Hitachi, Omron to integrate ATM operations

Hitachi, Omron to integrate ATM operations

TOKYO, Japan - Etsuhiko Shoyama (2nd from L), president of Hitachi Ltd., and Hisao Sakuta (2nd from R) shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 26. They announced the two companies will set up a joint venture to integrate operations concerning automated teller machines (ATM) and other information technology equipment.

Sakuta to become Omron president

Sakuta to become Omron president

OSAKA, Japan - Omron Corp. has decided to name Senior Managing Director Hisao Sakuta (file photo) as president and chief executive officer to succeed Yoshio Tateishi. The promotion of Sakuta, 58, will be finalized after a general shareholders' meeting scheduled for late June, making him the first president of the electrical machinery maker to be picked from outside the founding family.

Sakuta to become Omron president

Sakuta to become Omron president

OSAKA, Japan - Omron Corp. has decided to name Senior Managing Director Hisao Sakuta (file photo) as president and chief executive officer to succeed Yoshio Tateishi. The promotion of Sakuta, 58, will be finalized after a general shareholders' meeting scheduled for late June, making him the first president of the electrical machinery maker to be picked from outside the founding family. (Kyodo)

Omron's new president

Omron's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yoshihito Yamada, the 49-year-old managing officer of Omron Corp. The Kyoto-based electronics maker said Jan. 17, 2011, that it has named Yamada as successor to 66-year-old President Hisao Sakuta as part of its efforts to rejuvenate the management. Sakuta will become chairman. The change of management will be formalized at a shareholders' meeting in June. (Kyodo)

Hitachi, Omron to integrate ATM operations

Hitachi, Omron to integrate ATM operations

TOKYO, Japan - Etsuhiko Shoyama (2nd from L), president of Hitachi Ltd., and Hisao Sakuta (2nd from R) shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 26. They announced the two companies will set up a joint venture to integrate operations concerning automated teller machines (ATM) and other information technology equipment. (Kyodo)