Mimaki Europe chairman retires

Mimaki Europe chairman Sakae Sagane retires today, 28 June. He has led the operation since 2005 and also served as executive vice president of Mimaki Engineering.

Yuji Ikeda, MD at Mimaki Europe, said of him: “Mimaki Europe has truly prospered under Sagane’s leadership, as have our customers. His vision took us from a small regional player to a force to be reckoned with in the markets we serve. He also helped us successfully navigate through and overcome the difficulties of the European debt crisis. Mimaki Europe started out with only five employees back in 2005 and this number has grown to more than 100 today. We sincerely thank him for his many years of service. He will be missed.” Annual turnover for Mimaki Europe was 46m Euro in 2006, growing to 125m Euro by the end of Mimaki’s fiscal year in March 2018, contributing more than 31% of total Mimaki turnover. Peter Mitchell, director of Mimaki’s exclusive UK and Irish distributor, Hybrid Services added: “We are immensely grateful for the help and support that Sagane has given to the UK and Irish market and in particular, in the last 12 months, with the introduction of the Mimaki Tiger 1800B industrial textile printer. We wish him well in his richly deserved retirement.”