Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, announced that Hiro Sakai has been named President, Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation. In this capacity, Sakai is responsible for enhancing Fujifilm consolidated management across the thirteen Fujifilm companies that operate within the United States through shared operations, standardization and the integration of operational processes. While assuming this new responsibility, he continues to serve as President and CEO of Fujifilm USA, Inc. Mr. Sakai is also promoted to Corporate Vice President, Fujifilm Corporation.
In his role as President, Fujifilm Holdings America Corporation, Sakai succeeds Taizo Mori, who has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, Fujifilm Logistics Co., Ltd., based in Tokyo.
Sakai joined Fujifilm in 1977 and has held various senior level sales and marketing positions for photographic products in Asia, Europe and America. He has served as President and CEO of Fujicolor Processing, Inc., Fujifilm's U.S. wholesale photofinishing company, since 2004. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, for the Imaging Division in 2005. In 2006 Mr. Sakai was promoted to the position of Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fujifilm USA's Imaging Division, (now Fujifilm USA, Inc.). In 2007 he was named President and CEO of Fujifilm USA.
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