TOKYO: Japanese multinational SMK Corporation is to establish a new European headquarters in Northwood Business Park, Santry in Dublin, which will employ seven people initially.
Headed up by corporate executive vice president Paul Evans from Dublin, a 30-year veteran of the company, the new operation in Ireland will co-ordinate the activities of the company’s sales and design operations in Europe.
SMK designs and produces a wide range of products for the electronics sector including connectors and switches, remote control units and touch screens.
Demand for SMK products is driven by the requirements of a new generation of communications devices such as smart phones and tablets, as well as a proliferation of Pay TV Services and ever-increasing electronic content in vehicles.
Evans was appointed SMK’s first non-Japanese vice president in 2006. He said: “We considered a number of locations for our new European headquarters including Germany, England and the Netherlands.
We chose Ireland because of the availability of highly skilled professionals and the business friendly environment.
