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Canon EMEA has announced that Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida is president & CEO for Canon Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), succeeding Yuichi Ishizuka, who is retiring after seven years in the role and a successful 44-year career with Canon.
Sam Yoshida was previously based in the USA where he was executive vice president and general manager of the marketing strategy unit, chairman and CEO of Canon Solutions America, and Canon Financial Services. He will assume his new responsibilities as president & CEO of Canon EMEA from 1st March 2025.
He takes over a regional sales organisation that operates in 120 countries, employs approximately 12,300 people, and contributes about a quarter of Canon’s global revenues annually.
Yoshida is tasked with bolstering and growing existing core businesses while capitalising on the brand’s reputation for imaging and printing technology and solutions expertise to expand into new areas such as B2B imaging, industrial and commercial printing and information management solutions. He brings a wealth of expertise, including manufacturing, innovation, and recycling, having been part of the original team that established Canon Virginia, Canon’s primary manufacturing site in the Americas.
