Tadayuki Kanno President, Modules & Devices

Tadayuki Kanno has been working in the fiber optic transmission systems business since joining Hitachi, Ltd. in 1979. From 2000 - 2001 Mr. Kanno served as vice president of Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. In that role, he led fiber optic product development efforts for the US market. In 2001, Mr. Kanno was appointed as the senior vice president of the fiber optic transmission operation for Hitachi's Telecommunication Systems Division. In this capacity, he was responsible for business operation and system development. Currently, Mr. Kanno is leading the product realization activities for the Opnext Module and Device Business Units, which includes all R&D and manufacturing.