OKI Data Americas announces reorganization of management team

Jim Hargadon will become Advisor, Finance and Administration and Mick Takahara will become Advisor, Corporate Planning. Hargadon and Takahara will continue to report directly to President and CEO Stewart Krentzman.

Kazutaka Onodera will join OKI Data Americas’ Executive Management Team as Executive Vice President and CFO, responsible for overseeing Human Resources, Finance, Legal Affairs, Facilities and Information Systems. Mr. Onodera will report directly to President and CEO Stewart Krentzman. Onodera has worked for OKI Electric in Tokyo for 25 years, most recently in the Corporate Planning office of the company’s headquarters location in Tokyo.

Scott Becker will also join OKI Data Americas’ Executive Management Team as Executive Vice President of North America Sales and Marketing, reporting directly to President and CEO Stewart Krentzman. In this position, he will be responsible for marketing, sales and customer service in North America. Becker previously held the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing.

“With a continued focus on increasing efficiencies in our business processes, we are confident that this reorganization will improve communications with our parent company, and ultimately position us for continued success in the competitive marketplace,” said Stewart Krentzman, President and CEO, OKI Data Americas.