Toshiba Lighting America, Inc. Announces Merger With Harison Electric U.S.A., Inc. at SAE 2000.Business Editors, Automotive Writers SAE 2000 DETROIT--(AutomotiveWire)--March 7, 2000 Automotive Suppliers Announce Merger at SAE 2000 Toshiba Lighting America, Inc., (TLAI) a leading supplier of automotive lighting
After playing college football at Mississippi State University, he was selected by the National Football League's New England Patriots in the 1975 NFL Draft. , President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Harison Electric will continue as President and COO of the new operation. Mr. Masaaki Iio has been appointed as the Chief Executive. In a subsequent merger scheduled for completion October 1, 2000, Harison Electric Co., Ltd., headquartered in Imabari, Japan will take over the Industrial Products & Equipment Division of Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation (TLT TLT Tilt TLT The Literary Times TLT Teaching, Learning & Technology TLT The Last Temptation (music album) TLT Transmission Line Transformer TLT The Little Theatre TLT Test Loop Translator TLT Trails Less Traveled ). A subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation (company) Toshiba Corporation - A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, , TLT is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The reorganization and consolidation of these companies is expected to strengthen resources and improve efficiencies in meeting the demands of rapidly changing global markets. By utilizing Toshiba Group's advanced research and development systems, Harison Electric will be able to increase its product range through improved technology and innovation. Harison Electric U.S.A., Inc. Harison Electric, is the world's largest supplier of automotive wedge based incandescent lamps and a dominant source for emerging lighting technologies such as cold cathode A cathode in a gas-filled electron tube that is not heated by a filament in order to excite the electrons and cause current flow. The voltage potential within the tube is sufficient to ionize the gas in the tube and cause current flow. fluorescent lamps utilized for back lighting LCD displays with a sixty per-cent global market share. Harison has received numerous awards and accolades and is a recipient of the General Motors' Supplier of the Year award. The company is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001, ISO14000 and QS9000 Certified. Harison Electric is currently exhibiting at the SAE 2000 World Congress in Detroit - Booth 641. |
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