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  • Panasonic makes Tsuyuzaki new CTO


    The executive who helped Panasonic develop its Blu-ray discs and 3D FullHD TV technologies has been named as the new chief technology officer of Panasonic Consumer Electronics North America.

    Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Panasonic’s Hollywood Laboratory managing director, is replacing Paul Liao who is leaving the company to be the new CEO of Cable Television Laboratories.

    Tsuyuzaki has served in the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory as managing director since 2005.

    Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, chief technology officer of Panasonic Consumer Electronics North America

    While in the post he directed the company’s next-generation entertainment R&D activities in the US, including the development of the Blu-ray Disc format and 3D FullHD TV technologies.

    Tsuyuzaki is well known in Hollywood studio circles, furthering Panasonic’s ties with the software and creative communities.

    He is regarded as the consumer electronics industry’s chief champion of Blu-ray.

    A participatant in various panels, conferences and seminars with his studio counterparts, he has talked up the format in both the trade and the consumer media.

    He also masterminded several big Blu-ray Disc promotions.

  • Matze Appointed To New Role Within Hifn


    Hifn has named storage pioneer John Matze as its Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.

    Matze first joined the storage and networking company in 2007 as its Vice President of Business Development after the acquisition of Siafu Software, where he served as CEO.

    At Siafu, Matze developed iSCSI storage solutions that offered security and enterprise-level functionality for small- to medium-sized businesses.

    The technology was incorporated into Hifn’s product line to deliver storage solutions to its customers.

    Matze previously served as Vice President and CTO at Overland Storage, Director of Software at Veritas Software and the principal architect at STAC Inc.

    John Matze, VP and CTO Hifn

    Matze the author of several storage patents is also credited as one of the original authors of the iSCSI protocol.

    Over the past 15 years he has created a series of successful products including the award winning Overland Storage REO VTL appliances and the award winning STAC Replica Disaster Recovery for NetWare.

    In 2003 he was named one of the "Top 25 Innovators" by Computer Reseller News, and is a frequent author and speaker at storage industry events.

    Albert E. Sisto, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hifn, said Matze offered the ability to provide hands-on leadership in an ever-evolving industry.

    "He also has a keen ability to take technologies and simplify them for broader deployment and acceptance," he said.

  • Campbell Joins Hitachi Global Storage Technologies


    Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has appointed Steven Campbell as Chief Technology Officer.

    Campbell will have global responsibility for all aspects of the company’s product development and technical vision.

    As the top technology executive for Hitachi GST, he will play a strategic role in the company’s future direction and business growth.

    With 30 years of experience in the electronics and data storage industry, he served in senior executive roles at Western Digital Corporation and technology management roles at Quantum and Hewlett-Packard.

    Most recently he was Chief Executive Officer of Singapore listed Innotek Limited and Innotek’s subsidiary Magnecomp Precision Technology, a strategic component supplier to major hard drive companies.

    His experience at Western Digital included serving as General Manager of the Desktop Solutions Line of Business, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Vice President of New Product Introduction and Chief Quality Officer.

    He will be based at Hitachi’s San Jose, California headquarters.

  • Pentadyne Promotes Kalev to CTO


    Flywheel energy storage systems manufacturer Pentadyne Power Corporation has promoted Claude Kalev to the position of Chief Technical Officer.

    Kalev was a co-founder of Pentadyne when the company was incorporated in 1998.

    But he only officially joined the company in 2002, as Vice President, Electrical Engineering.

    Kalev was also a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Quadradyne, a company established to provide testing services for high speed rotating machinery, state of the art magnetic bearing development, high vacuum system and molecular drag sleeve design.

    Prior to joining Pentadyne, Kalev was the Vice President of Engineering at Infrared Industries, Inc. where he led the development of a compact, portable 5-gas automotive analyzer.

    He also developed and patented a hand-held, high-speed, 5-gas analyzer for use as an on-board diagnostic and combustion tuning instrument. He also developed a state-of-the-art, automated calibration system for the analyzers.

    Other previous posts include roles at Capstone Turbine Corporation and Rosen Motors.

    Kalev is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, and Golden Key Honor Society. He earned his undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.