NewsClick here to go back to the News list SATO reinforces expansion plans with 3 new regional headquartersSingapore, April 19, 2007- SATO, a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labelling, and EPC/RFID solutions today announced the establishment of 3 headquarters: SATO International Asia-Pacific, SATO International Europe and SATO International America, with effect from April 1, 2007.
SATO acquired L'Etiquetage Rationnel S.A. in France, in 2004, and the former METO BCS businesses from Checkpoint Systems, Inc. and Walker Datavision in New Zealand, both in 2006. Under SATO International, 17 subsidiaries do business in 22 countries: Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
3 regional headquarters have therefore been set up. The 3 appointed regional heads, who are directors of their respective subsidiaries, have been promoted from within the SATO Group. They will develop a structure to manage and advise not only their country, but also regionally so that the subsidiaries and regional headquarters are in sync. They will help cascade down corporate policies, set sales strategies by region, provide marketing, technical and production support, and guide business administration.
“SATO has already declared its commitment to achieving consolidated sales of 150 billion yen by year 2015 based on the ‘DCS (Data Collection Systems) & Labelling Worldwide’ business model. It is essential, at this stage of our international expansion, that our GMCs have the self-organisation capabilities to achieve the corporate goals; they will have to set goals, and formulate and implement strategies to achieve them,” said Toshihiro Waki, Managing Director of SATO International. The 3 new RHQs' heads
Regional Headquarters are located in Singapore, Belgium and the United States, and are headed by Lim Yee, Dave Joyce and Mike Fowler, all of them members of the SATO International board of directors. REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS AT A GLANCE SATO INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.
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About SATOSATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry, and the inventor of the world’s first electronic thermal transfer barcode printer. It revolutionised the barcoding industry by introducing the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labelling concept – a total barcode and labelling solution providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand held terminals, label design software and consumables. SATO is one of the first in the industry to introduce a complete, multi-protocol EPC compliant, UHF RFID solution. In the continuous pursuit of bringing the benefits of Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) to all sectors, SATO printers have been successfully installed in hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies worldwide, helping users to increase their efficiency and decrease expenditures. SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan. It has worldwide offices in the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Poland, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, it reported revenues of US$705 million. More information can be found at www.satoworldwide.com. Contact:Yasmina Dumont
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