PFU Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (Japan), has appointed Toru Maki as its new president and chief executive officer for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

PFU is a globally active IT provider that designs, manufactures and markets computer hardware, peripheral products and enterprise software. It is one of the leading providers of professional personal, desktop, workgroup and high-volume production scanners.

In his new role, Maki will be responsible to further expand PFU's position as the number one provider of document capture solutions in EMEA, said a statement from the company.

Moreover, the company wants to achieve this by not only growing the hardware business but also putting a strong focus on the PaperStream and ScanSnap software and on professional services, it said.

Maki joined Fujitsu in 1982 and held various positions in finance and administration as well as management positions in the company's document scanner business. His last positions prior to taking over his new role were as head of the scanner business in India and senior director for international sales.

Speaking on his new role, Maki said: “Our company has always focused on its innovative power to build customer-oriented technology that has kept us at the forefront of the industry.”

“As president, I want to build on that and deepen our customer relationships in order to gain a thorough understanding of their business requirements,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service