Our Leadership & Management Team

Takeshi "Tak" Tarui

Vice President, Global Business Development

Tak has worked in industrial automation for 23 years. Before Mitsubishi Electric, he sold industrial sensors, machine vision systems, robotic cells, testing equipment, and capital equipment. He worked as the Global Key Account Manager in Americas and EMEA for the automotive market at Mitsubishi Electric for eight years, then spent the next four years in the tech industry, focusing on business development with smartphone companies in Silicon Valley, building and managing teams in both roles. His focus on digital business and inorganic growth began with the integration of ICONICS in 2019 while stationed at Nagoya Works. It continues today as the company has officially become Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions.

Tak earned his undergraduate degree in economics from St. Lawrence University. He participated in the NCAA Division I Alpine Ski team during this time, where he served as the team captain in his junior year. He obtained his executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.