Joseph M. Taylor named Chairman & CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America

Panasonic Corporation of North America Chief Operating Officer, Joseph M. Taylor, will take on the role of Chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America as of April 1. He will succeed current Chairman and CEO, Yoshi Yamada, who will move to Japan to head parent company Panasonic Corporation’s global Industrial Sales business. Mr. Yamada has also been promoted to Managing Executive Officer of the parent company, subject to approval of the appointment at the general shareholders meeting on June 25. Read more.