Shannon Inc. will have chief executive Hiroshi Yamazaki serve as COO as well from July 1, after current executive officer and COO Sho Oe is set to leave the company and transfer to parent Innovation Inc. on the same date. The company said its board approved the officer changes on June 19 as part of an organizational rework for its next phase of growth.
| Area | New setup | Previous setup or note |
|---|---|---|
| CEO/COO | Hiroshi Yamazaki becomes CEO and COO | Previously CEO |
| Partner business | Executive officer role shifts to partner business | Previously solution sales |
| Sales | Executive officer role shifts to sales | Previously marketing cloud |
| CMO brief | CMO and growth | Previously CMO and SMB |
| COO departure | Sho Oe resigns as executive officer and COO, scheduled to transfer to parent Innovation Inc. | Effective July 1 |
The disclosure pairs the title changes with a specific operating agenda. Shannon said it is refreshing the management structure and optimizing talent allocation across the group. In its existing business, it wants stronger new sales and tighter coordination between sales teams and delivery functions, with the stated aim of expanding its account base and improving productivity.
The company also identifies the SMB market as a growth area. There, it said it will intensify new market development around a partner, or agency, strategy. Alongside that, one executive officer shifts from solution sales to partner business, another from marketing cloud to sales, and the CMO brief changes from SMB to growth.
Several posts stay in place, including CTO, product strategy, CFO and service. Shannon also says it has further organizational-efficiency moves in view. The filing does not put financial targets or operating metrics on this reshuffle, but it does make the commercial priorities plain: a stronger push on new sales, tighter sales-to-delivery coordination and heavier use of partners in SMB.