CEO/PRESIDENT , EPSON AMERICA
WHY: Leads printer and scanner maker’s U.S. unit that’s strengthened its base in Orange County with new regional HQ in Los Alamitos and a warehouse and distribution hub in Huntington Beach.
IN THE NEWS: Officially opened new regional HQ in May. Pandemic complications stretched out the relocation from Long Beach.
QUOTABLE: “It’s been a very unusual situation with opening a new facility during COVID. We had a brand-new, complete facility with only a handful of people in it for more than a year.”
NOTABLE: NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has been promoting Epson products since 2019.