2005
May 12, 2005
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Managerial Assignments
The Board of Directors Meeting the company held on May 12, Thursday, has passed the agenda for executive changeover as follows:
Executive changes as of June 29 upon final approval at the Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting to be held on June 29, as well as at the Board Meeting to be held on the same day:
Change of Representative
| 1) | New representative director, president and chief executive officer: Mr. Takayuki Yamagishi, now Director,Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Engineering Headquarters |
| 2) | Retiring representative director, president and chief executive officer: Mr. Tsugio Yamamoto |
Other Executive Changes
| 3) | New Directors: |
| Hiroharu Katogi (Now Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Business Administration and Investor Relations) |
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| Akihiro Hirao (Now Executive Officer, General Manager of Omori Manufacturing Unit) |
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| Eiichi Kobayashi (Now Executive Officer, General Manager of Production Technology Center and Tool & Die Dept. of Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit) |
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| Takashi Matsuoka (Now Managing Director of Keiaisha Co., Ltd.) Independent director as required under Article 188, Paragraph 2, item 7-2 of the Japanese Commercial Code. |
| 4) | Retiring Directors: |
| Tsugio Yamamoto (Now Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer) |
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| Rikuro Obara (Now Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Manufacturing Headquarters and Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit) |
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| Kenji Senoue (Now Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Member of the Tokyo Head Office Administration Executive Council, in charge of Strategy Planning) |
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| Atsushi Matsuoka (Now External Director) |
Attached for your reference is Mr. T. Yamagishi's business career.
Date of birth:May 14, 1938
Career:
| Mar,1962 | Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, HokkaidoUniversity |
| Mar,1962 | Joined MinebeaAssigned to manufacturing and engineering of bearings, mechanical components, etc. at KaruizawaManufacturing Unit. |
| Jul, 1983 | General Manager of 3rd Manufacturing Dept. ofKaruizawa Manufacturing Unit |
| Jan,1984 | General Manager of Karuizawa Manufacturing Department,Measuring Components Division |
| Mar,1988 | Deputy General Manager of Electronics Business Division |
| Dec,1988 | Director |
| Sep,1989 | General Manager of Electronic Devices Division |
| Dec,1992 | Managing Director |
| Dec,1994 | Senior Managing Director, General Manager of 2ndManufacturing Headquarters |
| Dec,1995 | In charge of R&D Center, President and Representative Director of Minebea Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| Apr,1997 | General Manager of Hamamatsu Manufacturing Unit |
| Apr,2001 | In charge of R&D Headquarters |
| Apr,2003 | General Manager of Engineering Headquarters (Present) |
| Jun,2003 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Present) |
| Company Name : | Minebea Co., Ltd. |
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| Representative : | Tsugio Yamamoto Representative Director,President and Chief Executive Officer (Code No. 6479 TSE Div. No.1) |
| Contact Person : | Shunji Mase Executive Officer and General Manager of Personnel& General Affairs Department Naoyuki Kimura Deputy General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Department Tel. 03-5434-8612 Fax 03-5434-8601 |
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