Guadalajara, Mexico.
The OEM’s Global Commerce Solutions and America Business Solutions divisions have celebrated the grand opening of their new premises in Guadalajara.
The jointly-owned facility, comprising 38,000 square feet, was opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by government officials, representatives of academic institutions, assorted media figures and other clients. Toshiba has invested $2 million (€1.72 million) to further modernise the company’s products and solutions development centre. The move signals Toshiba’s increasing presence in Mexico’s technology hub.
The ceremony included appearances by Jalisco Economic Development Secretary, José Palacios Jiménez; Alfredo Aceves Fernàndez, Head of the Investment Promotion Unit of the Municipality of Zapopan; and Osamu Hokida, Consul-General of the Consulate-General of Japan. They were alongside Toshiba’s President and CEO, Scott MacCabe; COO Gregg Margosian; Senior Vice President of Research and Development Mike Yeung, and Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, James Fornabaio.
“We were pleased to be joined by so many esteemed people today,” MacCabe declared. “Toshiba’s expansion in Mexico is a central element of our global growth strategy. Toshiba’s expert team in Guadalajara produces the products and services we offer worldwide and is instrumental to our company’s success.”
“The investments in the state of Jalisco have multiplied importantly,” said Palacios Jiménez. “Toshiba is a Japanese company that has demonstrated its trust in the state, which is an honour. The state of Jalisco has received $11.5 billion (€9.93 billion) in foreign direct investment, a historic data. It’s precisely because of the trust of companies in Jalisco. In 2017 Jalisco generated the largest number of employment of any state in the country, also a historic number, 93,000 jobs. Everything is for you, we must only facilitate your investment experience.”
“Toshiba is a company that has reiterated its commitment to Mexico by generating jobs and training its people, as well as committing to the care of the environment,” Hokida stated. “I am convinced that this extension will be of great benefit for the Bajío region. I would like to reiterate the gratitude to the Mexican government for its support of Japanese companies. Currently there are 633 Japanese persons living in the state of Jalisco. I would like to point out that feel great here thanks to the warmth of the people.”
Toshiba Mexico has increased its staff from 48 to 298 employees since beginning operations in the country in 2006. Toshiba’s Guadalajara operation has also undergone significant growth by expanding from 36 to 164 employees since that time.
Toshiba repurposed furniture, IT equipment, lighting and even carpeting at the company’s new location, demonstrating its “continued commitment to maintaining a more sustainable planet.”
