HOUSTON, TX, Oct 20, 2026 – Toshiba America Inc. (TAI) has named Koichi Yanabe chairman and CEO to oversee its U.S. operations, with a focus on expanding business in data centers and industrial and energy infrastructure. He succeeds Kentaro Takagi, who will remain president of Toshiba International Corp. (TIC).
Yanabe will lead business development and coordinate technologies across Toshiba’s U.S. businesses to address customer and market needs. His responsibilities also include strengthening governance, compliance and risk management.
“I’m honored to return to the United States for the third time and take on this new responsibility. Houston has become a second hometown for my family,” said Yanabe. “Toshiba has a strong foundation here and a broad range of technologies and expertise across our businesses. I look forward to working with our teams to build on those strengths, deepen our relationships with customers and partners, and create the foundation for new opportunities in data centers, industrial and energy infrastructure, and other areas where Toshiba can deliver value.”
Yanabe has worked at Toshiba for more than three decades, including leadership roles in industrial systems and international operations. Most recently, he served as corporate officer and vice president of Toshiba Corp.’s industrial systems division.
Yanabe served as strategic planning manager at TIC from 2009 to 2012, followed by three years as managing director of TIC in Australia. He returned to the United States in 2017 as president and CEO of TIC, a position he held through 2021. His responsibilities included business operations, corporate administration and governance of the U.S. subsidiary. He has also held senior leadership positions in Toshiba’s industrial systems businesses in Japan.
Source: Toshiba
About Toshiba America
Toshiba America Inc. (TAI), founded in 1965, is headquartered in Irvine, CA. It is a U.S. holding company for three Toshiba businesses serving commercial, energy and industrial markets. Its subsidiaries supply semiconductors, data storage products, power generation equipment, industrial systems, motors, drives, power electronics and transmission and distribution equipment. Toshiba America Electronic Components supplies semiconductors and storage products for computing, automotive and networking uses. Toshiba America Energy Systems provides power generation systems. Toshiba International supplies industrial equipment and systems. Customers include retailers, businesses, municipalities, utilities, universities and high-technology manufacturers.
