Notice Regarding Personnel Change of Representative Director
Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) announces a personnel change of Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, as approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, January 30, 2023.
1. Reason for the change
This change aims to further increase Ricoh’s corporate value and achieve sustainable growth by strengthening and improving the Ricoh Group’s management structure.
2. Content of change
- Name: Yoshinori Yamashita
New: Representative Director Chairperson
Current: Representative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer - Name: Akira Oyama
New: Representative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Current: Director
Executive Corporate Officer
President of RICOH Digital Services Business Unit
3. Profile of Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
| Name: | Akira Oyama |
| Date of Birth: | January 1961 |
| Place of Birth: | Yamagata, Japan |
| Education: | Graduated from Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics |
| Career |
July 1986 April 2011 August 2012 |
Joined the Company President and COO of Ricoh Europe Plc Group Executive Officer General Manager of Europe Marketing Group CEO of Ricoh Europe Plc Chairperson of Ricoh Europe B.V. |
| April 2014 |
Corporate Senior Vice President General Manager of Corporate Division | |
| April 2015 | President of Ricoh Americas Holdings, Inc. | |
| June 2015 | Director | |
| September 2015 | General Manager of New Business Development Division | |
| June 2016 | Corporate Executive Vice President | |
| April 2017 |
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) General Manager of CEO Office | |
| April 2018 | General Manager of Sales and Marketing Group | |
| April 2019 | CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) | |
| April 2020 | General Manager of Workplace Solutions Business Group | |
| April 2021 |
Executive Corporate Officer (Current) President of RICOH Digital Services Business Unit (Current) | |
| June 2021 | Director (Current) | |
| April 2022 | Director and Chairperson of Ricoh Japan Corporation (Current) | |
| Number of shares held | 28,300 shares (as of the end of December 2022) |
4. Effective date
April 1, 2023
