Oki Europe appoints new managing director

Print Solutions

Takaaki Hagiwara has been appointed managing director of Oki Europe.

Prior to his appointment, he served as vice president corporate planning. He was also engaged in the transformation and administration of the business.

Takaaki Hagiwara succeeds Tsukasa Takasawa, who has been appointed to a new business development role in Singapore.

Takaaki Hagiwara has been with the company since 1990, originally joining the company in the overseas sales and marketing division. He brings a wealth of experience to his role, having already served in many senior positions within the business, including as managing director of Oki Systems (UK) Ltd between 2013 to 2018, where he was responsible for building the company’s position in the business to business printer, document output and management markets, while growing relationships with channel and business partners and core business customers across the UK, Ireland and Nordic region.