2003
June 27, 2003
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Minebea Introduces an Executive Officer System and Changes to Management Structure
Minebea announced today that at the General Shareholder's Meeting and the Board of Directors Meeting on June 27, 2003, the resolutions to introduce an Executive Officer System and to amend the structure of the Board of Directors, as released on April 25, 2003, were approved. Members of the Board were elected and appointed as indicated below.
| Representative Member of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | Tsugio Yamamoto | |
| Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Yoshihisa Kainuma | Member of the Tokyo Head Office Administration Executive Council, in charge of Personnel & General Affairs and Logistics & Procurement |
| Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Takayuki Yamagishi | General Manager of Engineering Headquarters |
| Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Rikuro Obara | General Manager of Manufacturing Headquarters and Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit |
| Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Ryusuke Mizukami | Member of Tokyo Head Office Administration Executive Council, in charge of Corporate Planning, Information System and Environmental Preservation |
| Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Kenji Senoue | Member of Tokyo Head Office Administration Executive Council, in charge of Strategy Planning |
| Member of the Board, Senior Managing Executive Officer | Tosei Takenaka | In charge of Asian Region Operations |
| Member of the Board, Managing Executive Officer | Koichi Dosho | General Manager of Sales Headquarters, European & American Regional Sales Headquarters and European Region Operations |
| Independent Director | Atsushi Matsuoka | President and Representative Director of Keiaisha Co., Ltd. |
| Independent Director | Chanchai Leetavorn | Chairman of Asia Credit Plc. |
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Shinichi Mori | |
| Standing Corporate Auditor | Yoshinori Amano | |
| External Corporate Auditor | Mitsuo Ichikawa | |
| External Corporate Auditor | Isao Hiraide | |
| Managing Executive Officer | Takashi Yamaguchi | Member of Tokyo Head Office Administration Executive Council, in charge of Accounting and Finance |
| Managing Executive Officer | Tomihiro Maruta | General Manager of Fujisawa Manufacturing Unit |
| Executive Officer | Sadao Sawamura | General Manager of Information Systems Dept. |
| Executive Officer | Akihiro Hirao | General Manager of Omori Manufacturing Unit |
| Executive Officer | Sadahiko Oki | General Manager of Internal Auditing Office |
| Executive Officer | Takuya Naka | In charge of Legal and General Manager of Legal Dept. |
| Executive Officer | Yukio Shimizu | Deputy General Manager of Sales Headquarters (in charge of Japan & Asian Region), General Manager of Japan & Asian Regional Sales Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | Masayoshi Yamanaka | In charge of North and South American Region Operations |
| Executive Officer | Shunji Mase | General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Dept., Secretary-General Office of Tokyo Head Office Administration Executive Council |
| Executive Officer | Hiroharu Katogi | In charge of Business Administration and Investor Relations |
| Executive Officer | Susumu Fujisawa | In charge of China Operations |
| Executive Officer | Masamitsu Osada | General Manager of Mechatronics Division |
| Executive Officer | Akio Okamiya | In charge of R&D Center of Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit, General Manager in charge of Chemical Integration Laboratory |
| Executive Officer | Eiichi Kobayashi | General Manager of Production Technology Center and Tool & Die Dept., Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit |
| Executive Officer | Motoyuki Niijima | General Manager of Measuring Components Division |
| Executive Officer | Tadahiko Mori | General Manager of Logistic Dept. and Sales Logistics Support Office |
| Executive Officer | Hiroyuki Yajima | General Manager of Bearing Division and Bearing Manufacturing Dept., Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit |
| Executive Officer | Masao Iwasa | General Manager of Administration Office, Karuizawa Manufacturing Unit |
| Executive Officer | Hirotaka Fujita | General Manager of Hamamatsu Manufacturing Unit, Electro Devices Division, Power Electronics Division and PE Manufacturing Dept. |
| Executive Officer | Kunio Shinba | General Manager of Global Storage Component Product Management |
| Executive Officer | Junichi Mochizuki | General Manager of Global Bearing Product Management |
Representative: Tsugio Yamamoto,
Representative Director
(Code No. 6479, TSE First Section)
Contact Person:
Shunji Mase,Executive Officer and General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Dept.
Naoyuki Kimura, Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Dept.
Tel: 03-5434-8612 / Fax: 03-5434-8601
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.
