OMRON Corporation (HQ: Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto. President and CEO: Yoshihito Yamada) today announced that the Board of Directors decided the following Executive Officers changes as of April 1, 2018.
In addition, Directors and Auditors appointments are subject to approval at the 81st Ordinary General Stakeholders Meeting scheduled in June, 2018.

Executive Officers Changes (As of April 1, 2018)

*Underline: Changed position and title

New Position and Title	Previous Position and Title	Name
Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO and Senior General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ, and Senior General Manager, Innovation Exploring Initiative HQ(*1)	Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO and Senior General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ	Kiichiro Miyata
Managing Executive Officer, Company President, Electronic and Mechanical Components Company, and Senior General Manager, Business Development HQ	Managing Executive Officer, Company President, Electronic and Mechanical Components Company	Shizuto Yukumoto
Managing Executive Officer, Chairman and CEO, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., and Chairman, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF EUROPE, and Chairman, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF ASIA PACIFIC	Managing Executive Officer, Chairman, President and CEO, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.	Nigel Blakeway
Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation, Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Management Strategy HQ, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Management Strategy HQ, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.	Kenji Eda
Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Technical Development Division HQ, (*2) Industrial Automation Company	Senior General Manager, Technical Development Center, Product Business Division HQ, Industrial Automation Company	Shinji Fukui
Executive Officer, President and CEO, OMRON EXPERTLINK CO., LTD. (*3)	President and CEO, OMRON PERSONNEL CO., LTD.	Masako Kubo
Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Global Strategy HQ	General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Global Strategy HQ	Seiji Takeda
Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Environmental Solutions Business HQ	General Manager, Sales and Support Department, Environmental Solutions Business HQ	Taisuke Tateishi
Retired	Managing Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Business Development HQ	Shigeki Fujimoto
Retired	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Environmental Solutions Business HQ	Hideji Ejima
Director, Executive Vice President, and Senior General Manager, Global Sales and Marketing Group HQ, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer, Director, Executive Vice President, and Senior General Manager, Global Sales and Marketing Group HQ, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.	Kenji Sugawa
President and CEO, OMRON PRECISION TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.	Executive Officer, President and CEO, OMRON PRECISION TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd.	Ken Tanikawa

(*1) Innovation Explore Initiative HQ is scheduled to be established on March 21, 2018 under the direct control of President and CEO. Kiichiro Miyata is scheduled to assume the position of Senior General Manager of Innovation Exploring Initiative HQ on March 21, 2018.
(*2) Technology Development Division HQ, Industrial Automation Company is scheduled to be established on March 21, 2018. Shinji Fukui is scheduled to assume the position of Senior General Manager of Technical Development Division HQ on March 21, 2018.
(*3) OMRON Expertlink CO., LTD. is scheduled to be established on April 1, 2018.

Director Candidates (Term: From the day at the 2018 Ordinary General Stakeholders Meeting in June to the day at the 2019 Ordinary General Stakeholders Meeting)

Name	Position	Note
Fumio Tateishi	Chairman of the Board
Yoshihito Yamada	Representative Director
Kiichiro Miyata	Representative Director
Koji Nitto	Director
Satoshi Ando	Director
Eizo Kobayashi	Outside Director	Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation
Kuniko Nishikawa	Outside Director	President & CEO, Firststar Healthcare Co. Ltd., Chief Executive Officer, FRONTEO Healthcare, Inc.
Takehiro Kamigama	Outside Director	Chairman & Representative Director, TDK Corpotation

* The above appointments are subject to approval at the 81st Ordinary General Stakeholders Meeting scheduled in June 2018.
* Eizo Kobayashi as an Outside Director will retire from Chairman of ITOCHU Corporation on March 31, 2018. He will assume the position of Senior Representative for Business Community Relations of ITOCHU Corporation on April 1, 2018.

Auditors (Non-reelection)

Name	Position	Note
Kiichiro Kondo	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Tokio Kawashima	Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hideyo Uchiyama	Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent)	Executive Advisor, ASAHI TAX Corporation, Certificated Public Accountant
Tadashi Kunihiro	Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent)	Attorney, T. Kunihiro & Co., Attorneys-at-Law

Substitute Auditor Candidate (Term: From the day at the 2018 Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting in June to the day at the 2019 Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting)

Name	Position	Note
Toru Watanabe	Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent)	Partner, Kitahama Partners -Foreign Law Joint Enterprise, Attorney at Law

*The above appointments are subject to approval at the 81st Ordinary General Stakeholders Meeting scheduled in June 2018.

[Appendix]
Executive Officers (Term: One year from April 1, 2018)

Name	Position and Title
Yoshihito Yamada	President and CEO
Yutaka Miyanaga	Executive Vice President, Company President, Industrial Automation Company
Kiichiro Miyata	Senior Managing Executive Officer, CTO and Senior General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property HQ, and Senior General Manager, Innovation Exploring Initiative HQ
Koji Nitto	Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFO and Senior General Manager, Global Strategy HQ
Katsuhiro Wada	Managing Executive Officer, President and CEO, OMRON Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
Shizuto Yukumoto	Managing Executive Officer, Company President, Electronic and Mechanical Components Company, and Senior General Manager, Business Development HQ
Toshio Hosoi	Managing Executive Officer, President and CEO, OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS Co., Ltd.
Isao Ogino	Managing Executive Officer, President and CEO, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
Kiyoshi Yoshikawa	Managing Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Global Manufacturing Innovation HQ
Nigel Blakeway	Managing Executive Officer, Chairman and CEO, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF AMERICA, INC., and Chairman, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF EUROPE, and Chairman, OMRON MANAGEMENT CENTER OF ASIA PACIFIC
Goshi Oba	Executive Officer, Chairman and President, OMRON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION (CHINA) CO., LTD.
Takayoshi Oue	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Global Finance and Accounting HQ
Seigo Kinugawa	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Strategy Planning Division HQ, and Senior General Manager, Robotics Business Development Project, Industrial Automation Company
Takashi Kitagawa	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Board of Directors Office
Masahiko Tomita	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Global Human Resources and Administration HQ
Munenori Odake	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Sales & Marketing Division HQ, Industrial Automation Company
Shuji Tamaki	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Global Risk Management and Legal HQ
Makoto Ota	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Production Division HQ, Electronic and Mechanical Components Company President and CEO, OMRON RELAY & DEVICES Corporation
Tsutomu Igaki	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Global Investor Relations & Corporate Communications HQ
Jian Xu	Executive Officer, China Manufacturing Innovation Executive, Global Manufacturing Innovation HQ and President and CEO, SHANGHAI OMRON CONTROL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
Junta Tsujinaga	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Product Business Division HQ, Industrial Automation Company
Kenji Eda	Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation, Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Management Strategy HQ, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
Shinji Fukui	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Technology Development Division HQ, Industrial Automation Company
Masako Kubo	Executive Officer, President and CEO, OMRON EXPERTLINK CO., LTD.
Seiji Takeda	Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Global Strategy HQ
Taisuke Tateishi	Executive Officer, Senior General Manager, Environmental Solutions Business HQ

Contact:: Corporate Communications Department
OMRON Corporation
Tel: +81-75-344-7175

Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers Changes