“It is a pleasure to acknowledge Mark’s continuing leadership,” said Ray Hosoda, President and CEO of Fujifilm USA. “And a pleasure as well to welcome Manny back to Fujifilm, where he made significant contributions to our growth. This, combined with his more recent experience with Rimage, makes him uniquely qualified for his new position.”
In his new role Yamamoto will continue to have overall responsibility for the Company’s photographic imaging systems and services operations. Yamamoto joined Fujifilm in 1986 and held several key positions in international sales and marketing in Japan. He came to the United States in 2000 and has served in a variety of senior level positions for the company’s photographic imaging business.
As Vice President, General Manager, Almeida will be responsible for all sales, marketing and support operations for the division’s analog and digital photo imaging solutions and services. Almeida was most recently Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Rimage Corporation, a Minneapolis-based developer and manufacturer of replication and printing equipment for optical media.
Almeida began his career in the photo imaging business in 1980 when he joined Fujifilm as a sales representative for the company’s consumer products division. During his tenure with Fujifilm he held various senior level sales and marketing positions of increasing responsibility. Manny. Almeida will be relocating to the New York region with his family.