2005
June 30, 2005
Minebea Co., Ltd.
New Management Structure and Managerial Assignments
The Board of Directors Meeting the company held on Wednesday, June 29, 2005, subsequently to the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that took place on the same day, has passed the agenda for the new management structure and managerial assignments as follows.
The assignments related to Headquarters and Business Units will be effective on July 1.
1) New Management Structure
(Note - "B/U" : Business Unit, "Div." : Division, "Dept." : Department)
| Name | Assignment |
|---|---|
| Takayuki Yamagishi | Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Yoshihisa Kainuma | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief of Operations Headquarters |
| Ryusuke Mizukami | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief of Engineering Headquarters Officer in charge of Environmental Preservation |
| Tosei Takenaka | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Information Motor B/U Representative Director and President of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation |
| Koichi Dosho | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief of Sales Headquarters |
| Hiroharu Katogi | Director, Managing Executive Officer Chief of Administration Headquarters Head of Business Administration Div. and of Information Systems Div. |
| Akihiro Hirao | Director, Managing Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Engineering Headquarters Head of Defense-Related Special Parts B/U |
| Eiichi Kobayashi | Director, Managing Executive Officer Chief of Manufacturing Headquarters |
| Chanchai Leetavorn | Independent Director |
| Takashi Matsuoka | Independent Director |
| Shinichi Mori | Standing Corporate Auditor |
| Yoshinori Amano | Standing Corporate Auditor |
| Tsukasa Oshima | Standing External Corporate Auditor |
| Isao Hiraide | External Corporate Auditor |
| Yukio Shimizu | Managing Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Sales Headquarters |
| Susumu Fujisawa | Managing Executive Officer General Manager of Regional Affairs for China |
| Akio Okamiya | Managing Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Engineering Headquarters Head of Tribology, Clean Technology Development Div. |
| Hiroyuki Yajima | Managing Executive Officer Head of Ball Bearing B/U |
| Sakae Yashiro | Managing Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Administration Headquarters Head of Finance Div. and Accounting Div. |
| Masayoshi Yamanaka | Managing Executive Officer General Manager of Regional Affairs for South East Asia |
| Shunji Mase | Managing Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Operations Headquarters Head of Personnel & General Affairs Div. |
| Hirotaka Fujita | Managing Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Manufacturing Headquarters Head of Electronic Device B/U |
| Sadahiko Oki | Executive Officer Head of Internal Auditing Office |
| Takuya Naka | Executive Officer Head of Legal Div. of Operations Headquarters |
| Motoyuki Niijima | Executive Officer Head of Measuring Components B/U |
| Kunio Shimba | Executive Officer Head of Spindle Motor B/U |
| Junichi Mochizuki | Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Sales Headquarters Deputy Head of Ball Bearing B/U |
| Morihiro Iijima | Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Operations Headquarters Head of Corporate Planning Div. |
| Toshisada Koyama | Executive Officer Head of Precision Motor B/U |
| Mamoru Kamigaki | Executive Officer Head of Procurement Div. of Operations Headquarters |
| Takashi Aiba | Executive Officer Deputy Chief of Manufacturing Headquarters General Manager of Accounting Dept. of Karuizawa Plant, Accounting Div. of Administration Headquarters |
| Daishiro Konomi | Executive Officer General Manager of Regional Affairs for Europe |
| Tatsuo Matsuda | Executive Officer Head of Japan Sales Div. of Sales Headquarters |
2)Heads and Deputy Heads of Business Units
| Business Unit | Assignment | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Bearing B/U | Head | Hiroyuki Yajima |
| Deputy Head | Junichi Mochizuki | |
| Mechanical Assembly B/U | Head | Tetsuya Tsuruta |
| Deputy Head | Hidenori Kobayashi | |
| Deputy Head | Seiichi Yamamoto | |
| Rod-End B/U | Head | Tsugihiko Musha |
| Deputy Head | Hideki Kawada | |
| Spindle Motor B/U | Head | Kunio Shimba |
| Deputy Head | Masashi Abe | |
| Deputy Head | Takashi Ikegami | |
| Precision Motor B/U | Head | Toshisada Koyama |
| Fastener B/U | Head | Katsura Yanagisawa |
| Deputy Head | Akira Sato | |
| Defense-Related Special Parts B/U | Head | Akihiro Hirao |
| Deputy Head | Motoyasu Itsuu | |
| Measuring Components B/U | Head | Motoyuki Niijima |
| Deputy Head | Hirofumi Otsuka | |
| Deputy Head | Nobumasa Hashimoto | |
| Keyboard B/U | Head | Naohiro Shiota |
| Deputy Head | Koichi Takeshita | |
| Speaker B/U | Head | Toshifumi Fukawatase |
| Deputy Head | Takashi Harada | |
| Electronic Device B/U | Head | Hirotaka Fujita |
| Deputy Head | Ryozo Iwaya | |
| Information Motor B/U | Head | Tosei Takenaka |
| NHBB B/U | Head | Gary Yomantas |
| Hansen B/U | Head | William Poyner |
| Company Name: | Minebea Co.,Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Representative : | Takayuki Yamagishi Representative Director,President and ChiefExecutive Officer (Code No. 6479TSE Div. No.1) |
| Contact: | Shunji Mase Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Department Naoyuki Kimura Deputy General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Department Tel.81-3-5434-8612/Fax 81-3-5434-8601 |
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.
