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Canon appoints new president and CEO for EMEA
Canon EMEA has appointed Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida as president & CEO for Canon EMEA, succeeding Yuichi Ishizuka, who is retiring after seven years in the role and a 44-year career with Canon. Sam was previously based in the USA where he was executive vice president and general manager of the Marketing Strategy Unit, chairman and CEO of Canon Solutions America, Inc. and Canon Financial Services, Inc. He will assume his new responsibilities as president & CEO
core businesses while capitalising on the brand’s reputation for imaging and printing technology and solutions expertise to expand into new areas such as B2B imaging, industrial and commercial printing and information management solutions. He brings a wealth of expertise including manufacturing, innovation and recycling having been part of the original team that established Canon Virginia, Inc., Canon’s major manufacturing site in the Americas. “Canon is the market leader in imaging and print technologies with millions of customers throughout EMEA; this diverse and exciting region is full of opportunity and I am honoured to be leading the business through the next phase of innovation and growth," said Sam.
Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida president & CEO
of Canon EMEA from 1 March. He takes over a regional sales
organisation that has operations in 120 countries, employs about 12,300 people and contributes about a quarter of Canon’s global revenues annually. Sam is tasked with growing existing
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Faiers moves up at Konica Minolta
During his tenure as CTO, Mike led a team that helped to consolidate Konica Minolta's reputation as a supplier of innovative digital technologies that are transforming operations in SMB office environments as well as professional print rooms. In his new role, Mike will build on his time spent working across every facet of the business to optimise operations including service and support, logistics and the wider supply chain. Rob Ferris, CEO of Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd, added: “Konica Minolta has always been a customer-centric organisation. As such we are constantly on the lookout for ways to refine and evolve our offering. In his new role, Mike leads an experienced and tight-knit team that has a truly holistic view of the entire end-to-end customer journey, with each member focused on delivering the best possible solutions, service and support.”
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has appointed Mike Faiers as chief operations officer (COO). Mike joined Konica Minolta in 2021 as chief technology officer (CTO) to drive innovation and deliver solutions. Assuming the new role of COO, his remit is to develop and refine processes and procedures that position Konica Minolta even closer to its customer, to provide them with the solutions, care and support they need throughout every stage of their journey. “Our success is defined by the satisfaction of our customers," said Mike. “Having one best-in-class team responsible for overseeing and fulfilling our commitments to them, ensures we optimise our service delivery, identify opportunities to develop our portfolio and build long-term loyalty, rooted in trust, competence and consistently delivering on every promise we make.”
Mike Faiers chief operations officer
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