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Takayuki Morita

President and Chief Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer), Nec

Search every verified Takayuki Morita interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2026 interview, NEC President and CEO Takayuki Morita discussed the company's recent performance and strategic direction, stating that he considers the company's turnaround to be approximately 90 percent complete and that by around 2021 he felt NEC had become a "normal company." Morita described NEC's current strategy as "AI-native," indicating that the company is restructuring its operations with AI as a foundational premise. He also identified the defense sector as a significant growth area, noting the increasing importance of "dual-use" technologies and linking AI and security as interconnected fields. Morita addressed NEC's competitive landscape, saying that clients, traditional IT firms, and consulting companies can become competitors, while frontier model developers such as Anthropic or OpenAI are viewed more as partners. He explained that NEC's role involves removing obstacles to implementing AI in client environments, such as cost, data management, and integration with existing systems. Regarding the company's long-term profit ratio target of 50 percent, Morita mentioned M&A as a potential strategy. He also reflected on NEC's past withdrawal from the semiconductor business, calling it "unfortunate" but stating he believes the decision was correct.

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