said Murata.
An engineering graduate from the University of Tokyo, Murata joined Toshiba Group in 1994. For three decades, he worked on engineering and manufacturing of large equipment for power sectors and later was responsible for business development utilizing new technology.
His experience and expertise earned Murata the position of Technology Executive of Keihin Factory, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), the parent company of Toshiba JSW in 2020. In 2021, he was appointed as the Head of New Business Unit in Power System Division of Toshiba ESS.