| April 26, 2007 |
| Notification of changes in the position of representative director and other officers |
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The candidates for director to be presented for discussion at the 71st General Stockholders' Meeting scheduled for the latter part of June were selected at the Board of Directors meeting on April 26, 2007. This is to inform you of the unofficial decision on the change of the representative director, which will be formally decided at the Board of Directors meeting following the conclusion of the General Stockholders' Meeting.
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1. Change of the representative director
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Yoshio Hara, President & Chief Executive Officer to Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Hiroshi Sumitani, Senior Operating Officer to President & Chief Executive Officer
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There will be six candidates for director presented for discussion at the 71st General Stockholders' Meeting. |
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Yoshio Hara, President & Chief Executive Officer
Hiroshi Sumitani, Senior Operating Officer
Kosuke Iguchi, Managing Director
Michio Yagai, Managing Director
Shigeharu Tago, Senior Operating Officer
Toru Chiba, General manager of International Division |
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Directors relinquishing their post (Effective as of the end of the 71st General Stockholders' Meeting) |
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Kazunori Ota, Managing Director
Akira Fukuda, External Director
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| 4. The name and background of the new representative director |
Hiroshi Sumitani, President & Chief Executive Officer
Date of Birth: Jan.19, 1950
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