Pentax Corp. said Tuesday that its board of directors scrapped a planned merger with leading optical glass maker Hoya Corp. and replaced its president.
The camera and medical equipment maker announced that senior executive officer Takashi Watanuki replaced Fumio Urano as president, a decision that came after the board voted down the merger that Urano had spearheaded.
Urano was demoted to board member.
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