Executive Board
The Executive Board of Canon Production Printing consists of Akira Yoshida and Marcel Frielinck.
Akira Yoshida
Post: President & CEO and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
Nationality: Japanese
Appointed: April 2024
Mr. Yoshida started his journey at Canon Inc. in 1986, where he began his career in production planning. His career took an international turn in 1992 when he moved to Canon Canada to contribute his expertise to the Sales Planning department.
In 1997, Mr. Yoshida further expanded his global experience by joining Canon USA as the manager of the Sales Planning department. In 2009, he was appointed Senior Director of the Sales Planning Division, a role he fulfilled until 2012.
Returning to Japan in 2012, Mr. Yoshida took on the role of General Manager of the Sales Promotion Division, Small Office Systems Operations at Canon Inc., where he served until 2018.
In 2018, Mr. Yoshida was appointed CEO of Canon Australia and Canon New Zealand. After a successful four-year tenure as Managing Director in Sydney, he returned to Canon Inc.
In January 2023, Mr. Yoshida embraced the role of Unit Executive of the Digital Printing Office System Business Unit, a position he held until he was appointed President & CEO and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Canon Production Printing, effective from 1 April 2024.
Marcel Frielinck
Post: Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Executive Directors of Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.
Nationality: Dutch
Appointed: March 2022
Marcel Frielinck joined Canon Production Printing in 2017. In January 2021, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Committee of Canon Production Printing.
Marcel has a history in the printing industry, with assignments in Finance, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, and Business Operations. He has worked in several European countries in various roles, in the US as Global Head of Supply Chain and in India as CFO.
On 1 March 2022, he was appointed member of the Board of Executive Directors of Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.