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Canon appoints Hiroto Kato as president and CEO of Canon canada.

What happened

Canon hired Hiroto Kato as president and CEO on Apr 1st '26.

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Canon appoints Hiroto Kato as president and CEO of Canon canada. On April 1st, Canon U.S.A. announced that Hiroto Kato has been appointed to the position of president and CEO of... Unauthorized access. You are unable to access to this content for one of the following reasons: * Your complementary views have exceeded their limit. * You need to become a member of the Wirth Consulting Community. * If you have already subscribed for a Free Membership, you need to upgrade your subscription to a Premium level that grants unlimited access to its content. Please ensure that you are already logged in before you upgrade your membership. Click or tap here to become a member, or update to a Premium Membership Plan. If you have an active subscription, please login below.

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Hiroto Katopresident and CEO
Takes effect
Apr 1, 2026

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People

  • Hiroto Katopresident and CEO · Named in the story

Details

Category
Hires

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
3%
Detected
Apr 2, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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