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Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic was founded in 1918, and is now one of Japan’s largest electronics group and in 2012 was its biggest corporate employer. It is one of the world’s top five television makers and one of the world’s top 20 semiconductor manufacturers.

Chairman / President

Masahiro Shinada

CEO / Managing Director

Masahiro Shinada

CFO / Finance Director

Yoshinori Nakashima

Industry

Electronics

Website

panasonic.com

Headquarters address

1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501, Japan

Stock Code

TSE:6752 NYSE:PC

Year founded

1918

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