Corbo Named First U.S.-Based President of MEUS

Mike Corbo has been promoted from chief operating officer (COO) to president and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Inc. (MEUS) becoming the first U.S.-based leader of the Cypress, California-headquartered company, MEUS announced on May 20. Masahiro (Max) Oya takes on a newly created role as chairperson of MEUS, overseeing holdings throughout the Americas. He remains Mitsubishi Corp.’s chief representative for the Americas. Corbo began his MEUS career in 1986 in the Elevator & Escalator division. He was promoted to executive vice president and COO in 2018, overseeing six divisions, 1,600 employees and 38 locations throughout North America. In his new role, he is charged with building on the leadership of all MEUS business units and overseeing the Americas corporate office, which provides strategic and operational services to Mitsubishi Electric companies in North America that include factories in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. He has been appointed to the Board of Directors (BoD) of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US LLC and continues to serve on the BoDs of MEUS and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, the group’s philanthropic organization supporting disabled youth.