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News Release from: Canon Europe
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 February 2008
Canon Moves VP From USA To Head European
Operation
Ryoichi Bamba has been appointed Canon Europe's president and chief executive officer, replacing Hajime Tsuruoka, who held the position for seven years.
Ryoichi Bamba has moved from Canon USA, where he was executive vice president and general manager of the Imaging Systems Group, overseeing marketing operations for Canon's office equipment product range Canon said that Bamba's new role will see him build upon his international experience to drive continued growth for Canon Europe across all business sectors and markets
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 8 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Canon Europe achieved record sales and profits for the region in 2007, as the biggest regional contributor to overall revenues for the Canon group of companies.
Ryoichi Bamba has enjoyed a successful career at Canon spanning 36 years, including working together with Hajime Tsuruoka in Tokyo and Europe.
He previously worked in Canon Europe in a product marketing role and in Canon Italy as director and general manager, responsible for the office equipment business.
More recently, he was responsible for record photocopier sales in the USA, instrumental in helping the region to achieve the highest market share of the global Canon group, added the company.
Ryoichi Bamba said: "Canon Europe is a hugely successful pan-European organisation, as evidenced by record financial results for 2007.
My role is to build on this success, which includes strengthening ties between Canon Europe, Canon Inc and the other global regions, as part of our company's firm commitment to becoming a truly world class organisation." Ryoichi Bamba will be replaced as US vice president and general manager of the Imaging Systems Group by Tamotsu Nakamura, who is currently president and chief executive officer of Canon Canada.
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