Alex Kawamura (Copyright: CRN)
Veteran employee Alex Kawamura has been appointed as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
CRN reports that OKI Data, a global business printer and multifunction devices manufacturer, has made Alex Kawamura its new Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, replacing Kazuo ‘Dennie’ Kawahara, who had held the post for the last five years. Kawahara will be transitioned to OKI Data Europe, where he will be based in London and take up the post of Managing Director there.
Kawamura has been an OKI employee for the last 14 years, serving for the majority of that time as a manager of sales and marketing in OKI Japan’s domestic sales division.
In addition he “managed OKI’s product development and business division for North and South America and Japan” and “was also general manager of supply chain management and business planning for OKI Data Americas.
“We are delighted that Alex has agreed to join OKI Data Australia as managing director for Australia and New Zealand,” said OKI Data national sales manager Greg Mikaelian.
“His skillset and experience of working in both emerging and mature market economies will build on the momentum achieved by Dennie Kazuo Kawahara and will be invaluable as we continue to drive our revenue growth and establish OKI as a leading player in the business printers and multi-function business printer market.”