The first foreign CEO in FPT
Commencing January 1, 2010, Mr. Ogawa Takeo will be the official Director of FPT Japan (FPT Japan) according to the decision of the Chairman of FPT Software Company (FPT Software). It is significant decision in the context of FPT Software’s need to change for growth.
•
07/12/2009
To 2009, FPT has been present in almost the world’s major markets such as Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, America, Europe, and Australia and continued in the Philippines and Thailand.
However, it is just the first step of the "globalization". To really become a large multinational corporation in market, FPT needs more drastic changes. The first foreign CEO of FPT Japan is a “shot” that has marked this change in nature.
Mr. Takeo Ogawa is a prestigious expert on Information Technology in Japan who had led a leading IT company in Japan.
He also loves, understands and support the ambition for growth of Vietnam and the dream to reach out the world of FPT.
Having the Japanese CEO, FPT Japan expected to change to become a true Japanese company, bring about large-scale contracts and long-term to improve level of FPT Software in particular and FPT in general.
"This is the new reaching out step of the globalization course of FPT. Currently, we are facing a major problem to be solved that is: FPT has extended to a certain scale and contracted with large customers, yet there have been no big and long term contracts, particularly those contracts of hundreds of employees lasting for 2-3 years. This is the key to leverage the status of FPT Software in the market.
In my opinion, the solution to this problem is to change the perception about the international market. Specifically: there should be a prestigious leader to direct the activities of company abroad, representing us when working with large customers and attract excelent native business manager to utilize his relationships and ensure our reputation in foreign markets. We need to choose the direction of the most potention for market development in each stage and the ability to mobilize foreign experts to participate in bidding for large projects that require very high profession.Truong Gia Binh
Chairman of FPT Corporation"With the participation of Mr. Ogawa as a CEO, FPT Software expects that he will help to further understand Japanese law, markets and customers. As a result, FPT Software will be able to identify strategies in Japan and better meet the application requirements of customers, winning the trust by them to get big projects and going deeper in their core businesses and, becoming strategic and long-term partner of customers.
In addition, as a CEO, Mr. Ogawa will help to develop FPT Japan under the model of a real Japanese company with a professional and discipline working environment. He helps training managers and staff of FJP according to Japanese standard, helping to recruit and manage other Japanese personnel, thereby leverage the prestige of FPT Japan in Japan.Bui Thi Hong Lien
General Director of FPT Software
