Canon celebrates the Thrill of Thirty

KOLKATA, INDIA: Canon announced the eastern market to have registered the highest growth in most product categories in the first five months of 2009 over the same period last year.

Canon also announced that it has become a leading player in East in the digital camera and digital copier multi-functional categories with 30 percent marketshare in both.

The announcement also included Canon’s achievement of 30 percent marketshare for laser printer nationally during April 2009. Cricketer and Canon’s brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar visited Kolkata to be a part of Thrill of Thirty—an event to celebrate the landmark. The event was followed by a channel partner meet to share the success with Canon partners and acknowledge their unparalleled efforts.

Kensaku Konishi, President and CEO, Canon India remarked, “At Canon we always aim at providing products with innovative technologies making the products user friendly. We are thrilled to announce that all our three product divisions have grown higher than the industry in East and have generated highest market share from the Eastern market. At the same time we aim to further increase penetration and sustain momentum in these markets. These markets continue to be crucial to our overall growth and we plan to expand further to reach out to our end users.”

Brand ambassador Tendulkar said, “I am very happy to share this milestone with Canon and be a part of the celebration. I wish them all the best and look forward to many more milestones in East India.”