Big Kaiser has announced the appointment of Taku Ichii as chief executive officer (ceo), replacing Peter Elmer. The change will take effect on the 1st of March, 2017. Ichii joined Big Kaiser’s mother company BIG Daishowa in 2004, bringing a strong technical background and extensive international managerial skills.
Working with Peter Elmer for the last four years, Taku Ichii has played a significant role in the development of the company’s strategy, that with Elmer became a highly innovative enterprise, significantly expanding both its products and geographic scope. In recent years, Elmer has been at the helm of a digital transformation to state-of-the-art high precision machining technology, coupled with the entry into Industry 4.0 with software and electronics peripherals.