Oki Europe appoints new managing director

Takaaki Hagiwara has been appointed to the position of managing director of Oki Europe to strengthen the company’s position in the professional printing technology market and spearhead growth.

Prior to his new appointment, Mr Hagiwara served as VP corporate planning Oki Europe, he was also engaged in the transformation and administration of the business.

Mr Hagiwara has been with Oki since 1990, originally joining the company in the overseas sales and marketing division. He brings a wealth of experience to his role, having already served in many senior positions within Oki, including as managing director of Oki Systems (UK) between 2013 and 2018, where he was responsible for building the company’s position in the business-to-business printer, document output and management markets, while growing relationships with channel and business partners and core business customers across the UK, Ireland and Nordic region.

He said: “I look forward to leading Oki Europe in this exciting new phase of the company’s growth. After a period of transformation, Oki Europe will continue its focus on printing technology, expanding its verticals and applications, including labels and packaging, while also exploring the introduction of additional technologies into the EMEA region that are already commercially available in Japan.”