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C
ORPORATE STRUCTURE FINANCIAL SECTIO
N
CORPORATE DAT
A
STRATEGY
USINESS SEGMEN
09
The global economic map is changing dramatically in
line with rapid advances in globalization and network-
ing. To continue developing as a truly excellent global
company worthy of admiration and respect for 100, and
even 200, years, Canon must secure victory on the global
playing field and, toward this objective, our workforce
must continue to deliver innovation.
At Canon sales companies around the world, we
already have many locally hired employees in upper
management positions. Especially in Europe, our largest
regional market, the presidents of all of our sales com-
panies are from the region. Since 1980, moreover, we
have held our Tokyo Seminar management training pro-
gram for managers of overseas Canon Group companies
to improve their managerial capabilities. We are work-
ing to foster and impart Canon’s corporate culture, con-
tinuously embracing the challenge of innovation, while
nurturing global human resources who can excel on the
world stage.
Since the Lehman crisis, Canon has built a rock-solid
financial base in preparation for the next period of
economic growth and has created many new busi-
nesses with promising futures. In short, we have ful-
filled all the necessary conditions to make great
progress.
The global economy is expected to gradually regain
moment and head toward stable growth. We aim to
ride this wave so that we will again be able to make
great strides during Phase V of our Excellent Global
Corporation Plan, which will begin in 2016. To this
end, we will accelerate the development of new busi-
nesses to return to the growth track in 2015, bringing
Phase IV to a successful close by further reinforcing
our business foundation.
We look forward to your continued understanding
and support.
Fujio Mitarai
Chairman & CEO
Canon Inc.
Imparting a corporate culture, and
cultivating human resources befi tting
a truly excellent global company
Strategy
6In Conclusion
Managers from Group companies worldwide gather at the Canon
Global Management Institute in Japan to study corporate strategies
and engage in cross-cultural exchanges.