Dr. David Cooke has resigned from Konica Minolta Australia after almost 15 years, including seven years as chairman and managing director. Konica Minolta has appointed Yohei Konaka from its head office in Japan as the new managing director. Cooke will remain at the company until mid-July to see out the Japanese financial year and facilitate a smooth transition.
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| "Very mixed feelings about leaving": Dr David Cooke, MD Konica Minolta Australia |
“As I am sure you can imagine, I have very mixed feelings about leaving, with the greatest challenge being leaving behind the friends I have made during my nearly fifteen years at Konica Minolta,” Cooke said. “The choice of replacement however, gives me considerable confidence with regards to the future success of the company.”
Konica Minolta has appointed a new managing director from Japan, Yohei Konaka, who is planning to commence on April 1, 2020. Yohei is currently in the office business planning division of Konica Minolta headquarters. He has extensive experience in the business holding roles in both the US and Canada in his 19 year career with the company.
“I’m confident that Yohei will continue to build on the reputation Konica Minolta Australia has as a leader in areas such as human rights and ethical sourcing in line with the company strategy aimed at creating value for business, customers and society and meeting our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and delivering that into the future,” said Cooke.
“Under Dr Cooke’s leadership, Konica Minolta Australia has developed a reputation as a company that cares about its employees, customers and the community, and one that’s deeply committed to ethical leadership and creating societal value,” said a company press release.
“In 2018, Konica Minolta was awarded the Human Rights Award for Business by the Australian Human Rights Commission for the work the company has done to promote and support human rights within its business and supply chain.
“Dr Cooke has been instrumental in leading the company’s transformation and expanding on its core strengths of office and production printing to become an IT and technology business partner, providing innovative products such as 3D printing and robotics, as well as software and services solutions to a growing number of customers.”
Konica Minolta is a Japanese multinational technology company headquartered in Tokyo, with offices in 49 countries worldwide. The company manufactures business and industrial imaging products, including copiers, laser printers, multi-functional peripherals and digital print systems, including wide format printers, for the production printing market. Konica Minolta also makes graphic imaging products, such as X-ray image processing systems, colour proofing systems, and X-ray film; photometers, 3-D digitizers; and textile printers.
