Canon South Africa has appointed Tunca Rodoplu as Country Director, effective Wednesday, 1 July. He will aim to lead the company's strategy and drive growth across the Canon portfolio in Southern Africa.
Rodoplu aims to bring extensive regional and commercial experience to the role, having held senior positions across Canon EMEA. Most recently he served as Canon South Africa's Sales and Marketing Director for B2B, where he led commercial strategy and built customer and partner relationships across the sub-Saharan market for integrated printing solutions, says Canon.
In this role, Rodoplu will aim to drive Canon's growth strategy across Southern Africa by strengthening both partner networks and direct sales channels. He is tasked with expanding the company's digital production printing and imaging solutions, while capturing a larger share of the office printing market. Additionally, Rodoplu will champion Canon's Kyosei philosophy, aimed at helping customers boost efficiency, reduce their environmental footprint and adopt circular economy practices, adds Canon.
Rodoplu succeeds David Preston, who retires on Tuesday, 30 June after a 38-year career with Canon. Preston joined the organisation in 1988 and held several senior roles, including B2B Development Director and Strategy Director for the Emerging Markets Business Unit, before being appointed Managing Country Director of Canon South Africa in 2020, says Canon.
During his six years leading the business, Preston aimed to grow market share across key categories and modernised core operations. Guided by Canon's Kyosei philosophy — living and working together for the common good — he oversaw the company's achievement of a Level 3 B-BBEE rating and launched social initiatives including the Canon Young People Programme and the Miraisha Programme. Canon says it thanks Preston for his long-standing commitment to the organisation and wishes him well in retirement.
"Our ambition is to grow Canon's presence in Southern Africa by working closely with our partners and customers to deliver integrated solutions that create real business value. At the same time, we remain committed to helping organisations operate more sustainably by reducing their environmental impact, fully aligned with Canon's Kyosei philosophy," concludes Tunca Rodoplu, Incoming Country Director.
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