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Kyoto/Dietzenbach, 30. June 2020 // J. MORITA MFG. CORP announces the appointment of a new CEO for the Kyoto production site on 24 June 2020. Mr. Koji Tsukamoto, is leaving the board of directors with immediate effect and will continue supporting the company in an advisory capacity. Morita thanks Mr. Tsukamoto for his many years of service and welcomes Mr. Akifumi Tachibana as the new CEO and the other directors of the Board in their new roles.

Akifumi Tachibana is the new CEO of J. MORITA MFG. CORP

 

The Board of Directors of J. MORITA MFG. CORP will be composed as follows:

• Chairman: Haruo Morita
• President: Akifumi Tachibana
• Senior Managing Director: Hiroshi Tanaka
• Managing Director: Yoshihiko Takashima
• Director: Etsuo Sakano
• Director: Akio Iida
• Director: Tomio Imayoshi
• Director: Tomokazu Nishida
• Director: Shinichi Nakayama
• Audit & Supervisor Board Member: Kanji Morita

Further information about J. MORITA MFG. CORP can be found here:
https://www.morita.com/jmmc/en/morita/

Further information about J. MORITA EUROPE GMBH can be found at
https://www.jmoritaeurope.de/en/

 

About Morita

The Morita group is one of the leading manufacturers of medical technology products. The family-owned Japanese company with sales offices in Europe, USA, Brazil, Australia, and Africa offers a broad range of products. Morita is a leader in diagnostic radiology and endodontics, with a product portfolio ranging high-performance imaging systems and cone-beam computed tomography to dental units, lasers, turbines, handpieces, instruments, and endodontic measurement and preparation systems. Its more than 2,000 employees are engaged in continuous research and development and cater to the professional needs of dentists and other operators, guided by a distinctive awareness of the paramount importance of quality. In this manner, the spirit of Junichi Morita, who founded the company in 1916, lives on. With general director Haruo Morita, the third generation is now at the company’s helm.