Canon announces Hiroto Kato as 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.