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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 13, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the appointment of Toru Nishizawa as President and Chief Executive Officer of Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc. In addition, Mr. Nishizawa will serve as the Executive Vice President for the Business & Technology Development Group for Canon Virginia, Inc.

"Mr. Nishizawa will be a valuable asset to both companies' leadership team," said Joe Adachi, president and chief executive officer, Canon U.S.A. "His vast experience across the Canon family will help lead the way towards success."

Mr. Nishizawa, who resides in Virginia, began his career with Canon Inc. in 1980 upon graduation from the Tokyo Institute of Technology with a degree in management engineering. Most recently he held the position of Group Executive of the Office Imaging Products Business Support at Canon Inc. since 2009 and prior to that was President of Canon Giessen in Germany from 2004 until 2009.

"I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with Canon U.S. Life Sciences and Canon Virginia," said Nishizawa. "Over my career at Canon I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of positions which have helped prepare me for the task at hand. I am excited to build upon the foundations for these two organizations and lead the teams toward future growth."

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked fourth overall in the U.S. in 2010†, with global revenues of more than US $45 billion and is listed as number five in the computer industry on Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired Companies 2011 list. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. At Canon, we care because caring is essential to living together in harmony. Founded upon a corporate philosophy of Kyosei – "all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future" – Canon U.S.A. supports a number of social, youth, educational and other programs, including environmental and recycling initiatives. Additional information about these programs can be found at www.usa.canon.com/kyosei. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss.

† Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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