From the CEO

Transforming Toshiba Group into a top-level diversified electric/electronic manufacturer with strong competitive power

Toshiba Group aims to become an even stronger global contender by unleashing our powers of imagination to anticipate, ahead of others, and capitalize on the coming trends in the world business environment.

As the globalization of world economies moves ahead, in emerging economies high growth continues led by China and India, and in developed economies, we can no longer expect the type of strong economic growth that we saw in the past. We are now facing various key trends in the business environment such as the increased concentration of population in urban areas and the ever-increasing demand for electricity in emerging economies and the aging populations in developed economies. Major business challenges common to both types of economies include the urgent needs to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to preserve the environment, to provide new highly sophisticated ICT networks that can more effectively and securely manage Big Data, and to enhance medical services in the emerging economies and for the elderly everywhere.

Our mid- and long-term vision and basic strategies for generating the strong future growth of Toshiba Group in such a challenging global business environment are focused on the transforming of our business structure and the restructuring of our businesses to assure that we have a steady, strong, and highly profitable business structure and robust financial foundation that can withstand rapidly changing economic conditions and market changes.

We aim to transform Toshiba Group into a top-level diversified electric/electronic manufacturer with strong global competitive power. To be an even stronger global contender, we will provide "local-fit" products and services that creatively respond to the diverse needs of people in various regions. We will further speed up the pace of innovation by nurturing the buds for next-generation business development and creating exciting new values through the introduction of World's First and expansion of World's No. 1 products and services in the global market.

We continue to place primary importance on pressing forward with CSR management and working to contribute to the future of a sustainable planet Earth as one of the world's foremost ecology-friendly companies. We always act with complete integrity in every aspect of our activities. As a key part of our unyielding pursuit of integrity, we place utmost priority on respect for people, strict safety and full compliance with all laws and regulations, as we strive to be a company that is trusted and admired by people all over the world.

Norio Sasaki
Director, President and CEO

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