The wholly-owned subsidiary becomes a new division of Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Continuing its goal to expand its solutions as well as service, Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc. (CIIS), has merged into Canon U.S.A. Inc., becoming a new division effective 1 April 2021.
The new division called Digital Imaging Solutions, will continue to develop software and provide professional services for Canon’s business groups in the U.S., as well as continue its business process automation solutions business with external customers. Canon added that the Digital Imaging Solutions Division will expand upon CIIS’ efforts and continue to bring together Canon’s imaging technologies and information management expertise to assist organisations in achieving their digital transformation objectives.
Canon said that the goals of the merger include more agile and faster operations/management, organisational synergy across Canon U.S.A. Inc., simple and more efficient operations as a single company and streamlined go to market capability for new solutions and services.
“As the world continues to shift and mature, it is strategically important to have an internal capability to develop software solutions to help provide new value to customers in a timely matter within Canon Americas,” said Kazuto Ogawa, President and CEO, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “With that said, we are proud to merge CIIS into Canon U.S.A., Inc. to usher in new services and innovations to help the Company maintain its leadership.”
