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| Omron Europe President and CEO Roberto Maietti |
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To mark its 75th anniversary in 2008, Omron is reaffirming its core corporate value of “Working for the benefit of society,” through an extensive program of voluntary work by the company’s 35,000 employees. As part of long-standing efforts to improve society, the company’s offices around the world commemorate “Omron Day” with activities that support local charities and welfare organizations.
This year’s celebrations go much further with a five-month “Eco-Volun” program of environmental initiatives and voluntary work, culminating in a substantial donation to nominated charities. From May to September, Omron employees will join activities ranging from increased recycling and energy saving through to community and charity work.
Until the end of September, all Omron employees will be awarded “Eco-Volun” points, according to the activities undertaken. The company will make donations to nominated charities, based on the number of points gained by all employees. Omron Europe will use its donation to contribute to a Red Cross project for health-care education in Malawi.
Meanwhile, Omron is also highlighting its status as a prime example of successful Japanese investment in Italy.
“The subsidiary’s success in the Italian market is partly due to the fact that Omron’s roots in Europe began with a joint venture between Carlo Gavazzi, an Italian company, and Omron. We are No. 1 in the market for ceramic machine makers, and 70 percent of our business comes from machine makers acting in all kinds of industries,” says Omron Europe President and CEO Roberto Maietti.
Omron also supplies industrial automation components and systems to the automotive, semiconductor, food and beverage industries.
“I believe that we have a lot of potential for growth in the packaging, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors in the future. We are actively seeking new business in these areas, mainly due to growing demand for quality control,” says Maietti.
The company chief’s growth strategies include targeting endusers to develop new business opportunities and increase preand post-sales services to its customers.
“We have a superior product range and a large variety of products that we can offer our customers. This helps give us our competitive edge,” he says.
Maietti would like to see Omron’s presence grow stronger across Europe. “My aim is to promote the company’s Japanese identity, and at the same time focus on developing products that can be adapted for European needs,” he says.
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