OMRON Announces Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Personnel Changes
January 31, 2013
Kyoto, Japan - OMRON Corporation (TOKYO: 6645; ADR: OMRNY) today announced the following director and Audit & Supervisory Board personnel changes to be considered at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 20 this year, and at subsequent Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board meetings to be held on the same day.
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Directors (from June 20)
Title Name Chairman of the Board of Directors Fumio Tateishi Reappointment President and Representative Director Yoshihito Yamada Reappointment Executive Vice President and Representative Director Yoshinobu Morishita Reappointment Senior Managing Director Akio Sakumiya Reappointment Senior Managing Director Yoshinori Suzuki New appointment Director (Independent) Kazuhiko Toyama Reappointment Director (Independent) Eizo Kobayashi New appointment ("Reappointment" refers to candidates scheduled for reappointment as their tenures are coming to an end).
Fumio Tateisi's title is expected to change from Director and Executive Vice Chairman to Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Kazuhiko Toyama is the CEO of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Eizo Kobayashi is the Chairman of ITOCHU Corporation.Scheduled for retirement Title Name Chairman of the Board of Directors Hisao Sakuta Director (Independent) Masamitsu Sakurai Hisao Sakuta is expected to take on the title of Special Advisor
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Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Title Name Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) Soichi Yukawa Reappointment Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time) Tokio Kawashima Continuing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent) Eisuke Nagatomo Continuing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent) Yoshifumi Matsumoto New appointment Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Alternate) Toru Watanabe Reappointment ("Reappointment" refers to candidates scheduled for reappointment as their tenures are coming to an end).
Tokio Kawashima and Eisuke Nagatomo will continue as Audit & Supervisory Board Members for the remainder of their tenures.
Yoshifumi Matsumoto is a partner of Miyake & Partners, attorney at law and patent attorney
Toru Watanabe is a partner of Kitahama Partners, attorney at lawScheduled for retirement Title Name Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Independent) Hidero Chimori
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Directors with Executive Powers
Title Name Position President and Representative Director Yoshihito Yamada Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Executive Vice President and Representative Director Yoshinobu Morishita Company President, Industrial Automation Company Senior Managing Director Yoshinori Suzuki Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Executive Officer Personnel (April 1)
Title/Position | Name | Current Title/Position |
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Senior Managing Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
Yoshinori Suzuki | Managing Officer President and CEO, OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. |
Managing Officer Senior General Manager, Technology & Intellectual Property H.Q. |
Masaki Arao | Same as on left |
Managing Officer President and CEO, OMRON SOCIAL SOLUTIONS Co. Ltd. |
Kiichiro Kondo | Same as on left |
Managing Officer President and CEO, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd. |
Kiichiro Miyata | Same as on left |
Managing Officer Company President, Electronic and Mechanical Components Company |
Koichi Tada | Same as on left |
Managing Officer Senior General Manager, Global Strategy H.Q. |
Yutaka Miyanaga | Executive Officer Senior General Manager, Global Strategy H.Q. |
Managing Officer Senior General Manager, Global Resource Management H.Q. and Senior General Manager, Global SCM and IT Innovation HQ |
Koji Nitto | Executive Officer Senior General Manager, Global Resource Management H.Q. |
Managing Officer President and CEO, OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. |
Katsuhiro Wada | Director of OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. |
Yoshinori Suzuki is expected to take on the title of Senior Managing Director on June 20.
The Global SCM & IT Innovation HQ is scheduled to be established on March 21.
Information about the remaining OMRON executives will be published on March 21.
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- Shoichi Kunimune,
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OMRON Corporation
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