NEC Announces Executive Personnel Changes.Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Japan, Mar 22, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 6701) today announced the following executive personnel changes. The changes in Corporate Officers were approved at the Meeting of the Board of Directors on March 22, 2007, and will become effective as of April 1, 2007. The changes in the Members of the Board, and Auditors AUDITORS, practice. Persons lawfully appointed to examine and digest accounts referred to them, take down the evidence in writing, which may be lawfully offered in relation to such accounts, and prepare materials on which a decree or judgment may be made; and to report the whole, together will become effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June June: see month. , 2007. 1. CORPORATE OFFICERS (Effective as of April 1, 2007) Changes in Executive Appointments Name (Current Title) New Appointment -------------------- --------------- Konosuke Kashima (Senior Vice President Executive Vice President and Member of the Board) and Member of the Board Akihito Otake (Senior Vice President) Executive Vice President Susumu Otani (Associate Senior Vice President) Senior Vice President Makoto Imai (Associate Senior Vice President) Senior Vice President* Takao Ono (Associate Senior Vice President) Senior Vice President * Makoto Imai will assume the concurrent role of President and CEO of NEC Corporation of America, and reside in the U.S. New Corporate Officer Appointments Name (Current Title) New Appointment -------------------- --------------- Toyozo Hosoya (Senior Vice President, NEC Electronics Corporation) Associate Senior Vice President Tadashi Higashino (Executive General Manager, Community and Medical Solutions Operations Unit) Associate Senior Vice President Noboru Wakita (Executive General Manger, 2nd Carrier Solutions Operations Unit) Associate Senior Vice President Toshiyuki Mineno (Senior General Manager, Int. Carrier Solutions Operations Unit) Associate Senior Vice President* Akira Ito (General Manager, Broadcast and Video Equipment Division, Broadcast Associate Senior Vice President and Control Systems Operations Unit) * Toshiyuki Mineno will assume the concurrent role of Chairman and Managing Director of NEC Europe, Ltd., and reside in England. Retiring Corporate Officers
Name (Current Title) New Appointment
-------------------- ---------------
Botaro Hirosaki Executive Vice President
(Executive Vice President) and Member of the Board
Akihito Otake Executive Vice President
(Senior Vice President) and Member of the Board
* Executive Vice President
as of April 1, 2007
Toshimitsu Iwanami Senior Vice President
(Senior Vice President) and Member of the Board
Takao Ono Senior Vice President
(Associate Senior Vice President) and Member of the Board
* Senior Vice President
as of April 1, 2007
Kenji Miyahara
(Chairman of the Board,
Sumitomo Corporation) Member of the Board
Hideaki Takahashi
(Professor, Keio University Graduate
School of Media and Governance) Member of the Board
2. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD (Effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June, 2007) New Members of the Board
Name (Current Title) New Appointment
-------------------- ---------------
Botaro Hirosaki Executive Vice President
(Executive Vice President) and Member of the Board
Akihito Otake Executive Vice President
(Senior Vice President) and Member of the Board
* Executive Vice President
as of April 1, 2007
Toshimitsu Iwanami Senior Vice President
(Senior Vice President) and Member of the Board
Takao Ono Senior Vice President
(Associate Senior Vice President) and Member of the Board
* Senior Vice President
as of April 1, 2007
Kenji Miyahara
(Chairman of the Board,
Sumitomo Corporation) Member of the Board
Hideaki Takahashi
(Professor, Keio University Graduate
School of Media and Governance) Member of the Board
Retiring Members of the Board
Name Current Title
---- -------------
Kazuhiko Kobayashi Executive Vice President
and Member of the Board
Shunichi Suzuki Executive Vice President
and Member of the Board
Yasuo Matoi Executive Vice President
and Member of the Board
Akira Uehara Member of the Board
3. AUDITORS (Effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June, 2007) New Auditor (Current Title) New Appointment --------------------------- --------------- Kenji Seo (Vice President, and General Manager, Affiliated Company Division) Corporate Retiring Auditor Current Title Shigeo Matsumoto Corporate Auditor Reference: Appointments after retirement
Kazuhiko Kobayashi Advisor
Toshihiko Takahashi Advisor
Shunichi Suzuki Advisor,
Nippon Avionics Co., Ltd.
Yasuo Matoi Advisor
Iwao Fuchigami President,
NEC Nexsolutions, Ltd.
(* Current appointment)
Tadao Kondo Advisor
Norihiko Kunishima Member of the Board,
NEC Soft, Ltd.
Hiroaki Tomoda Advisor,
NEC Logistics, Ltd.
4. EXECUTIVES IN CHARGE OF BUSINESS UNITS (Effective as of April 1, 2007)
Toshimitsu Iwanami,
Senior Vice President Domestic Sales Business Unit
Masatoshi Aizawa,
Executive Vice President and Government, Community, Financial
Member of the Board & Carrier Solutions Business Unit
Saburo Takizawa,
Executive Vice President and Enterprise Solutions Business Unit
Member of the Board
Masatoshi Aizawa,
Executive Vice President and Social Infrastructure
Member of the Board Solutions Business Unit
Botaro Hirosaki,
Executive Vice President Carrier Network Business Unit
Yoshikazu Maruyama,
Senior Vice President IT Platform Business Unit
Ken Kobayashi,
Senior Vice President Systems Integration and Software
Development Group Business Unit
Susumu Otani,
Senior Vice President Mobile Terminals Business Unit
Akihito Otake,
Executive Vice President Personal Solutions Business Unit
For brief biographies of the newly appointed ap·point tr.v. ap·point·ed, ap·point·ing, ap·points 1. To select or designate to fill an office or a position: appointed her the chief operating officer of the company. 2. Corporate Auditor auditor n. an accountant who conducts an audit to verify the accuracy of the financial records and accounting practices of a business or government. A proper audit will point out deficiencies in accounting and other financial operations. and Members of the Board, please visit: http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0703/2205-01.html . About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701; NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NIPNY) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron electron, elementary particle carrying a unit charge of negative electricity. Ordinary electric current is the flow of electrons through a wire conductor (see electricity). The electron is one of the basic constituents of matter. devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com or the Newsroom: http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/ Source: NEC Corporation Contact: Diane Foley NEC Corporation d-foley@ax.jp.nec.com +81-3-3798-6511 Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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