Canon USA Announces Sr Executive Appointments

canon_logoMELVILLE, NY, Jan 22, 2015 – Canon USA, Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced several senior executive appointments and promotions.

“I am proud to announce six well-deserved appointments and promotions for the New Year,” said Joe Adachi, chairman and chief executive officer, Canon USA. “These executives bring the highest quality of leadership, commitment and dedication to Canon and I am confident their merits will bring continued success to our company.”

The appointments and promotions include:

  • Joseph Warren has been promoted from senior vice president to executive vice president and general manager of Corporate Human Resources, Canon USA.
  • Mason Olds has been promoted to senior vice president of Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon USA, and has also been appointed to the Americas Board of Groups Management, Canon USA.
  • Hiroyuki Imamura has been promoted to vice president and general manager of Business Imaging Solutions Group, Canon USA.
  • Ellen Pitchford has been promoted to vice president and general manager of Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, Canon USA.
  • Eliott Peck, senior vice president and general manager of Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, will assume chairman and chief executive officer of Canon Information Technology Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon USA.
  • Kenji Kobayashi has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager, Latin America Group, and has also been appointed to the Americas Board of Groups Management, Canon USA.

About Canon USA, Inc.

Canon USA, Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico) markets. With approximately $36 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in US patents granted in 2013 and is one of Fortune Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies in 2014. In 2014, Canon USA has received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the 11th consecutive year. Canon USA is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent US-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon USA is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. For more information, please visit www.usa.canon.com and follow them on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact pr@cusa.canon.com.

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