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Notice Regarding Personnel Change of Representative Director

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

About Ricoh

Ricoh is a leading provider of integrated digital services and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation of workplaces, workspaces and optimize business performance. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh’s global operation reaches customers in approximately 200 countries and regions, supported by cultivated knowledge, technologies, and organizational capabilities nurtured over its 85-year history. In the financial year ended March 2024, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,348 billion yen (approx. 15.5 billion USD). It is Ricoh’s mission and vision to empower individuals to find Fulfillment through Work by understanding and transforming how people work so we can unleash their potential and creativity to realize a sustainable future. 

For further information, please visit https://www.ricoh-americalatina.com/en
Created On 30 January 2023 - Modified On 30 September 2024