WHO IS ….. JOHN LANG CEO OF EPSON AMERICA ?

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WHO IS JOHN LANG CEO OF EPSON AMERICA
?
John Lang
,President and Chief Executive Officer, Epson America
As President and Chief Executive Officer for Epson America
Inc., John Lang oversees sales and marketing, distribution, product
development and business strategy for the company, which is
headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. He is responsible for driving the
company’s leadership in the digital imaging marketplace, as well as
continued growth and innovation in the retail point-of-sale industry.

Mr.
Lang joined Epson America in 1987 as Vice President of Finance and
Chief Financial Officer. In 1991, he was named to the board of
directors, providing strategic input toward growth and profitability
objectives. He became Executive Vice President of Operations in 1993 and
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1995.
During his seven years as COO, Mr. Lang was in charge of Epson America’s
branded marketing, sales, and customer service and support functions
for North and South America. Mr. Lang became President and Chief
Executive Officer in 2002.

Under Mr. Lang’s many years of
leadership, Epson has built a strong sales and marketing program,
focusing on outstanding customer service and operational efficiency. The
company has grown market share and expanded into new markets, including
the graphic arts and projector markets, by introducing a succession of
breakthrough products for these markets. Mr. Lang has also championed
Epson’s major push into the photography market, and as a result of the
direction he has set for the company, Epson is the brand that
professional photographers, who have the most demanding standards for
image quality, prefer 4 to 1 over any other brand in the United States.
Additionally the company is now strategically expanding its base of
advanced amateur photographers and migrating into the consumer
photography space with products and programs.

Mr. Lang is active
in various business and community organizations, currently serving on
the board of directors for United Western Grocers and previously serving
on the board of directors for the YMCA. He also volunteers in other
capacities for various charities.

Before joining Epson, Mr. Lang
was a management consultant for retail, manufacturing, entertainment and
financial service clients at Coopers and Lybrand, now
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest accounting, auditing and
consulting firm. He received a bachelor of science degree in accounting
from Villanova University in Villanova, Pa.

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March 15, 2010 at 11:34 AM