It’s no small achievement: Paul Molyneux has been appointed as the first non-Japanese Executive Officer on the Board of Directors of Sharp Corporation.

At the same time Molyneux has been named the Chief Executive Officer, Group General Manager, and President of Sharp Electronics Europe GmbH.

Paul Molyneux has had a fast track career history within Sharp Corporation, having successfully held a variety of Senior Management and Leadership positions in Sales and Operations for the last 7 years. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Paul held the position of Chief Operating Officer for Sharp Europe.

Molyneux says he intends to build an organisation that is” agile, market-focused, quick to respond to its customers and that benefits from support processes and shared services that are simple and effective.”

The former CEO of Sharp Europe, Hiroshi Sasaoka, will be taking over the positions of Group General Manager of Middle East and Africa Group and Chairman SMEF.

Go Paul Molyneux, First non-Japanese Executive Officer on the Board of Directors of Sharp Corporation