NEC Australia today announced it will enter its FY2022 with a new CEO at the helm.

After more than two years leading NEC in Australia and New Zealand, NEC ANZ President & CEO, Mitsuhiro Murooka will depart to take up a new role as Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, based in NEC Corporation Headquarters in Tokyo.

From 1st April 2022, current Chairperson Mike Mrdak will step into the role of Executive Chair & CEO - ANZ.

Mr Murooka said the change in leadership will help continue NEC’s growth and drive its strategy forward.

“The last two and a half years NEC has made excellent progress and seen substantial growth across our business. We have solidified our commitment to the development of Western Sydney through various MoU partnerships, strengthened our relationship with key government and enterprise customers and expanded our innovative, market leading product offerings,” he said.

“Throughout this time Mike has played a key role in developing NEC’s long-term growth strategy, and I am delighted he will continue to lead NEC Australia and New Zealand into the future.”

Mr Mrdak joined NEC as the inaugural Non-Executive Chair in June 2020 following a decorated and influential career in government.

“This is a very exciting time to be given the opportunity to lead NEC ANZ. We have a strong strategy in place and lots of momentum that will no doubt bring continued successes for the business and our customers,” said Mr Mrdak.

“Mr Murooka has been an outstanding leader and his passion and dedication through a difficult time in the Australian market has yielded incredible results. I look forward to working closely with the teams in Australia and New Zealand to continue that success into the future.”