Canon U.S.A. chairman and CEO Yoroku Adachi retiring, Kazuto Ogawa appointed president and CEO

Kazuto Ogawa Appointed as President and CEO of Canon U.S.A.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced Yoroku “Joe” Adachi, the company’s chairman and CEO, is retiring, effective March 31, 2020. Adachi, who also is retiring as executive vice president of Canon Inc. in Japan and chairman and CEO of Canon Solutions America, has enjoyed a distinguished 50-year career with Canon.

Canon U.S.A. has also announced Kazuto Ogawa, the company’s president and COO, is being promoted to president and CEO. Ogawa, who has almost 40 years of experience with Canon, joined Canon U.S.A in 2018 after serving as executive vice president at Canon China.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to succeed a tremendous leader like Mr. Adachi,” Mr. Ogawa said. “In many ways, Mr. Adachi was a visionary. His ability to anticipate and understand the needs of our customers and business partners, as well as the many complex factors affecting our business, was remarkable. He wasn’t afraid to make bold decisions or take risks that helped move Canon U.S.A. forward.”

Adachi was named president and CEO of Canon U.S.A. in 2005 and was promoted to chairman and CEO in 2014. He was responsible for all of Canon’s operations in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. Before leading Canon U.S.A., Adachi was president of Canon Canada from 1998-2001 and president and CEO of Canon’s Asian Group companies from 2001-2005.

Ogawa began his career with Canon Inc. in 1981. From 1995-2005, he held positions with Canon Singapore, Canon Hong Kong and Canon China before returning to Canon Singapore as president and CEO. In 2008, Ogawa was named president and CEO of Canon Canada. He became an executive officer of Canon Inc. in 2011 and was appointed executive vice president of Canon China in 2014. He was elected as a managing executive officer of Canon Inc. in 2016.