TORONTO – Electronics manufacturer Panasonic today announced Michael Moskowitz will become chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America.
Moskowitz (right) is the first Canadian to take on this CEO role at the more than 100-year-old corporation, after most recently serving simultaneous roles as president of Panasonic Canada and Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. Both are divisions of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation.
Prior to joining Panasonic in 2011, Moskowitz served as president and CEO of XM Canada and prior to that as president of Palm in the Americas International. Over the past six years, says the company press release, “he has improved Panasonic Canada's margins and profitability by expanding the company's focus to include solutions-based offerings for business-to-business (B2B) customers.”
Moskowitz succeeds Tom Gebhardt, who is leaving the company after serving in a variety of leadership roles over more than 30 years with the company. Gebhardt was named chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America in 2017.
As CEO, Moskowitz will continue to work out of Panasonic's offices in Toronto and Newark, NJ.
"I am humbled and excited to take on this new role," Moskowitz said, in the release. "Panasonic Corporation of North America has successfully undergone an incredible transformation, redefining the relationships we enjoy with our B2B customers through innovation and customer centricity–cornerstones of our future success.”
Leadership announcements for Panasonic Canada and Panasonic Consumer Electronics of America will be forthcoming, said the company’s statement.
