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WHO IS YUSAKA
AZUMA @ CANON CORP ?
Canon
Virginia Inc. names new president and CEO
Canon Virginia
Inc. has named Yusaku Azuma as president and CEO. Azuma replaces
Takayoshi Hanagata, who becomes chairman of the Newport News based
manufacturer. Azuma also will serve as president and CEO of Industrial
Resources Technologies Inc., a joint venture between Canon Virginia and
Canon USA in Lake Success, N.Y. IRT is located in Gloucester and
reclaims toner cartridges.“I look forward to working with Canon Virginia
employees, our community and business leaders to help take Canon
Virginia to the next level of manufacturing excellence,” Azuma said in a
statement.Azuma takes over following a major expansion. Canon
recently opened a $600 million, 700,000-square-feet production facility
in Newport News that will produce toner cartridges for laser printers in
the North American market. Azuma began his career with Canon in 1983.
In Newport News, he served as project leader for the development of
IRT. In 2008, Azuma was named senior vice president and plant manager
of Canon Virginia following a stint at the company’s plant in Japan
where he worked as general manager of the Technical Engineering
Solutions Division.Canon Virginia, a subsidiary of Canon USA — the U. S.
operation of Japan-based Canon, Inc. — is one of the largest employers
in Newport News with more than 1,000 workers.
http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/canon-virginia-inc.-names-new-president-and-ceo/202752/
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