Roland DG Corp announces changes and additions to its board of directors

Roland DG Corporation announced several changes and additions to its board of directors. The moves were announced at the company’s recent annual shareholders’ meeting following a successful year in which sales of the company’s wide-format inkjet printers, vinyl cutters, engravers, 3D rapid prototyping equipment, dental mills and impact printers increased by 34.8 percent over the previous year. Among the announced appointments, Robert Curtis, previously senior executive director of Roland DG, was promoted to vice chairman, director. David Goward was promoted to director from executive officer. He is responsible for Roland DG global sales, marketing and service. Akira Hiruma was named an outside director. He is currently representative director and president of Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

Masayasu Suzuki was appointed audit and supervisory board member from executive officer. Suzuki joined Roland DG in 2009 as executive officer and general manager of finance and accounting. According to Masahiro Tomioka, Roland DG chairman and president, the changes and appointments reflect the company’s continued focus on its GlobalOne plan. Since 2012, the company’s GlobalOne corporate structural reform initiative has sought to hire and promote the best people from around the world. The result is lower costs and faster product development that is better tuned to the more than 200 countries and regions they now serve.