Sharp Europe has announced the appointment of Paul Yokoyama as European president. He will be responsible for the growth and development of Sharp’s European business, focusing on its established document solutions business, expanding its new unified IT services business and fully integrating its display portfolio.
He replaces Joe Tomota, who, after a successful tenure as Sharp Europe President, will now take on a new role as global head of Sharp’s smart business solutions.
With extensive global experience spanning two decades at Sharp, Yokoyama has worked in Europe and held senior leadership positions in Japan, where he oversaw business strategy and growth for the Middle East, Africa, Oceania and Asia.
In his previous roles, Yokoyama also focused primarily on streamlining business operations, business planning and profitability.