T. Yasuda Named Director, Marketing and Communications ITT Automotive - Asia Pacific

23 February 1998
T. Yasuda Named Director, Marketing and Communications ITT Automotive - Asia Pacific

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 23 -- The appointment of Toshiaki
Yasuda to the position of Director, Marketing and Communications for
ITT Automotive, Asia Pacific, was announced today by Ronald J. Gilchrist,
senior vice president Sales and Marketing for ITT Automotive worldwide.  A
30-year veteran of the auto industry, Yasuda most recently served as country
manager of the Japanese market for the Singapore based quasi-government
company, JTC International.
    In his new position with ITT Automotive, Yasuda will be responsible for
developing the marketing and communications strategies for the rapidly growing
Asia-Pacific region for the company.  In carrying out these responsibilities
Yasuda will conduct market research, forecasting, competitive analysis, media
relations and marketing.  He will be located in Tokyo.
    Prior to his assignment with JTC, Yasuda was general manager of the
Singapore office of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, where he
had responsibility for government and media relations.  Before joining JAMA,
Yasuda served with Nissan Motor Co. in several management level assignments in
Japan, China, Europe and North America.  During his career, he has gained
considerable experience in spearheading efforts to open new automotive
markets, having successfully assisted Nissan in establishing new facilities in
China and England.
    Yasuda is a graduate of Sophia University of Tokyo.  He attended high
school in Eastlake, Ohio.
    ITT Automotive is fast becoming a major player in the Asia Pacific
automotive business, with facilities and/or offices in Japan, China and Korea.
The company is one of the world's largest independent suppliers of systems and
components to automotive manufacturers.  Parent company, ITT Industries
http://www.ittind.com, is a leading worldwide diversified manufacturing
company, with 1997 sales of $8.8 billion from its three primary business
segments: Automotive, Defense & Electronics, and Fluid Technology.  ITT
Defense & Electronics is a world leader in the design, manufacture and support
of high technology electronic systems and components for defense and
commercial markets.  ITT Fluid Technology is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of products, systems and services for the movement, measurement
and control of fluids.
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