Canon U.S.A. Appoints Akiko Tanaka President and CEO of Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
May 05 2015 - 8:08AM
Business Wire
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today
announced the appointment of Akiko Tanaka as president and CEO of
Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc. (CLS), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Canon U.S.A., Inc. Ms. Tanaka, previously the vice president and
COO of CLS, has also been appointed to the CLS Board of Directors.
In this position, Ms. Tanaka will oversee the management of
business initiatives relating to the development of diagnostic
solutions. Dr. Ivor Knight, senior vice president and CTO, will
report directly to Ms. Tanaka to support these initiatives.
Ms. Tanaka also has recently been appointed as the president and
CEO of the newly established Canon BioMedical, Inc. (CBMI) which
focuses on the development, manufacturing, and marketing operations
relating to life science and molecular diagnostics businesses. This
new company will look for long-term future growth opportunities in
previously untapped markets for Canon such as life science,
healthcare, and medical analysis through the use of existing and
emerging Canon technology, as well as strategic partnerships.
“I am confident under the leadership of Ms. Tanaka, Canon will
succeed in its mission to develop innovative technologies and
solutions that assist in improving human health and in advancing
science,” said Joe Adachi, chairman and CEO, Canon U.S.A., Inc.
“I am honored to take on this new role and to help align the
overall biomedical strategy in the Canon Americas,” said Tanaka.
“Both CLS and CBMI will work together to research, develop and
bring new technologies to markets all over the world.”
Ms. Tanaka has spent 29 years working for Canon and joined Canon
U.S.A. in April 2012. She began her career at Canon Inc. in 1986 as
a system engineer doing software development in R&D and later
joined a Strategic Alliance that handled all of Canon Inc.'s OEM
business.
For additional information about Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
visit www.culs.canon.com.
About Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
Founded in 2002 and located in Rockville, Maryland, Canon U.S.
Life Sciences, Inc., is a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc.,
dedicated to identifying and developing diagnostic solutions to
help address unmet medical needs and improving human health.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., 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 $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranked third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World’s Most Admired Companies in 2015. In 2014, Canon U.S.A.
received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and
Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the
11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. 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. To keep apprised
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and Trademark Office.
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