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RICOH Begins Consolidation With Lanier
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CALDWELL, N.J., June 06– Ricoh Corporation announced today it has
begun the process of consolidating the back office operations of Ricoh
U.S., a division of Ricoh Corporation and Lanier Worldwide, Inc. in
anticipation of a future consolidation of those entities. The
consolidation begins with the back-office and revenue support functions
and takes place in two distinct areas, a corporate unit and a business
unit.These changes are being made now to prepare Ricoh for the future.
Having just completed our most successful year ever, in which we saw
revenues grow by more than eight percent to $3 billion, we are making
these changes from a position of strength in preparing for the future,”
said Sam Ichioka, Chairman and CEO of Ricoh Corporation. “The goal of
these changes is to drive revenue growth, improve efficiency and
customer satisfaction and strengthen Ricoh’s position as a leader in
the document solutions marketplace by leveraging the diverse skills and
strengthens of Ricoh and Lanier,” Ichioka added.The new business unit
will continue to be known as Ricoh U.S., and Nori Goto, currently
President and CEO of Lanier has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.
Additionally, Tom Salierno, currently President of Ricoh U.S. has been
appointed Chief Operating Officer of the new business unit.”At this
time, existing relationships with dealers and direct customers will
remain unchanged since both Mr. Goto and Mr. Salierno will retain
responsibility for the existing Lanier and Ricoh U.S. field sales and
service teams. We will continue to market and support our four brands –
Ricoh, Gestetner, Lanier, and Savin – in addition to the IKON channel,”
Ichioka added.Additionally, Mr. Goto has been appointed Vice Chairman
of Ricoh Corporation reporting to Sam Ichioka. Both Mr. Goto and Mr.
Salierno will retain their positions on the Board of Directors of Ricoh
Corporation, and will also remain as members of the Corporate Officer
Committee of parent company Ricoh Company, Ltd.Ricoh Corporation will
continue to be headquartered in West Caldwell, NJ. The Ricoh U.S.
business unit will maintain two locations, West Caldwell and
Atlanta.”With these changes, Ricoh will be better able to meet the
challenges of the future and the demands of our customers,” said
Ichioka. “These changes do not affect our relationships with our
business partners and will only affect operations in the United
States,” Ichioka added.
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