SATO Corporation Appoints New Executive Vice President & COO
12/13/2010
Singapore, December 13, 2010– SATO, a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID solutions announced the appointment of Kaz Matsuyama as Executive Vice President & COO – International Business of SATO Corporation with effect from December 3, 2010.
This addition of Kaz to the currently two-man Representative Director team is to realise a solid organisational structure, enabling agile business strategy focused on the global expansion and growth. Kaz has held sales, marketing and management roles of increasing responsibility in the SATO Group. His exceptional experience, passion for success and strong leadership makes him one of the ideal leaders for SATO to carry out the next stage of the Group’s development.
SATO Top Management Team
- Koichi Nishida
President & CEO
- Ikuo Dobashi
Executive Vice President & COO
- Kaz Matsuyama
Executive Vice President & COO - International Business
About SATO
SATO is a pioneer and leading global provider of integrated Automatic Identification and Data Collection solutions that leverage barcode and RFID technologies. SATO manufactures innovative, reliable auto-identification systems and offers complete solutions to businesses by integrating hardware, software, media supplies and maintenance services. Customers rely on SATO for accuracy, labour and resource savings helping to preserve the environment.
Founded in 1940, SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has sales and support offices in over 20 countries and is represented globally through a world-class network of partners. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, it reported revenues of JPY 74,917 million (US$ 807 million). More information about SATO Corporation can be found at www.sato.co.jp/english.
*Conversion is based on an average exchange rate of 1 US Dollar = 92.89 Japanese Yen.
Contact
Yuji Shimizu (Mr)
General Manager
SATO Global Business Services Pte. Ltd.
438B Alexandra Road #09-01/02
Alexandra Technopark
Singapore 119968
Tel: (65) 6271-5300
Fax: (65) 6273-6011
Email: communications@satogbs.com
