ip.labs announces the appointment of Yuji Hara as new Chief Executive Officer
He succeeds Sebastian Vögel, who left the company at his own request to pursue a new professional challenge. Mr. Hara’s career with Fujifilm includes leadership roles in software development, project management, and management support across the globe. He is a dedicated marathon and triathlon athlete and is married with two children.
"We are pleased to welcome Yuji Hara as our new CEO," said Shin Udono, Senior Vice President – Imaging Solutions, FUJIFILM Europe GmbH. "His vast experience, know-how, and passion for software development in the photo imaging industry make him the perfect fit for this role. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Sebastian Vögel, who has successfully led the company over the past 8 years with the utmost commitment and has set a decisive course for the future.”
"I am excited to take on this role and continue the great work of ip.labs,” said Yuji Hara, CEO at ip.labs GmbH. "I will work enthusiastically with the entire team to realize a common vision: To be the globally leading enabler for photo products and to change how people think about creating photo products."
The key to realising this goal is the constant expansion and optimisation of the company’s state-of-the-art product and solution portfolio. Recent milestones include the addition of a dynamic calendar function to the market-leading photo editor, an intelligent photo book wizard, and the brand-new Mobile SDK, the world´s only out-of-the-box, easy-to-integrate photo commerce toolbox that allows to embed mobile-first photo product editors directly into mobile apps.
Companies worldwide trust the solutions of ip.labs GmbH, founded in 2004, when it comes to creating and selling personalized photo products such as photo books, wall decorations or photo gifts. The flexible software solution can be easily adapted to different business models and is available as a web-based editor, download client and as mobile app. ip.labs has been a wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Europe GmbH, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, since 2008 and offers its business customers worldwide support on a 24/7 basis.
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