CES tech show in Las Vegas

CES tech show in Las Vegas

Panasonic Holdings Corp. President Yuki Kusumi makes a keynote speech on the first day of the CES technology show, one of the world's largest IT and home appliance trade fairs, in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2025.

International import fair in Shanghai

International import fair in Shanghai

Panasonic Holdings Corp. President Yuki Kusumi speaks at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 6, 2023.

International import fair in Shanghai

International import fair in Shanghai

Panasonic Holdings Corp. President Yuki Kusumi speaks at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 6, 2023.

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic Corp. President and CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga (L) and Managing Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi shake hands in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2020. The Japanese electronics maker said Tsuga will be replaced by Kusumi in 2021 after a nine-year reign.

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic Corp. President and CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2020. Tsuga will step down in 2021 after a nine-year reign and be replaced by Yuki Kusumi, managing executive officer who heads the electronics maker's automotive business, as CEO on April 1 and president on June 24.

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic Corp. President and CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga (L) and Managing Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi attend a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2020. Tsuga will step down in 2021 after a nine-year reign at the Japanese electronics maker and be replaced by Kusumi as CEO on April 1 and president on June 24.

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic Corp. executive Yuki Kusumi, seen in this file photo, is set to become the Japanese electronics maker's president and CEO in 2021.

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic Corp. Managing Executive Officer Yuki Kusumi attends a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2020. Kusumi will replace Kazuhiro Tsuga as president and CEO in 2021 after a nine-year reign by Tsuga at the Japanese electronics maker.

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic to have new president

Panasonic Corp. executives Yuki Kusumi (R) and Kazuhiro Tsuga attend a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2020. Tsuga will step down in 2021 after a nine-year reign at the Japanese electronics maker and be replaced by Kusumi, managing executive officer, as CEO on April 1 and president on June 24.

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Doctor Eiji Kusumi takes a blood sample from a man at his clinic in Tachikawa, Tokyo, on June 4, 2020, for an antibody test to detect coronavirus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo