Kazuhiro Tsuga is a Japanese business executive who is serving as chairman of Panasonic.
Tsuga was born in Japan in 1956 and studied at Osaka University and graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in bioengineering.
He immediately joined the workforce, and obtained an M.S. in computer science
from the University of California, Santa Barbara in, 1986 through a company sponsorship.
Tsuga first joined Panasonic, then named Matsushita Electric, in 1979. With a background in research and development, Tsuga's first executive management position came in 2008.
He was elevated to President of Panasonic on June 27, 2012, taking over for Fumio à Âtsubo. Otsubo, before being replaced, racked up losses of 750 billion yen.
Tsuga focused on returning Panasonic to profitability, highlighted by cutting 10% of the workforce in addition to re-prioritizing Panasonic's business strategy.