Tadano has announced that Toshiaki Ujiie—currently its executive vice president and representative director—will succeed Koichi Tadano as the company’s president, CEO and representative director from April 1. Koichi Tadano served as president and CEO of Tadano for 18 years and will move to the position of chairman of the board and representative director. Koichi Tadano said: “Today, it is my pleasure to announce the new leadership of Tadano Ltd. to our valued stakeholders. It has been my honour to serve as president and CEO of Tadano Ltd. for 18 years. For your support in helping me reach this milestone day, I offer my humble thanks to all of our stakeholders and each and every one of the employees in the Tadano Group. “Since our founding, Tadano has been a company that values the concepts of ‘creating products that benefit society’ and ‘contributing to the world’s development.’ These concepts are infused in our corporate philosophy of ‘creation, contribution, and cooperation,’ our core values of ‘safety, quality, and efficiency based on compliance,’ and in the Tadano Way. I am very proud to say that these concepts have all come to be deeply valued among the employees of the Tadano Group working throughout the world. In the midst of the coronavirus disruption, we are experiencing a severe situation in terms of our current business results.