About Growth Introducing Fujifilm’s
Overseas Site Vol. 2

Murakami So, first question I want to ask is, what impression you had when Ms.Takamasu the first time came to FDBC?

Bourg Well I was here when she came here. I was here, I think about maybe four or five months before Ms.Takamasu joined, and she was very professional. She came in, and it kind of made me nervous because I was thinking, what's going to happen here? But she was very eager and, you know, I saw, I had her resume as well. So I looked at that. She had a lot of good experience. And then little by little I think you started getting… we started giving some tasks and jobs. And she was very eager to complete those and did a really good job of those. So she got more and more, and got more engrained with the group. So it was really good. Back then she, you were a little bit quiet.

Takamasu I was so nervous.

Bourg But now we work very closely together and she does so many things for us, right? So many projects.

Murakami What about you guys? The first time you saw her, what did you think about her?

Groff So first, my impression of Ms.Takamasu from the beginning was she really had a lot of breadth and depth of knowledge. And I think, you know, some of that came was new knowledge coming to FISI, but also what she brought with her from her broader knowledge of Fujifilm was really, really important, right? My impression from the beginning has been “extremely hardworking, very diligent and very fast to catch on to concepts in other areas”. You know, so, for example, in the procurement space, I knew how much procurement experience Ms.Takamasu had before, but she picked things up very quickly and became very productive and helpful in our space fast, which I really appreciate. She’s a very easy-going person. And that was from the beginning. And she’s so easy to work with.

Takamasu Thank you. You are going to make me cry.

Groff It’s true. I mean, it’s true. Absolutely.

Contreras My experience when I first met Ms.Takamasu was it was a very, very positive experience. Since then, you know, we've like collaborated on a lot of projects together. She's been instrumental in helping us, helping the whole supply chain team with like data integrity and really getting to a good point, because before we were struggling, we've had challenges with our ERP system. But you know, really thanks to her, she's helped improve a lot of processes and we're very lucky to have her.

Takamasu So kind. Thank you.

Bock When I got here we had just switched over to SAP. And we had a lot of challenges within both the system and also raw materials. So we were really in crisis mode for a long time. But Ms.Takamasu stepped in the really over pinpoint areas to help. And what I really appreciated with her -I appreciate a lot of things about Ms.Takamasu - but the fact that she always brings facts when there's an issue we're trying to dive into. She comes with the details and she comes with the facts and she understands. So we really were, again, in a crisis mode when she was able to help man out. The fact that it was almost a team of Ms.Takamasu and Mr.Bourg. For a while with the planning part.

Bourg I think one of the most important things, I think everybody said it, but she doesn't shy away from any challenges. So we’ve thrown everything out and you've just done a great job and picked it up and made it better. Right? So that's I think the biggest thing is the eagerness that she brings to meet challenges and be helpful, it really made an impact. Big impact.

Murakami What is the good thing about being one of the members of Fujifilm group? Why do you think that?

Contreras I think one of the good things about being a member of the Fujifilm Group is that people here are very passionate about what they do and they're very knowledgeable. And also I think people get a sense of accomplishment knowing that they're contributing to making the world a better place with all the products and services that Fujifilm provides. Also, it's a very reputable, established company. So, you know, it's almost you're proud to work for Fujifilm because it's such a good company to be in.

Groff I’d agree. It’s a great nurturing culture. I know when I came from the company that I work for, I was looking very specifically at Fujifilm, including some of the values in the company. And a lot of companies say they value employees. Some do more than others. And I think Fujifilm is demonstrated to be the place. They do value employees. And the culture, again, I think is very nurturing. You know, you work hard. You can make a mistake. And as long as you learn from it, you can move forward.

Bourg And I think part of it for me, too, is, you know, we're a smaller group here in California, but we're part of a larger global organization which provides us the opportunity for more training and more access to resources to allow us to do some of the things that we want to do here. Right? So sometimes when you don't have that parent company in that backing, it's a little bit more difficult to do that. So it's really good to be a part of that. And on the cutting edge of some of the things that we're doing right, it's very exciting, very exciting.

Bock Being part of a company that allows us to get through the rough spots that we've gone through. We're still trying to turn some things around. We know Fujifilm is dedicated to life sciences, so it's good to have the backing and support from the parent. And we know we're going to be contributing and growing in the future, but we need that help and guidance and help and resources right now so that has been key to helping us.

Takamasu Life sciences are really big parts, so. It’s growing so much.

Murakami I'm happy to hear that you all are honored to be here.