Epson Singapore names new managing director for Southeast Asia region

Epson Singapore has appointed Ando Munenori as its new managing director. He will be overseeing the Southeast Asia region, and taking on the roles of country manager for Epson Thailand and Epson Philippines, as well as executive officer at Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC), Epson’s global headquarters in Japan concurrently. Munenori was previously head of SEC’s sales and marketing division, where he was responsible for developing the sales infrastructure and strategy for all of Epson’s products globally. For this new role, he will be taking over from Tanaka Toshimitsu, who will return to a senior role in sales planning and marcom department in SEC, Munenori has held multiple leadership positions in Asia and internationally, and brings a depth of understanding of the region and decades of management experience to his new role. He took on the leadership role as president of Epson China from 2014 to 2017, growing the business and increasing the company’s share in key markets including printers, projectors and robotics. Prior to that from 2003 to 2008, Munenori was assigned to the Southeast Asia regional headquarters in Singapore, where he was in charge of market development for Epson’s printers and other information-related products. Munenori has also led the POS printer business in Europe from 1994 to 1998, where during which he successfully grew the POS printer business through the introduction of new technologies.