Canon Inc. TSE:7751
Canon : Notice Concerning Change of Representative Directors
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January 29, 2026
Canon Inc.
Chairman & CEO: Fujio Mitarai Securities code: 7751
Tokyo (Prime Market) and other Stock Exchanges
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Notice Concerning Change of Representative Directors
At the meeting of its Board of Directors held on January 29, 2026, Canon Inc. (the "Company") decided on a change of the Company's Representative Directors as follows.
The change is subject to the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for the 125th Business Term and the following Board of Directors' meeting, both to be held on March 27, 2026.
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Reason for Change
To further strengthen management structure
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Change of Representative Directors
New Title
Current Title
Fujio
Mitarai
Representative Director,
Chairman & CEO
Representative Director,
Chairman (President) & CEO
Kazuto Ogawa
Representative Director, President & COO
Executive Vice President & Director Group Executive of Global
Marketing Strategy Headquarters
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Brief Personal Record etc. of Newly-Appointed Representative Directors
Brief personal record, position, business in charge and important concurrent posts
Number of the Company's
shares held
Kazuto
As of
7,500 shares
Ogawa
Apr. 1981: Entered the Company
Date of birth
Apr. 2005: President & CEO of Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Apr. 5, 1958
Mar. 2008: President & CEO of Canon Canada Inc.
Apr. 2011: Executive Officer of the Company
Feb. 2014: Executive Vice President of Canon (China)
Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2016: Managing Executive Officer of the Company
Apr. 2018: President & COO of Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Apr. 2021: Senior Managing Executive Officer of the
Company
Jan. 2024: Group Executive of Global Marketing Strategy
Headquarters (present)
Mar. 2024: Executive Vice President & Director (present)
- Scheduled Date of Appointment
March 27, 2026