Canon India has announced that Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, its Executive Vice President will be moving on an international assignment to Canon Singapore, which is the headquarters of its South East & South Asia business operations. The change is effective 1st January 2015.
Dr. Bharadwaj will be heading the Corporate Strategy Group as the Senior Vice President & will be responsible for strategic business planning & execution as well as corporate communications for Canon’s South East & South Asian regional operations. He will also be overseeing business development in emerging Asian markets in this region. In his new role, he will be reporting to Mr. Kensaku Konishi, President & CEO of Canon’s South East & South Asia Operations.
Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi, President and CEO, Canon India said, “I wish to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation for the significant contribution made by Dr. Alok Bharadwaj for Canon India. His indomitable spirit has helped shape Canon’s image in India & improved our market leadership, while setting industry benchmarks at the same time. We are a global company & believe strongly in leadership development with international roles. We wish him the very best for his new assignment in Singapore.”