Mark Simons joined Konica Minolta as Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances in November 2018. In this newly established role, Mark works to further develop Konica Minolta’s Workplace of the Future portfolio of products and solutions, and focuses on building strategic partnerships that enhance and complement the goals and objectives for this area of the business. Mark has 35 years of experience in the personal, mobile and commercial computer industries, having served in executive-level positions with Toshiba, IBM, and Smith Corona Corporation. He joined Konica Minolta from Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2008. During his tenure, revenue exceeded $5 billion in the mobile computing, television, telecommunications and imaging systems businesses. Mark resides in Southern California, where he is an active member of the UCI Chancellor Roundtable and board member of the Hoag Sports Charity Foundation.