|
n FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CANON NAMES LARRY THORPE NATIONAL MARKETING EXECUTIVE, BROADCAST
AND COMMUNICATION DIVISION
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2004 – Canon U.S.A.,
Inc, a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), today announced
the appointment of Laurence J. Thorpe to the position of
national marketing executive for the broadcast and communications
division.
A visionary who helped pioneer HD and digital production
in the broadcast and motion picture industry, Thorpe recently
retired from his post as senior vice president of content
creation systems for the broadcast and production systems
division at Sony Electronics Inc. Thorpe will help Canon
expand Canon’s already dominant position in the broadcast
lens market.
“We are very excited about Larry’s appointment,”
said Toru Yamasaki, director and general manager, broadcast
and communications division at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “As
a well respected leader in the broadcast and film industry,
Larry brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Canon’s
already successful broadcast lens business.”
Thorpe is a renowned expert in the field of video acquisition,
and is a leader of the HDTV movement in the U.S. His impressive
list of accomplishments includes pioneering HDTV market
development in the U.S. Thorpe also holds ten patents in
the field of broadcast development.
Thorpe joined Sony Electronics in 1982, where he spent
more than 20 years leading the industry in HDTV development.
Prior to Sony, he worked for RCA’s Broadcast Division
from 1966 to 1982, where he developed a range of color television
cameras and telecine products. In 1981, Thorpe won the David
Sarnoff Award for his innovations in automatic studio color
cameras.
From 1961 to 1966, Thorpe worked in the Designs Dept. of
the BBC in London, England, where he participated in the
development of a range of color television studio products.
Thorpe is an IEE Graduate (1961) of the College of Technology
in Dublin, Ireland and received his Chartered Engineer (C.
Eng.) and MIEE distinction in 1966 from the Institution
of Electrical Engineers in London, England.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business,
and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed
as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and
is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100
Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is
a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall
in the U.S. in 2003. Canon Inc. achieved global revenues
of $29.9 billion in 2003; $9.8 billion of which came from
Canon Americas. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.
# # #
All referenced product names are trademarks
of their respective owners.
EDITORS Please note corporate contact information for this
division:
For more information, please call Canon broadcast and communications
division at 1-800-321-4388 or visit www.canonbroadcast.com.
|