Riedel Communications has expanded its Tokyo-based Sales & Support team with the appointments of Toshiki Kawakita as Sales Representative and Takako Konishi as Office Manager.
In his new role with Riedel, Kawakita will be responsible for supporting existing customers, building new client and partner relationships, contributing to the company’s regional sales strategy, and representing Riedel at key trade events. He has 12 years of international business experience, most recently in OEM sales at Audio-Technica. He earlier held sales and support roles at Komatsu, where he maintained distributor relationships across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and international sales roles at Nissin Shoji. Kawakita is fluent in Japanese, English, and Spanish. He will report to Riedel Communications Asia Pacific Sales & Operations Director, Cameron O’Neill.
Konishi joins Riedel with experience gained in the financial and efficient/renewable energy fields. Having pursued environmental studies in Japan and Germany, she is fluent in Japanese and German, with intermediate English-language skills. She joins the company to manage the finance and administration of the Japanese office and to assist in providing timely service to Riedel’s expanding customer base.
‘Toshiki and Takako join the company with valuable skills and experiences that enhance our ability to provide responsive service to a rapidly increasing customer base in Japan,’ says O’Neill. ‘We are confident that, with useful technical backgrounds and strong communications skills, both of these new additions to the Riedel team will play an important role in our continued growth.’
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