Cognite opens Japan office as Asia-Pacific headquarters

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 -- Cognite, a global industrial software provider has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan as its headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region.

In the same statement, Nori Tokusue, an entrepreneur with decades of experience in the enterprise software industry will lead Cognite's business growth in the Japanese market as the company’s regional vice-president.

Cognite officially opens the office during a full-day event on Nov 26, at the Embassy of Norway in Tokyo. The event introduces customers, partners and the media to Cognite’s local and global executives.

Cognite co-founders Dr John Markus Lervik, chief executive officer, and Stein Danielsen, chief solutions officer, will present Cognite’s product portfolio, including the company's key software package, Cognite Data Fusion (CDF).

CDF empowers industrial companies to reduce costs, increase profits and boost their safety and sustainability efforts, according to a statement.

Following a media roundtable with Lervik and Danielsen, sessions will outline how CDF and end-user applications can deliver value for the Japanese market in areas such as production optimisation, smart maintenance and digital worker.

The expansion to the Asia-Pacific region comes at a time of steady growth in adoption for Cognite’s leading industrial software package, CDF. More information at https://www.cognite.com.

-- BERNAMA