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Epson announces new president
E
ffective from April 1, Epson has appointed a new president.
Junkichi Yoshida joined Epson in 1988 and has worked his way up the ranks over the last three decades. He succeeds Yasunori Ogawa as the president of Epson.
Mr Ogawa now assumes the role of chairman and director. This transition in leadership is intended to accelerate the construction of a solid management foundation aimed at enhancing corporate value, under a new management
team that will be responsible for everything from formulating the next corporate vision, to executing the strategies therein.
2025 marks the final year of Epson 25 Renewed and the year in which Epson will finish formulating its next strategic corporate vision for driving future growth. It is important for the company to execute its plans for the next generation and develop products, and the technologies that support them, in both growth and new areas.
Konica Minolta appoints new chief operations officer M
ike Faiers has been appointed as the chief operations officer of Konica Minolta Business Solutions to lead the team in delivering world-class technology-led solutions, with exceptional customer service and support.
He joined the company in 2021 as chief Mike Faiers
technology officer to drive innovation and deliver solutions and services to meet the current and future workplace challenges of its customers. Mr Faier’s new role 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. Mr Faiers said: “Our success is defined by the satisfaction of our
PPDS recruits new global product manager for interactive displays
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highly experienced AV specialist has been appointed in the role of global product manager for interactive displays at PPDS. Lutz Harder brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience to the role, with a career in AV and technology spanning more than two decades. This includes 10 years at TP Vision, holding roles such as product manager high end TVs Germany, product manager
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DACH, and, most recently, product manager Europe Philips TV. Mr Harder will play an integral and strategic role in the growth and development of PPDS’ evolving interactive display portfolio and business. He said: “I am thrilled to have accepted this exciting position at PPDS and to be entrusted in supporting the company in its growth goals and ambitions.
customers. 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.” Rob Ferris, chief executive officer, 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.”
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