Message from president
It is pleasure to inform you that Representative Director President, Shigeo Ohashi has been appointed Chairman, Director as of December 11, 2003. The position of Representative Director President has been filled by Executive Vice President, Tomoshige Ohashi.
Message from new president, Tomoshige Ohashi
Timing at becoming a great small company
It has been 50 years since Shigeo Ohashi, who is now serving as chairman of the board, founded
NKK SWITCHES CO., LTD. or NKK, aspiring to create Japan top producer of industrial switches. Although this was by no means smooth sailing, the founder passion inspired his employees and was endorsed by many people. On the strength of the encouraging support it received, NKK has persisted in specializing in switches and taken on the challenges that are associated with manufacturing. Creating a comfortable environment between people and switches, the company has become known as NKK of switches and NKK of quality. NKK has always provided high quality, high performance switches and has become a prominent manufacturer of industrial switches in Japan.
This 50th anniversary presents an opportune occasion for me to succeed the founder. As NKK has already been positioned as a leading manufacturer of industrial switches in Japan, I believe my mission is expressly to facilitate NKK evolution into the leading switch producer worldwide. My ultimate goal, however, is not to become a big company. It can never be said that the number one company must be a big company. An American best-seller entitled Good to Great states that modern business entities must make the change from good to great. Neither being only good nor being only big will result in a surviving entity. Therefore my goal is for NKK to become a great small company that can make a strong impression on customers no matter what its size. I would like to enthusiastically explore our strong points for achieving this goal of becoming the industry leader, as well as give deep consideration to our own specialties. In so doing, I aim for NKK to further develop into a unique company by tailoring our business to the needs in certain fields, rather than simply expanding our business. Attaining this goal I believe will subsequently open the doors to our becoming the world leading manufacturer of industrial switches.
There is a saying in Japan that a business can last 30 years at the longest. It is solely due to the presence of those who have given their best efforts over the years that we have proven an anomaly to this, and have been able to celebrate our 50th anniversary. I would like to thank all of these individuals for their support and suggestions, and would appreciate their continuing assistance and contributions to NKK.