Canon announces Hiroto Kato as President and CEO of Canon Canada Inc.

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Hiroto Kato, President and CEO of Canon Canada Inc

Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced Hiroto Kato was appointed to the position of President and CEO of Canon Canada Inc. Previously serving as Vice President of Imaging Products and Solutions at Canon U.S.A., Kato started his career at Canon Inc. in 1997, and spent 29 years in progressively senior roles at both Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A. locations. Following an initial tenure at Canon U.S.A. from 2009 to 2013, he returned to Canon Inc., where he rose to the ranks before transferring back to Canon U.S.A. in July 2022 and was promoted to Vice President in 2023.

Hiroto Kato succeeds Mikio (Mick) Takagi, who has assumed the role of President and COO of Canon China Co., Ltd.

 

 

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.