BNET Industries

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

MC is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$91.5B

Public
JP

Dow Jones Description

Electrical & Electronic Products; Video & Audio Equipment; Home Appliances; Communications & Industrial Equipment; Energy & Kitchen Related Products; Electric Components Mfr & Sales

President

Fumio Ohtsubo

Number of Employees 305,828

Contact Information

1006 Kadoma

Osaka 571-8501

(81) 6 6908 1121

Peer Companies

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing: 335999

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News & Analysis

dvd and matsushita electric industrial co. ltd. - All News and Analysis

Sony, Matsushita to launch Blu-ray Disc camcorders in 2005: report

- 2004-10-07

TOKYO AFP — Sony, Matsushita and other firms are planning to launch camcorders using next-generation, smaller DVDs in the Blu-ray format as early as 2005 to win a lead over a rival offering, a report said. Sony Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial and Sharp Corp. plan to develop a Blu-ray...

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Blu-ray, camcorder, disc, DVD, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Sony Corp.
Defect Management Capabilities of Various DVD Technologies

BNET - 2004-05-24

The study finds that DVD-RAM, which employs both slipping and linear replacement, offers a high level of data integrity on full random access media. By marking the defect and finding the best-allocated area for continuous recording, DVD-RAM allows users to have a higher level of confidence in data storage and...

Tags: DVD-RAM, Media, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., +MRW, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing
DVD Burner Acceptance on the Rise, New Survey Finds

BNET - 2004-04-01

Survey research conducted by IDC and sponsored by a group of leading computer and consumer electronics companies forecasts that consumers will purchase some 11 million DVD burners for their home PCs over the next 18 months - a significant increase over earlier survey results - and outlines the features and...

Tags: DVD Burner, DVD-RAM, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Survey, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Marketing Research, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing
DVD Applications and Usage Patterns

BNET - 2003-05-01

DVD recording is at the threshold of mass adoption with consumers in the United States. Both standalone and PC-attached DVD recorders will be popular and grow from 6 million in 2002 to 16 million in 2003. IDC expects the PC segment to lead shipment volumes due to the cost advantage...

Tags: PC, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Desktops, DVD, Hardware, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
Japanese-Thai Joint Venture Seeks Larger Slice of High-End Gadgetry Market.

- 2003-04-23

By Sukanya Jitpleecheep, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23--Siew-National Co, part of Japanese electronics group Matsushita and parent of Panasonic, is taking further steps to move away from low-end products to trendy hi-tech goods such as advanced cellular...

Tags: Bangkok Post, Components, DVD, HARDWARE, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Panasonic, SALES, TVs

DVDINSIDER: Matsushita Establishes New Sales Office and Closes Panasonic Argentina

- 2003-03-25

DVD News 03-25-2003 DVD NEWS-25 March 2003-DVDINSIDER: Matsushita Establishes New Sales Office and Closes Panasonic Argentina Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. plans to discontinue operations at Panasonic Argentina, S.A. PARSA, a sales subsidi DVD News ...

Tags: DVD, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Panasonic, sales
DVDINSIDER: Sonic Reveals Partnership With Matsushita

- 2001-04-24

DVD News 04-24-2001 DVDINSIDER: Sonic Reveals Partnership With Matsushita DVD NEWS-24 April 2001-DVDINSIDER: Sonic Reveals Partnership With Matsushita C1999-2001 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com DVD News 04-24-2001 ...

Tags: DVD, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., partnership
Writable DVD War Heating Up.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)

- 2000-06-01

The battle over dominance in the writable DVD market is just about ready to truly start... The action on the writable DVD front is finally starting to heat up in Japan, where Pioneer launched a DVD-RW video recorder in December of last year, and...

Tags: disc, DVD, DVD Forum, DVD-RAM, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., recorder, Sony Corp.
DVDINSIDER: Sonic And Matsushita Pursue Japanese Market

- 2000-02-01

DVD News 02-01-2000 DVDINSIDER: Sonic And Matsushita Pursue Japanese Market DVD NEWS-1 February 2000-DVDINSIDER: Sonic And Matsushita Pursue Japanese Market C1999-2000 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www. DVD News 02-01-2000...

Tags: DVD, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
DVD Delay

- 1999-12-06

There were reports Friday that Matsushita [MC] and other Japanese electronics makers were delaying the release of recordable DVDs and other DVD products because of the cracking of the copyprotection standard that was supposed to prevent DVD piracy. They're furious, having been promised that encryption for the standard was...

