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Panasonic: Geographic Expansion
Panasonic is reviving the Sanyo brand to target Vietnam's middle class market with air conditioners
Source: Nikkei Asia (Business)
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for manufacturing leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 112.9 (Hot), up 11.4 month-on-month — shows Asia signal flow rising (+3.1pts).
Panasonic: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 34 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
Also at Panasonic →
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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