Toru Maki has been appointed as the new president and CEO of PFU (EMEA) Limited. Toru Maki's aim is to further expand PFU's position as a provider of document capture solutions in EMEA.

PFU wants to further expand its position by growing the hardware business and putting a strong focus on the PaperStream and ScanSnap software and on professional services. PFU (EMEA) Limited is responsible for the sales and marketing of Fujitsu document scanners in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and is a provider of professional personal, desktop, workgroup and high-volume production scanners.

Toru Maki joined Fujitsu in 1982 and held various positions in finance and administration as well as management positions in the company's document scanner business. His last positions, prior to taking over his new role, were as head of the scanner business in India and Senior Director for International Sales. Toru is now based in the UK.

Toru Maki, new President and CEO of PFU (EMEA) Limited said, "PFU has always focused on its innovative power to build customer-oriented technology that has kept the company at the forefront of the industry. As President, I want to build on that and deepen our customer relationships in order to gain a thorough understanding of their business requirements."