TOKYO -- Toshiba expects its semiconductor business to drive a profit recovery in the near term as it looks to achieve a 10% margin "early" on, CEO Taro Shimada said on Friday, following the completion of Toshiba's privatization earlier in the day.
CEO Taro Shimada aims for 'early' arrival at 10% profit margin goal

Toshiba CEO Taro Shimada, a former Siemens executive, is a strong advocate of turning Toshiba, an industrial equipment maker, into a digital service company. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
TOKYO -- Toshiba expects its semiconductor business to drive a profit recovery in the near term as it looks to achieve a 10% margin "early" on, CEO Taro Shimada said on Friday, following the completion of Toshiba's privatization earlier in the day.