Yamaguchi Tapped to Lead Ikegami U.S.

Ikegami Electronics has appointed Fumio Yamaguchi as president and CEO of Ikegami Electronics U.S.A. Inc. A 30-year veteran of Ikegami, Yamaguchi began his career at the company's Tokyo headquarters, working with such major clients as NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp. Yamaguchi also served as the general manager of Ikegami U.K. for six years, as the vice president of Ikegami Electronics Europe (in Germany) for two years, and most recently as director of the GFSeries Product Group at Ikegami Electronics U.S.A. Inc.

"I am honored to assume my new position as president and CEO of Ikegami Electronics U.S.A. Inc. at such an exciting time in the company's history," Yamaguchi said. "Ikegami is providing the products the world needs for its transition to DTV and HDTV. These include Ikegami's range of HD multiformat CMOS cameras, the GFSeries' tapeless GFCam Flash camcorder, HD multiformat LCD broadcast monitors in a range of sizes, and many other industry-leading products. We look forward to showing the broadcast and professional HD production community the superior advantages of all of Ikegami's products at NAB 2009 this month in Las Vegas."