Canon Virginia names new CEO

Toru Nishizawa will take over as president and CEO of Canon Virginia in Newport News on April 1. He will succeed Yusaku Azuma, who will retire next month, according to a news release from Canon U.S.A. Inc.

Canon Virginia is the printing company’s largest manufacturing and research center in North America. It employs 2,000 people in Newport News, spokeswoman Rhonda Bunn said in an email.

Nishizawa is executive vice president of the Newport News division of the printing company. He will continue his roles as president and CEO of Canon U.S. Life Sciences in Newport News.

In a statement, Joe Adachi, president and CEO of Canon U.S.A., said: “We are pleased to have Mr. Nishizawa assume the responsibilities of leading Canon Virginia, as we look toward a future where Canon’s manufacturing facilities in the U.S. will play greater roles in the overall success of our company.”

Adachi also praised Nishizawa’s leadership of the company’s $640 million cartridge-manufacturing plant, which opened in Newport News in 2009.

- Philip Walzer

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