Mimaki Europe Announces Appointment Of New Managing Director
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Mimaki Europe, a leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting technologies, has announced the appointment of Takao Terashima as the new Managing Director.
Starting his career in Mimaki in 1997 as part of the R&D Department, Terashima has developed his extensive expertise in Mimaki’s technology portfolio and the surrounding market over the past 26 years.
Throughout his time at the company, he has taken up various senior positions across the company.
Prior to this new role, he was Senior General Manager of the Asia Oceania Business Unit, a position he first started in 2017.
Before this, he spent six months as Senior Deputy General Manager of Quality Management between April and October 2017.
Terashima’s career path has led him to work beyond Mimaki’s headquarters in Japan, in positions across Mimaki’s branches.
He spent four years as Managing Director of Mimaki Singapore between 2013 and 2017, and he also worked at Mimaki USA early in his career as part of the technical support staff.
Succeeding Takahiro Hiraki as Managing Director of Mimaki Europe, Terashima will bring his industry expertise, analytical thinking, business and team-building skills, as well as his extensive company knowledge, to this new role.
Excited by this latest challenge, Terashima comments “I am delighted to take on the role of Managing Director of Mimaki Europe, in what is a landmark year for the branch. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the European headquarters, we can look back on the past two decades proudly, thanks to the ongoing hard-work and effort of the team.Looking to the future, it is key to ensure our principles of innovation, collaboration, and sustainability continue to drive us to provide excellence for our customers. Being part of this company and the print industry for over 25 years, I am committed to taking Mimaki into the next 20 years of success.”
About Mimaki Europe B.V.
Mimaki Europe B.V.’s establishment in 2004 has enabled Mimaki to establish itself as a leading provider of products and services to the European market within the EMEA region. The regional headquarters in Amsterdam is responsible for sales, marketing, logistics, administration and a large force of highly trained field service technicians. At the same time, we have a highly established distributor and reseller network.
As a fully owned subsidiary of Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd., with our European Headquarters in the Netherlands with 7 other locations in the EMEA region, Mimaki Europe is dedicated to providing premium service and support.
We ensure a thorough understanding of our customers’ needs and requirements. As a result, we ensure that we recommend the best possible configurations that help grow their businesses.
Mimaki dedicates itself to developing technology that turns the imaginations of its customers into reality by producing machines and products that set new industry standards.
About Hybrid Services
Hybrid Services Ltd is the exclusive UK & Ireland distributors for Mimaki’s award winning range of wide format solvent, LED UV curing, textile, 3D and aqueous inkjet printers, flatbed and pinch roll cutting plotters, suite of software solutions and genuine Mimaki consumables.
Established since 1996, Hybrid’s commitment to providing the very highest standards of customer service is coupled to a market-leading product portfolio of cutting-edge solutions for the sign and graphics, industrial and printed textile markets
Mimaki is exclusively distributed in the UK and Ireland by Hybrid Services Ltd. For more information about the company's product and services, visit www.hybridservices.co.uk.
