This is to announce that SATO Holdings Corporation has made changes to its internal organization and reassigned personnel as follows, effective April 1, 2021.
1. Changes in organization
- Established Innovation Lab
- Established Global Operations Division
- Established Global Business Management Department
- Established Strategic Alliance & Business Incubation Department
- Renamed Global Human Resources Development Office to Global HR Department
- Placed Kitakami Operations under SATO Corporation control
2. Changes in assignments
| Name | Former position | New position |
|---|---|---|
| Fusaaki Matsumoto | Senior Manager of Finance & Accounting Dept. | Executive Officer CFO and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Senior Manager of Finance & Accounting Dept. and General Affairs Dept. |
| Hayato Shindo | Executive Officer Head of global sales, SATO Corporation | Regional Operations Officer for Europe |
| Yoshihiko Masuda | General Manager of Business Strategy Office and Deputy Head of global sales (North America), SATO Corporation | Regional Operations Officer for North and Central Americas |
| Hirotaka Wada | Deputy Head of global sales (Asia, South America, Primary Labels), SATO Corporation | Regional Operations Officer for Asia, South America and global primary labels business |
| Hidetoshi Shinada | Business Strategy Office, SATO Corporation | General Manager of Innovation Lab |
| Takuya Yokota | Senior Manager of Corporate Planning and General Affairs | Senior Manager of Corporate Planning and Global HR |
| Yuji Shimizu | General Manager of Business Management Headquarters and Senior Manager of SCM Planning & Optimization Dept., SATO Corporation | Senior Manager of Global Business Management Dept. |
| Tetsushi Kondo | Global Alliances and Global Business Management, Business Management Headquarters, SATO Corporation | Senior Manager of Strategic Alliance & Business Incubation Dept. |