Shimano Manufacturing Co, Ltd Appoints New Sales Manager in Malaysia

Shimano Mfg. Co. Ltd, a Japanese company and leader in spring probe (pogo pin) technologies announces the recent addition of YC Soon as Malaysia’s regional sales manager for Southeast Asia. Shimano new hires ensure a strong applications and technical support network for customers in Southeast Asia.

In his new role as regional sales manager, YC Soon is responsible for sales, service and applications engineering operations of Shimano’s complete line of spring probe and test socket products. Applying his 21 years experience in the electronics engineering and semiconductor equipment industries and most recently at Antares Advanced Test Technologies. YC Soon will also focus on market development, managing multi-national accounts, and overseeing the region’s distributor network. He is responsible for the sales, service and applications operations in SouthEast Asia. YC Soon earned his Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering at Maryland University. He reports to Yukishiro Funaki, Shimano Mfg. Co, Ltd president.

"We are fortunate to have YC Soon representing Shimano Mfg. Co, Ltd. His in-depth knowledge of spring probe and test socket in the semiconductor testing market and experience in the territory are invaluable,” stated Mr. Funaki, president, Shimano Mfg. Co, Ltd. “He clearly understand the needs of our customers and the future direction of the industry.”

About Shimano Manufacturing Co, Ltd

Shimano Mfg, a world leader in design, manufacturing and sales of spring probes. It’s recognized for design, manufacturing and sales of test socket and burn-in socket and excellent service. Shimano Mfg. Co, Ltd continues to offer advanced spring probes for semiconductor package testing industries especially lower pitch and high frequency testing. Founded in 1985 Shimano Mfg. Co, Ltd is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company with head office in Tokyo, Japan and manufacturing plant in Chiangrai, Thailand. For more information, visit http://www.shimano-inc.com/.