Kawasaki Announces Major Personnel Moves at Engines and Power Products Division
Kent Murakami, longtime G.M., will retire and be replaced by KMM’s Yoshiteru Ueda; Ohno, Howe, and Lockyear broaden responsibilities
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Katsuyuki (Kent) Murakami, general manager of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.’s Engines and Power Products Division based here, announced that he will retire effective the end of this year. He will be replaced by Yoshiteru (Yoshi) Ueda, who headed the research and development program at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A.’s Maryville, Mo. production facility. Ueda has been with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. since 1972.
Murakami, who joined Kawasaki in 1965, has overseen the growth of operations in Grand Rapids since 1995. Under his management, Kawasaki has broadened its industry presence in numerous areas, including an expansion of engine offerings that now includes three dozen powerplants suitable for a wide range of commercial applications. The Kawasaki-branded handheld power products catalogue has grown to include 32 units serving [...]
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