Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. has appointed Akihiro Ondo as managing director and CEO for the entire region.
Based in Singapore, Ondo will oversee a team of about 1,200 employees across Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and ASEAN countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
He succeeds Osamu Ono, who is currently senior vice president, chief regional officer, Asia Pacific & India, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
They will deliver best-in-class energy generation technologies that help countries in the region balance energy security and reliability with sustainable development.
He will also further strengthen close relationships with local public and private stakeholders in the region to drive decarbonization of Mitsubishi Power’s operations and value chain, to reach MHI’s “Mission Net Zero” goal by 2040.
Prior to assuming this role, Ondo was the director of the international sales & marketing department at MHI’s Power Systems division based in Japan since 2021, where he was responsible for business development and commercial operations for the Asia Pacific region.