Executive Team.
The Sharp Executive team are leading experts in technological innovation, product development, operational performance, customer experience, resource management and all other areas that are essential to running a modern, dynamic and progressive workplace.
Meet the Sharp Executive Team
Find out more about Sharp's European leadership team.
Yoichi Tomota
President
Yoichi has extensive international experience with nearly 30 years in industrial design, innovative technology development, manufacturing, and sales. His key priorities are to accelerate business performance across Sharp’s European business operations which include its Document Solutions portfolio and IT Services division, as well as focus on Sharp’s environmental goals.
Alexander Hermann
President, Information Systems
Since 2004, Alex has been responsible for country, regions and all of Sharp’s European B2B Sales subsidiaries. He is now working to transform Sharp’s operation from a hardware and service supplier to a provider of advanced solutions and services for the future workplace; supported by significant investments into the acquisitions of IT-Service companies and Sharp’s widening portfolio of technologies.
Kazushi Oshima
Vice President, Information Systems
Kazushi is responsible for Sharp’s European Business Planning. This includes mid-term planning, product strategy, mergers & acquisitions strategy, business transformation, fiscal year budget, profit control, and operation optimisation.
Executive Team - Shared Services and Information Systems
Find out more about Sharp's leaders in Information Systems, Shared Services and Product marketing.
Shigenobu Nagao
President Shared Services
Shigenobu has had a distinguished career at Sharp Corporation, where he has held various key positions. His journey with Sharp includes significant roles in Sharp USA and now Sharp Electronics Europe. With extensive experience across different regions and facets of the business, Shigenobu has developed a deep understanding of Sharp's global operations. His leadership and strategic insights have been instrumental in driving the company's growth and innovation.
Jason Cort
Director Product Planning and Marketing
Jason's role in Sharp’s B2B transformation involves the bringing together of Sharp’s corporate B2B vision, European markets and business objectives to help shape the overall business direction and strategy, and translating these into new products, services, organisations, digital platforms and marketing communications.
Executive Team - Legal, IT and HR
Discover more about our heads of Legal, IT and HR.
Richard Bloom
Head of Legal and Company Secretary
Richard is responsible for the legal and compliance aspects of Sharp’s operations in Europe, and is supported by a team of legal and compliance professionals, including a dedicated data protection team. The legal team’s objective is to provide best practise to all Sharp’s legal and compliance matters whilst maintaining a pragmatic, commercial approach.
Dirk Hennings
General Director of European IT Centre
Dirk is responsible for ensuring that all of Sharp’s users in Europe enjoy their IT services in a cost efficient and secure way – end to end. In addition, he is tasked with the development and provision of innovative, new IT services that enable Sharp’s customers to drive their business growth and achieve maximum business benefits.
Danisha Bhobun
European HR Director
Danisha is responsible for developing and implementing HR strategies that align with Sharp’s European business objectives. With over 20 years of HR experience in the banking and retail sectors, she focuses on fostering a diverse workplace, building employee engagement, and ensuring compliance with labor laws. Her key priorities include enhancing talent, aligning training with European goals, and leveraging technology for international collaboration.
Executive Team - Business Units
Meet Sharp's heads of IT Services, Energy Solutions and Visual Solutions.
Roland Singer
Vice President, IT Services
Roland is responsible for the strategic expansion of Sharp’s IT Services division in Europe. A key part of his role will be to ensure that Sharp’s IT products and services are meeting the changing needs of Sharp’s clients, and that Sharp selects the best IT technologies and solutions to deliver maximum value to its clients.
Ian Barnard
General Manager, Digital Imaging Solutions
Ian is responsible for managing Sharp’s Digital Imaging Solutions (DIS) business across Europe, driving forward sales and product strategy. Ian oversees the sales and marketing operations, in order to drive profitable growth, as well as setting Sharp’s DIS strategy in liaison with Japan on both strategic and product development.