Tags: Consumer Electronics Association, DVD, Hollywood Studios, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Fumio Ohtsubo	President
Joseph M. Taylor	Executive Vice President
Koshi Kitadai	Executive Vice President
Shunzo Ushimaru	Executive Vice President
Susumu Koike	Executive Vice President
Takami Sano	Executive Vice President
Junji Esaka	Vice President
Hideaki Kawai	General Manager, Corp Finance & IR Group
Masatoshi Harada	General Manager, Corp Personnel Group
Takeshi Uenoyama	General Manager, Device Strategy & Director, Image Devices Dev Center
Hidetsugu Otsuru	Managing Director
Hitoshi Otsuki	Managing Director, Overseas Operations
Ikusaburo Kashima	Managing Director
Shinichi Fukushima	Senior Managing Director
Takahiro Mori	Senior Managing Director
Toshihiro Sakamoto	Senior Managing Director
Yasuo Katsura	Managing Director
Yoshiaki Kushiki	Managing Director
Yoshitaka Hayashi	Senior Managing Director
Jun Ishii	Director, Consumer Products, Corp Marketing Division
Kazunori Takami	Director, Corp Marketing Division, Natl Brand Home Appliances
Koji Itazaki	Director, Corp Procurement Division & Corp Global Logistics Division
Masashi Makino	Director, Corp Manufacturing Innovation Division
Shigeru Omori	Director, Indus Marketing & Sales Division
Shiro Nishiguchi	Director, Corp Marketing Division, Panasonic Brand
Takae Makita	Assoc Director, Corp IT Innovation Division
Takashi Toyama	Director, Construction Promo Division
Takumi Kajisha	Director, Corp Comm Division
Hideo Kawasaki	Executive Officer
Ikuo Miyamoto	Executive Officer
Joachim Reinhart	Executive Officer
Kazuhiro Tsuga	Executive Officer
Ken Morita	Managing Executive Officer
Masatsugu Kondo	Executive Officer
Toshiro Kisaka	Executive Officer
Yoshihiko Yamada	Managing Executive Officer
Yoshihisa Fukushima	Executive Officer
Yoshiiku Miyata	Executive Officer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Kunio Nakamura	Chair of Board
Ikuo Uno	Board of Directors
Kazuo Toda	Board of Directors
Makoto Uenoyama	Board of Directors
Masaharu Matsushita	Board of Directors
Masaki Akiyama	Board of Directors
Masayuki Mastushita	Vice Chairman
Masayuki Matsushita	Vice Chairman
Tameshige Hirata	Board of Directors
Yoichi Morishita	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Panasonic Corporation of North America	COO	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Vice President	Current
Panasonic Corporation of North America	Executive Vice President	Former
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former
Panasonic Corporation of North America	Board Member	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Panasonic Electronic Device Company Co. Ltd.	President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Vice President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Managing Director	Former
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Manager	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Vice President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Manager	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Vice President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Managing Director	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Vice President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Vice President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Director	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	General Manager, Corp Finance & IR Group	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	General Manager, Corp Personnel Group	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	General Manager, Device Strategy & Director, Image Devices Dev Center	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Director, Overseas Operations	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd.	President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Senior Managing Director	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer, Global Procurement & Global Logistics	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Consumer Products, Corp Marketing Division	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Corp Marketing Division, Natl Brand Home Appliances	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Corp Procurement Division & Corp Global Logistics Division	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Corp Manufacturing Innovation Division	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Indus Marketing & Sales Division	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Corp Marketing Division, Panasonic Brand	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Assoc Director, Corp IT Innovation Division	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Construction Promo Division	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Director, Corp Comm Division	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Managing Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Chair of Board	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Executive Vice President	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Vice Chairman	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Vice Chairman	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Ecology Systems Co Ltd.	President	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd	Chairman	Former

Executive News

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Panasonic eyes 13 pct sales growth in BRICs,Vietnam

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BNET Industries

MC is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$91.5B

Dow Jones Description

President

Number of Employees 305,828

Contact Information

Peer Companies

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing: 335999

Recent Events

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Toshiba Plans to Unveil 3D TV by End of March 2011

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Panasonic unveils new 3D TV

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Panasonic shows prototype 3D plasma TV

Panasonic Releases Four Interactive Audio-Video Whiteboards

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Sanyo Elec warns of net loss on restructuring costs

Panasonic Partnering with New York Red Bulls

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