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Canon Inc.

CAJ is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$45.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$33.7B
  • Public
  • JP
Dow Jones Description

It belongs to the reproductionist era! Founded in 1937, Canon, Inc. (NYSE: CAJ (ADR)) makes printers and other computer peripherals for home and office use. It also makes copiers, fax machines, and scanners. Its optical division makes products used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, television broadcast lenses, and devices for eye examinations. It also continues to make digital cameras, camcorders, liquid-crystal display projectors, lenses, and binoculars. This $33.3 billion company is based in Tokyo, Japan and employs about 115,583 people.

Chairman & CEOFujio Mitarai
Number of Employees 166,980
Contact Information

30 2 Shimomaruko 3 Chome

Ohta-ku

Tokyo 146-8501

www.canon.com

(81) 3 3758 2111

NAICS Code Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing: 334517

Recent Events

  • The Future King of Flat Screens?

    6/25/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • CANON TO DOUBLE CHINESE SALES NETWORK, RELEASE CHEAPER MODELS

    6/22/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Releases Two Video Projectors Featuring DICOM Mode

    6/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon introduces Selphy CP790 photo printer

    6/10/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Releases EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 1.1.0

    6/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II Review

    5/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon HF S10 AVCHD Camcorder

    5/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Launches CLL Programs

    5/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon updates firmware for EOS 50D, 450D & ...

    5/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Launches d-SLR Instant Rebates

    5/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Noteworthy technology on the NAB Show floor

    4/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 superzoomer reviewed

    4/25/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Canon updates firmware for EOS 50D, 450D & 1000D

    4/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Colgate-Palmolive Net Rises 9%; Procter & Gamble Net Falls 4%

    5/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • SaraMana Now Offers Canon Printer Products

    4/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • First take: Olympus E-450

    3/31/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Cuts Revenue, Profit Targets

    3/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Choppy Waters In Asia, But Shippers Steam Ahead

    2/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Consumer columnist becomes victim of ID theft

    1/25/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Canon unveils PowerShot A480

    1/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ryoichi Bamba President & CEO, CanonEurope
Tsuneji Uchida President & COO
Jarel J Cockburn Vice President of Business Development
Akiyoshi Moroe Managing Director
Andy Vickers Managing Director
Hironori Yamamoto Managing Director
Ikuo Soma Managing Director
Junji Ichikawa Managing Director
Kinya Uchida Senior Managing Director
Kunio Watanabe Managing Director
Nobuyoshi Tanaka Managing Director
Toshizo Tanaka Senior Managing Director
Yasuo Mitsuhashi Managing Director
Yukio Yamashita Managing Director
Yusuke Emura Managing Director
David Smith Director, Marketing, Business Solution
Gordon Tubbs Director of Canon U.S.A.'s Broadcast and Communications Division
Ken Ito Assistant Director, Broadcast and Communications Division
Dan Posnansky Student
Kazuto Ogawa Head, Reg Operations
Paula Tonelli Administrative Assistant
Jim Divitale Fellow

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Fujio Mitarai Chairman & CEO
Haruhisa Honda Board of Directors
Katsuichi Shimizu Board of Directors
Keijiro Yamazaki Board of Directors
Masahiro Osawa Board of Directors
Masaki Nakaoka Board of Directors
Roger Ressmeyer Board of Directors
Shigeru Imaiida Board of Directors
Shigeyuki Matsumoto Board of Directors
Shunichi Uzawa Board of Directors
Tomonori Iwashita Board of Directors
Toshio Homma Board of Directors
Toshio Honma Board of Directors
Toshiyuki Komatsu Board of Directors
Yoroku Adachi Board of Directors
Organization Position Status
Canon Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Canon Electronic Business Machines (H.K.) Co., Ltd. President Current
Tokyo 2016 Olympic Games Bid Committee Board of Directors Current
Canon Dalian Business Machines, Inc. President Former
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Canon Inc. President & CEO, CanonEurope Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current
Canon Inc. Executive Vice President Former
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Canon Inc. President & COO Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current
Canon Inc. Senior Managing Director Former
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Canon Capital Partners, LLC Vice President, Business Development Current
Canon Inc. Vice President of Business Development Current
Brookmill Capital Partners Inc. Co-Founder Former
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Canon Finetech Inc. President Current
Canon Inc. Managing Director Current
Canon Software, Inc. Director Current
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Canon Inc. Director, Marketing, Business Solution Current
Canon Inc. Director, Marketing, Business Solution Former
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Canon Inc. Director of Canon U.S.A.'s Broadcast and Communications Division Current
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Canon Inc. Assistant Director, Broadcast and Communications Division Current
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Canon Inc. Student Current
The Baker Street Irregulars Trust Board of Directors Current
The Speckled Band Board of Directors Current
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Canon Inc. Head, Reg Operations Current

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The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts Current
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Science Faction Images CEO & Founder Current
Getty Images, Inc. Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development Current
I3FORUM, Inc Current
Roger Ressmeyer Current
Photomedia Group Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current
Company Explorers Limited Board of Directors Current
Canon Inc. Member Current
Visions, Inc. CEO Former
Paca, Inc. President Former
Visions, Inc. President Former
Life Corporation Award, Winning Assignment Photographer Former
People Inc. Award, Winning Assignment Photographer Former
Newsweek, Inc. Award, Winning Assignment Photographer Former
National Geographic Magazine Former
Corbis Corporation Former
Yale University Former
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Canon USA, Inc. President & CEO Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jim has lectured before audiences at Photoshopworld, Seybold, Photo Plus, MAC Design, Imaging USA, HOW Design, WPPI, and World Council of Professional Photographers. He has made presentations to students and facility at Art Schools nationwide including Brooks Institute, San Francisco's Academy of Art, and The Portfolio Center. As a member of NAPP's Instructor Dream Team since 2000, Jim writes a monthly column on digital capture for Photoshop User Magazine that goes out to over 120 countries. Jim has authored several Adobe Photoshop training CD's with Software Cinema that are shown at Photoshop Training Expos across US and Europe. His clients include IBM, BP Amoco, MizunoUSA, Genuine Parts Company, Witness Systems, JP Morgan Financial, TEC America, Carter's, Coca-Cola USA, and Scientific Atlanta.

Organization Position Status
Intellihance Atlanta Commercial Advertising Photographer and Instructor Current
Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging Current
Genuine Fractals Current
Canon Inc. Fellow Current
American Society of Photographers Fellow Current
Professional Photographers Board of Directors Former

Executive News

  • Japan lobby head expresses hopes for General Motors comeback

    CFRB AM 1010 - 6/01/09 - View Story

  • Japan lobby head expresses hopes for General ...

    Canadian Business Magazine - 6/01/09 - View Story

  • Canon CEO says sees signs of business bottoming out

    Reuters - 5/25/09 - View Story

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CAJ $34.39 +0.70 (2.08% )
Volume 461,162
Shares Outstanding 1.3B
Market Cap 45.8B
Year High 51.99
Year Low 21.23
Earnings Per Share 2.010
P/E Ratio 17.10
Dividend 0.50
Yield 1.4539
IndustryTop Rated

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