Christie begins a new stage with Koji Naito as president and CEO

Ushio, matrix Christie, has appointed Koji Naito as the new president and CEO of Christie, a company that is beginning a new stage with a focus on understanding customer needs.

Koji Naito will combine his new role at Christie with that of president and CEO of Ushio, so that he will supervise the evolution and development of both companies. Koji sucede a Hideaki Onishi, who will take on a new position as President and COO of Christie. In the same way, Atsushi Kuroda, currently a senior director in Christie's strategy department, has been appointed Christie's CTO and Chief Strategy Officer, succeeding Zoran Veselic, president and chief technology officer.

Having held positions of progressive responsibility at Ushio for almost four decades, Koji seeks to bring “strong leadership, industry-wide experience and credibility” to Christie. Among the objectives of the company's new president and CEO is to “align the management, business strategies and philosophies of Ushio and Christie” to drive the success of the two companies. Likewise, Christie confirms that Koji Naito will focus on “understanding the customer needs”, as well as in the adoption of new measures to achieve “practices of sustainability global”.

"Constant innovation and deep core values, while making a difference in the communities we serve, are paramount to Ushio's vision toward a sustainable future for all. I am pleased and honored to lead Christie into the future with a strong executive management team that shares Ushio's mission and vision," he said. Koji Naito after his appointment.