2015
May 8, 2015
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Notice of Personnel Changes
Minebea Co., Ltd. hereby announces the following executive changes decided at the Board of Directors meeting held today.
The directors, corporate auditors and executive officers to be officially decided through the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting to be held on Friday, June 26, 2015 are as follows:
| New official position | Present official position | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Yoshihisa Kainuma | |
| Director, Vice President Executive Officer | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Hiroharu Katogi | Promoted |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Hiroyuki Yajima | |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Hirotaka Fujita | |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Daishiro Konomi | |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Tamio Uchibori | |
| Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Ryozo Iwaya | Newly appointed as Director, Promoted |
| Director, Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Shigeru None | Newly appointed as Director |
| Outside Director | Outside Director | Kohshi Murakami | |
| Outside Director | Outside Director | Takashi Matsuoka | |
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Head of Plant Maintenance Department at Production Support Division | Kazunari Shimizu | Newly appointed as Corporate Auditor |
| Standing Outside Corporate Auditor | Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited. | Kazuyoshi Tokimaru | Newly appointed as Corporate Auditor |
| Outside Corporate Auditor | Outside Corporate Auditor | Hisayoshi Rikuna | |
| Outside Corporate Auditor | Outside Corporate Auditor | Shinichiro Shibasaki | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Masayuki Imanaka | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Takashi Aiba | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Shuji Uehara | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Hiromi Yoda | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Managing Executive Officer | Tatsuo Matsuda | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Tetsuya Tsuruta | Promoted |
| Managing Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Michiya Kagami | Promoted |
| Managing Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Hiroshi Yoshikawa | Promoted |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Hiroyuki Akatsu | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Koichi Takeshita | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Kazunori Sawayama | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Toru Narita | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Koichiro Kojima | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Michihiro Tame | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Atsushi Shiraishi | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Toshiro Ogata | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Shigenori Hoya | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Takaaki Asawa | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Katsuhiko Kurosawa | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Haruki Kato | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Shinichi Yamamura | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Satoshi Yoneda | |
| Executive Officer | Executive Officer | Katsuhiko Yoshida | |
| Executive Officer | Head of EMT Business Unit of Automotive & Global Motor Business Division at Electronic Device & Component Manufacturing Headquarters | Joerg Hoffmann | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | Head of NHBB/myonic Business Unit at Machined Component Manufacturing Headquarters | Daniel J. Lemieux | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | General manager of Stepping Motor Product Sales Management at Sales Division | Shuji Kobayashi | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | General manager of Bearing Product Sales Management at Sales Division | Koichiro Komiya | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | General manager of SAP Introduction Promotion Office | Kazuo Misumi | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | Group Leader of Parts Manufacturing Group of Lighting Device Business Unit of Electronic Device Division at Electronic Device & Component Manufacturing Headquarters | Takuya Sato | Newly appointed |
| Executive Officer | Head of Stepping Motor Business Unit of Information, Industrial Machinery Motor & Special Device Division at Electronic Device & Component Manufacturing Headquarters | Osamu Nakamura | Newly appointed |
The following corporate auditor and executive officers will retire at the end of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, June 26, 2015:
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Akifumi Kamoi |
| Standing Outside Corporate Auditor | Kazuaki Tanahashi |
| Executive Officer | Kunio Shimba |
| Company Name: | Minebea Co., Ltd. |
| Representative: | Yoshihisa Kainuma Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Code No. 6479, TSE Div. No.1) |
| Contact: | Naoyuki Kimura General Manager Personnel Department |
| Phone: | +81-(0)3-6758-6712 |
Information in the press releases is current on the date of the announcement.
Product information, contact and other context are subject to change without prior notice.
Product information, contact and other context are subject to change without prior notice.
