Gina B. TOKAR

Gina B. Tokar
Vice President, Sales Operations
Panasonic Corporation of North America

Having been with Panasonic for almost 12 years in varying Operational Executive roles, Gina is currently the Vice President, Sales Operations for PSCNA, the B2B sales company within Panasonic Corp of North America (PNA). In this role, she leads a team of Supply Chain Professionals, Project Managers, Sales Support Professionals, Sales Enablement/CRM Analysts, Bids Managers and Operational Support Staff for the business unit. She has been instrumental in supporting the turnaround of PSCNA from multimillion dollar losses to profitability in FY2016. In addition, Gina is the Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees for the Newark Downtown District, the quality of life Non-Profit supporting the Central Business District of Newark, where Panasonic’s North American Headquarters is located. In 2016, Gina was named President of the newly formed PNA Business Impact Group, Women Connect. Women Connect’s Charter is to support Panasonic’s diversity and inclusion initiatives through engagement, recruitment and professional development activities fostering PNA Women. In its inaugural year, Women Connect has created and sponsored an array of activities including educational seminars, guest speakers, developmental opportunities and networking opportunities reaching hundreds of employees of all genders. In May 2017, PNA HR will launch a formal mentoring program that was developed and promoted through Women Connect.