New MCO Head Appointed

MHI Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I) has appointed Jun Fukuda as its new president and CEO. He succeeds Manabu Saga, who has returned to Hiroshima as an advisor for MCO.

Fukuda joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) in 1987 and has served in various management roles for both MHI and MCO. In 2014, he was appointed deputy general manager, global marketing and sales division, where he was in charge of the Hiroshima division in Japan. From 2017, he served as executive vice president, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc., before returning to Hiroshima as director of MCO since 2018.

Fukuda brings his experience to the MCO-I Pearland Work’s facility with the goal of increasing the North American turbomachinery footprint of the company and capturing more market share.