Committed to Creating a Robust Imaging Industry

You took over the reins of Canon India at a very difficult time for the imaging industry. What did you find different in the Indian imaging industry, compared to other parts of the world?

Yes. It was a very unique time when I joined the organisation.

But even before I took over this new role as CEO, I have had the pleasure of visiting the market about four times previously through the Asian community since I was in charge of the Asian market. So, I knew a little bit about Indian market as well as the future expectations towards the market. Maybe if you discount these eventful months of the Covid situation, we have high expectations towards Indian market. In terms of the sheer size, it is still in the growing phase, and it is growing very fast.

Growth is not just confined to our industry alone, but I think it is true for just about everything — the social infrastructure, the way people communicate digitally, online payment methods — everything is growing very fast. This is not too different from what I saw in China, in my previous tenure. There, the growth, the way people behave, people shop, people live and communicate, have been steered