IST Metz restructures in Japan

IST Metz is restructuring its operations in Japan, with IST East Asia and the local subsidiary of Integration Technology (ITL) to act as one organizational unit in the future.

The Japanese subsidiary of ITL has been operating since 2002 with Yasushi Katsuta (pictured) at the helm

IST East Asia was founded in 2014, and the Japanese subsidiary of ITL has been operating since 2002 with Yasushi Katsuta at the helm.

With Japan an increasingly important market for both companies, the strategic decision has been made by their parent company to have them represented in the future through one joint organization.

This has also seen Katsuta take on responsibility for sales and service of ITL and IST in Japan. With effect from the second quarter of this year, Markus Thinnes has resigned his position as representative director of IST East Asia.

Further, IST East Asia has moved to the former premises of ITL in Japan, located in the city of Fuchu in the Tokyo metropolitan area.