We regret to announce that the founder and CEO of Sigma Corporation, Michihiro Yamaki passed away at 1:53am on January 18th, 2012.

We would like to sincerely express our deep gratitude for your generous support for him till this day.



Record



Name Michihiro Yamaki
Current Job Title Chief Executive Officer
Date of Birth August 2nd, 1933 (at the age of 78)
Date of Decease January 18th, 2012, Wednesday
Biography September, 1961 established Sigma Research Center
  November, 1970 officially changed trade name to Sigma Corporation
  November, 1979 established Sigma Germany
  May, 1983 established Sigma Hong Kong
  May, 1986 established Sigma America
  May, 1991 established Sigma Benelux
  April, 1992 established Sigma Singapore
  September, 1993 established Sigma France
  November, 2000 established Sigma U. K.
  March, 2003 received PMA Hall of Fame Award
  February, 2009 received International Photographic Council (IPC) of UN Hall of Fame Award
  February, 2011 received Golden Photokina Pin



* To abide by the wishes of the deceased, a private funeral was conducted for close family members and relatives, and this announcement was made after the ceremony.

We are planning company funerals in Tokyo and Aizu at a later date.



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R.I.P.  Mr. Michihiro Yamaki !

谢谢，原来现在的山木和人是他儿子啊，都是搞技术的，不容易

是的，请看截图

这个是死马的创始人吗？！

79岁，一位值得尊敬的人物，正是由于他的努力我们才能以低廉的价格享受特立独行的摄影产品。