MAHWAH, NJ — Edward McLaughlin, president of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and Director of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), has announced a plan to step down, in accordance with an agreement with SEC chairman and CEO Kozo Takahashi. McLaughlin will assist in the search for his successor, which is now underway.
Once SIICA’s new President has been appointed, McLaughlin will remain with SEC, where he will serve as a senior advisor to SEC and to SIICA. This advisory role will include, among other projects, working to ensure a seamless transition to SIICA’s new leadership.
McLaughlin also expects to begin to pursue new business opportunities as an independent consultant to companies in the field of office automation, focusing on designing, developing and managing projects that would employ his deep expertise and more than 35 years of industry experience.
McLaughlin and Sharp have agreed that, during this period, he will not enter into consulting or other engagements that would conflict with Sharp’s business objectives.
“Ed has contributed greatly to Sharp’s leadership position in the document industry,” said Takahashi, commenting on McLaughlin’s nine-plus years with the company. “As a member of SEC’s Board and Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee, his contributions have reached well beyond the document division. We sincerely appreciate his many contributions.”
As President of SIICA, Mr. McLaughlin has had overall responsibility for U.S. sales and marketing of Sharp’s line of multifunctional products and software solutions as well as its line of professional display products, point-of-sale (POS) systems and information devices.
