Sakae Sagane, chairman of Mimaki Europe, retired at the end of June. Sakae, who had also been executive vice president for Mimaki Engineering Company, had lead Mimaki Europe since 2005.
“Mimaki Europe has truly prospered under Sagane’s leadership, as have our customers,” said Yuji Ikeda, managing director at Mimaki Europe. “His vision took us from a small regional player to a force to be reckoned with in the markets we serve. He also helped us successfully navigate through and overcome the difficulties of the European debt crisis. Mimaki Europe started out with only five employees back in 2005 and this number has grown to more than 100 today. We sincerely thank him for his many years of service. He will be missed.”
“The time I spent developing Mimaki Europe has been extremely rewarding,” said Sakae. “We have an outstanding team that has been a delight to work with, and a cadre of loyal and innovative customers that both pushed us to higher performance levels and rewarded us with their business. It is with mixed emotions that I leave this vibrant and growing business to take on the next phase of my life.”
