2006
June 5, 2006
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Managerial Assignments
At its Board of Directors Meeting held on June 5, 2006, Minebea Co., Ltd. decided the following managerial assignments.
The assignments related to Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation, a joint venture with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., are subject to the approval of its Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2006, and of its Board of Directors Meeting subsequent to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
| New Assignment | Former Assignment | Post to be Retained |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshihisa Kainuma, Mr. Head of Information Motor Business Unit, Representative Director and President of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation |
Chief of Operations Headquarters, Head of Legal Division |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Tosei Takenaka, Mr. Chief of Operations Headquarters, Head of Legal Division |
Head of Information Motor Business Unit, Representative Director and President of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Masayoshi Yamanaka, Mr. Deputy Chief of Operations Headquarters, Head of Corporate Planning Division |
General Manager of Regional Affairs for South East Asia |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Morihiro Iijima, Mr. General Manager of Regional Affairs for South East Asia |
Deputy Chief of Operations Headquarters, Head of Corporate Planning Division |
Executive Officer |
| Mamoru Kamigaki, Mr. Deputy Head of Information Motor Business Unit, Senior Managing Director of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation |
Head of Procurement Division |
Executive Officer |
| New Assignment | Former Assignment | Post to be Retained |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Yomantas, Mr. Executive Officer |
General Manager of Regional Affairs for North and South America, President of NMB (USA) Inc., President of New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. |
The following new Directors and Officers of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation are subject to the approval of its Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2006, and of its Board of Directors Meeting subsequent to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation's new management
Effective June 26, 2006
| Name | Assignment |
|---|---|
| Yoshihisa Kainuma | Representative Director and President (Newly assigned) |
| Tatsuyoshi Oka | Representative Director and Vice President (Currently Director, Home Appliance & Automotive Motor Division, Motor Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) (Newly assigned) |
| Mamoru Kamigaki | Senior Managing Director (Newly assigned) |
| Kaoru Matsumoto | Director |
| Shuji Uehara | Director |
| Tsugumitsu Suehiro | Director (Currently Senior Auditor, Motor Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) (Newly assigned) |
| Kengo Katsuki | Director |
| Yugen Ota | Director |
| Eiichi Kobayashi | Absentee Director |
| Ikuo Miyamoto | Absentee Director |
| Tomihiro Maruta | Standing Corporate Auditor |
| Masaaki Katagiri | Corporate Auditor |
| Takeshi Hosomi | Corporate Auditor |
Retiring Directors effective June 26, 2006
Tosei Takenaka
(Now Representative Director and President)
Miyuki Furuya
(Now Representative Director and Vice President)
Kunitake Matsushita
(Now Director)
Kazuhisa Takahashi
(Now Director)
| Company Name: | Minebea Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Representative: | Takayuki Yamagishi Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Code No. 6479) |
| Contact Person: | Shunji Mase Managing Executive Officer, Head of Personnel & General Affairs Div. Naoyuki Kimura Deputy General Manager of Personnel & General Affairs Department Tel. 81-3-5434-8612 / Fax 81-3-5434-8601 |
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