Tokyo, Japan - OMRON Corporation (Tokyo: 6645; ADR: OMRNY) today announced the following Director changes. The changes will be referred for approval to an ordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held in June.

1. Directors
   

   (1) Newly appointed candidates

   Name	New Position
   Yoshihito Yamada	President & CEO
   Yoshinobu Morishita	Director and Executive Vice President
   Akio Sakumiya	Senior Managing Director

   *The nomination of Yoshihito Yamada as President & CEO was announced on January 17

   (2) Retiring personnel

   Name	Position
   Yoshio Tateisi	Chairman of the Board of Directors
   Keiichiro Akahoshi	Director and Executive Vice President
   Yutaka Takigawa	Director and Executive Vice President

   *The resignation of Yoshio Tateisi from the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors was announced on January 17

   (3) Candidates for reappointment (candidates for reappointment after their current terms expire)

   Name	Position
   Hisao Sakuta	Chairman of the Board of Directors
   Fumio Tateisi	Director and Executive Vice Chairman
   Toyama Kazuhiko	Director
   Masamitsu Sakurai	Director

   *The nomination of Hisao Sakuta as Chairman of the Board of Directors was announced on January 17
   *Kazuhiko Toyama is President & CEO of Industrial Growth Platform Inc.
   *Masamitsu Sakurai is the Chairman of the Board and Representative Director of Ricoh Co. Ltd.
   *These Directors will be elected at an ordinary general meeting of shareholders and approved at a subsequent Board of Directors meeting.

2. Corporate Auditors
   

   (1) Retiring personnel

   Name	Position
   Satoshi Ando	Corporate Auditor

   *Satoshi Ando is scheduled to assume the position of Executive Officer on June 21, 2011.