Wescast opens sales and design office in Japan.Wescast Industries, Brantford, Ontario Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. This single-tier municipality was once part of Brant County. , Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , recently opened a sales and design office in Tokyo, Japan, to support automotive customers based in the Asia Pacific region, including Japan, China and Korea. The opening of this new office coincides with the establishment of Wescast's newly formed company, Wescast Japan K.K. "Increasing our presence of full-time 'local' support will undoubtedly provide benefits to current and new customers within the Asian market," said Ray Finnie, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Wescast. By broadening the firm's global reach, the Japan office will network with the company's other sales and design centers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe to design and develop optimized cast products and systems for its powertrain and chassis Pronounced "chah-see," it is a physical structure that holds everything or that everything is attached to. A computer's cabinet is often called the chassis. groups. The Japan office will be managed by Shiro Yano. "My role is to continue to build strong customer relationships and leverage opportunities while promoting Wescast's value-added advantage," said Yano. Wescast's growth initiatives in Japan will focus on assisting customers reduce costs, lower emissions, improve vehicle performance and meet higher temperature requirements for advanced engine applications. The company also will focus on the sales and engineering of various chassis components. |
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