The president of Telehouse America, also CEO for KDDI America, has stood down.

Masaaki Nakanishi first joined Telehouse America and KDDI America in October 2011. Before he was VP and CEO of global business for KDDI Corporation in Japan.

Nakanishi retired on April 1 and will be replaced with Satoru Manabe.

Manabe has an extensive background in executive management and company operations.

He first joined KDDI Corporation in 1984 after graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Laws from Japan’s Kyoto University.

Manabe went on to receive a Masters of Business Administration in Marking from City University Business School in London.

He engaged in China business development and established three subsidiary companies in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

From 2005 to 2007, he served as president of KDDI China and started Telehouse China in Beijing and eventually Telehouse China in Shanghai.

From 2007 to 2010 he oversaw a KDDI and China Telecom joint venture company before heading the global account management team for Toyota Motor Corporation and its group companies from 2010 to 2014.

In his new role as CEO and president of Telehouse America and KDDI America, Manabe will oversee activities and strategies for the company as well as its US subsidiaries, Locus and Total Call.

Telehouse America’s EVP of sales and sales marketing Hiroyasu Morishita said that throughout  Masaaki Nakanishi’s tenure in the US KDDI and Telehouse America have seen significant growth with US-based companies expanding data center and systems integration services in the country and abroad.

“We are honored to welcome Satoru Manabe as our new CEO; his excellent credentials will contribute to our accelerated growth in emerging markets, worldwide," Morishita said.

"Mr Manabe’s success in business operations in key markets such as China will enhance our companies’ reputation as a leading global colocation and network provider.”