Akira Saita

Akira Saita is Vice Chairman of AFL and was appointed to this position in 2022 by Fujikura Ltd. of Japan, AFL’s parent company. In this role, he is responsible for working with the AFL leadership team to define and develop the strategic direction of the Fujikura Group and AFL for the optimization of the asset and resources to achieve the sustainable growth of the entire Group.

Since joining Fujikura Ltd. in 1990, Saita has been involved in various international business activities. He started his career with Fujikura in the overseas development of turnkey projects for the installation of ultra-high voltage power cables in Southeast Asian countries, including the construction of submarine cable projects in Malaysia and underground transmission lines in Singapore.

In 1997, as the first director of Fujikura's newly established Shanghai office in China, he was involved in the development of the Chinese market, which was still in its infancy at the time. In addition to the power cable business, Saita helped Fujikura enter the market for optical fiber and related products and was involved in developing Chinese market customers and establishing several joint ventures with local leading capital firm.