2007
May 8, 2007
Minebea Co., Ltd.
Managerial Assignments
At its Board of Directors Meeting held today, Minebea Co., Ltd. decided the following managerial assignments.
1) Directors and Corporate Auditors
The following Directors and Corporate Auditors are subject to the approval of our Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 28, 2007 and of our Board of Directors Meeting subsequent to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
| Name | New Assignment | Current Assignment |
| Takayuki Yamagishi | Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Yoshihisa Kainuma | Director, Senior Managing Executive Office |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Koichi Dosho | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Hiroharu Katogi | Director, Senior Managin Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Akihiro Hirao | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Eiichi Kobayashi | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Director, Managing Executive Officer |
| Masayoshi Yamanaka | Director, Managing Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Hirotaka Fujita | Director, Managing Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Managing Executive Officer |
| Chanchai Leetavorn | Independent Director | Independent Director |
| Takashi Matsuoka | Independent Director | Independent Director |
| Tosei Takenaka | Standing Corporate Auditor (Newly appointed) |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Akifumi Kamoi | Standing Corporate Auditor (Newly appointed) |
General Manager, Bearing Manufacturing Dept., Ball Bearing Business Unit (BU) |
| Kazuaki Tanahashi | Standing External Corporate Auditor (Newly appointed) |
Tokyo Central Branch Manager The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. |
| Isao Hiraide | External Corporate Auditor | External Corporate Auditor |
| Hirotaka Fujiwara | External Corporate Auditor | External Corporate Auditor |
2) New Structure of Executive Officers
The following new structure of Executive Officers is subject to the approval of our Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 28, 2007 and of our Board of Directors Meeting subsequent to the General Meeting of Shareholders.
| Takayuki Yamagishi | Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer |
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| Yoshihisa Kainuma | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Head of Information Motor BU, Representative Director and President of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation |
| Koichi Dosho | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
Chief of Sales Headquarters |
| Hiroharu Katogi | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Chief of Administration Headquarters, Head of Business Administration Division, Head of Information Systems Division |
| Akihiro Hirao | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Chief of Engineering Headquarters, Head of Engineering Support Division |
| Eiichi Kobayashi | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Chief of Manufacturing Headquarters |
| Hiroyuki Yajima | Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Head of Ball Bearing BU, General Manager of Bearing Manufacturing Dept. |
| Sakae Yashiro | Senior Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Deputy Chief of Administration Headquarters, Head of Finance Division, Head of Accounting Division |
| Masayoshi Yamanaka | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Chief of Operations Headquarters, Head of Procurement Division, Head of Legal Division |
| Hirotaka Fujita | Director, Managing Executive Officer |
Deputy Chief of Manufacturing Headquarters, Head of Electronic Device BU |
| Susumu Fujisawa | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Regional Affairs for China |
| Akio Okamiya | Managing Executive Officer | Deputy Chief of Engineering Headquarters, Head of Bearing Basic Technology Development Division, Head of Material and Process Development Division |
| Shunji Mase | Managing Executive Officer | Deputy Chief of Operations Headquarters, Head of Personnel & General Affairs Division |
| Motoyuki Niijima | Managing Executive Officer (Promoted) |
Head of Measuring Components BU |
| Kunio Shimba | Executive Officer | Head of Spindle Motor BU |
| Junichi Mochizuki | Executive Officer | Deputy Chief of Sales Headquarters, Deputy Head of Ball Bearing BU |
| Morihiro Iijima | Executive Officer | General Manager of Regional Affairs for South East Asia |
| Mamoru Kamigaki | Executive Officer | Deputy Head of Information Motor BU, Senior Managing Director of Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation |
| Takashi Aiba | Executive Officer | Deputy Chief of Manufacturing Headquarters, General Manager of Accounting Dept., Karuizawa Plant |
| Daishiro Konomi | Executive Officer | General Manager of Regional Affairs for Europe |
| Tatsuo Matsuda | Executive Officer | General Manager of Domestic Sales Division, Sales Headquarters |
| Gary Yomantas | Executive Officer | General Manager of Regional Affairs for the Americas, President of NMB (USA) Inc., President of NHBB Inc. |
| Tsugihiko Musha | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Head of Rod-End Bearings BU |
| Motoharu Akiyama | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Deputy Head of Bearing Basic Technology Development Division, Engineering Headquarters |
| Tamio Uchibori | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Head of Corporate Planning Division, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Operations Headquarters |
| Koichi Takeshita | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Deputy Chief of Sales Headquarters, Executive Vice President of NMB Technologies Corporation |
| Tetsuya Tsuruta | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Head of Mechanical Assembly BU |
| Shuji Uehara | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Deputy Head of Information Motor BU, Director of Minebea- Matsushita Motor Corporation |
| Takeshi Iida | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
General Manager of China Region, Sales Headquarters |
| Shigeru None | Executive Officer (Newly appointed) |
Manager of Tokyo Branch, Domestic Sales Division, General Manager of Marketing Office, Sales Headquarters |
| The following Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers will retire at the end of our Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 28, 2007. | ||
| Ryusuke Mizukami | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
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| Tosei Takenaka | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
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| Shinichi Mori | Standing Corporate Auditor | |
| Yoshinori Amano | Standing Corporate Auditor | |
| Tsukasa Oshima | Standing External Corporate Auditor | |
| Yukio Shimizu | Managing Executive Officer | |
| Sadahiko Oki | Executive Officer | |
| Note: Mr. Yukio Shimizu is scheduled to assume the office of Representative Director and Chairman of NMB Sales Co., Ltd. after retirement. | ||
3) Related Personnel Changes (Effective June 28, 2007)
| Name | New Assignment | Current Assignment |
| Motoyasu Itsu | Head of Defense-Related Special Parts BU |
Deputy Head of Defense- Related Special Parts BU |
| Shoji Sato | Head of Internal Auditing Office |
General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Corporate Planning Division, Operations Headquarters |
| 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 |
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.
