Renesas Electronics Singapore appoints new MD

Renesas Electronics Singapore has appointed Shigechika Motoyama as the new managing director.

Motoyama succeeds Hideyuki (Jake) Shimada, who has been transferred to Japan to take over a new role at Hitachi. Shigechika (Shige) Motoyama joined Renesas Electronics Corporation (the former NEC Electronics Corporation) in 1988. Over the past 26 years, he had been responsible for the sales and marketing of key strategic Japanese customers’ accounts. In 2002, Shige was posted to the United Kingdom where he supported the Japanese OEM accounts in European countries. Shige returned to Japan, after 7 years, in 2009 to take up the position of senior sales manager responsible for Japanese customers.

In this new role, Shige will oversee the operation of Renesas’s sales and marketing activities in Oceania, South-East Asia and India.

“Everything today is smart. All the devices, cars and appliances around us are becoming more efficient, processing faster and delivering more features. Electronics today have enhanced the way we experience the world. Renesas has reliably met this challenge for many years and is uniquely positioned to deliver today and into the future with our innovative solutions. It is the core of what we do,” said Shige. “I look forward to leading our organisation to deliver solutions that exceed expectations and support customer with faster time to market,” added Shige.