The poor performance of Sharp are such that the Group CEO, Takashi Okuda, had to be replaced to calm discontent shareholders. However,
do not expect extraordinary changes as the new CEO is a man of the
seraglio he is the vice president Kozo Takahashi, who worked closely
with Takashi Okuda.
The latter is therefore remained in office for only one year, and obviously used to fuse the result of huge losses from Sharp for the second consecutive year (545.3 billion yen, or about 5 billion) .
The Japanese manufacturer has announced plans to reduce its fixed costs through economies and further redundancies that add up to a few thousand departures already established by the group in recent months.There are only a few months to save the company Sharp. In September, the group will face significant debt repayment (200 billion yen, or about 1.5 billion euros) in 2012 he borrowed two banks (Mizuho Corporate Bank and Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank) and that it can not meet. To secure the loan, Sharp had to pledge its headquarters and factory that produces the screens of the iPad and the iPhone 5.Apple has reduced its orders Sharp screens in January, which would have greatly embarrassed the company accounts. Although according to Thomson Reuters Japanese manufacturer is ready to launch in June production of screens for Apple's new iPhone, the lack of capital would have pushed him to accept an agreement with Samsung, the number one enemy of the recent years.The most likely outcome is that Sharp can convince its banks to put the hand in his pocket, but it must give the impression that the group is now on the way back to profits. The danger is that Samsung may take this cooperation to appropriate strategic information technology crown jewels of Sharp's IGZO technology. Officially, this is not a concern for Sharp, who did his best to reassure bankers and convince them that the group's situation will improve quickly.The new CEO of Sharp, San Takahashi, told reporters that the "copier" Samsung not worried about ...
The latter is therefore remained in office for only one year, and obviously used to fuse the result of huge losses from Sharp for the second consecutive year (545.3 billion yen, or about 5 billion) .
The Japanese manufacturer has announced plans to reduce its fixed costs through economies and further redundancies that add up to a few thousand departures already established by the group in recent months.There are only a few months to save the company Sharp. In September, the group will face significant debt repayment (200 billion yen, or about 1.5 billion euros) in 2012 he borrowed two banks (Mizuho Corporate Bank and Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank) and that it can not meet. To secure the loan, Sharp had to pledge its headquarters and factory that produces the screens of the iPad and the iPhone 5.Apple has reduced its orders Sharp screens in January, which would have greatly embarrassed the company accounts. Although according to Thomson Reuters Japanese manufacturer is ready to launch in June production of screens for Apple's new iPhone, the lack of capital would have pushed him to accept an agreement with Samsung, the number one enemy of the recent years.The most likely outcome is that Sharp can convince its banks to put the hand in his pocket, but it must give the impression that the group is now on the way back to profits. The danger is that Samsung may take this cooperation to appropriate strategic information technology crown jewels of Sharp's IGZO technology. Officially, this is not a concern for Sharp, who did his best to reassure bankers and convince them that the group's situation will improve quickly.The new CEO of Sharp, San Takahashi, told reporters that the "copier" Samsung not worried about ...
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