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Ricoh

Joji Tokunaga is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Ricoh in the Americas. He brings 33 years of sales, marketing and management experience to this latest leadership position. In this role, Mr. Tokunaga will spearhead the North America team’s efforts to bring the global RICOH Ignite growth strategy to its valued customers and Ricoh Family Group (RFG) dealer partners.

Glenn Laverty remains Senior Vice President of Ricoh Americas Marketing and President & CEO of Ricoh Canada Inc., and reports into Mr. Tokunaga.

Most recently, Tokunaga served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Shared Services within Ricoh Americas where he oversaw the organization’s human resources, finance, legal, supply chain, customer administration, IT, process improvement, marketing, and strategic planning functions that provide support to Ricoh’s main business units in the Americas.