Oki Electric Announces Executive Personnel Changes

Newly appointed representative

<Name>		<Newly appointed title, (current title)>
Kazuo Tanaka		Executive Vice President (Senior Vice President)

Newly appointed directors

<Name>		<Newly appointed title, (current title)>
Takashi Hattori		Senior Vice President (Senior Executive Officer, President of Financial Solutions Company, Chairman of Business Solutions Company, Chairman of Broadband Media Company)
Naoki Sato		Senior Vice President (Senior Executive Officer)
Harushige Sugimoto		Senior Vice President (Senior Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer, General Manager of Corporate Research & Development Center, Chairman of Multimedia Messaging Company, President and Chairman of Manufacturing Service Company)

Newly appointed auditors

<Name>		<Newly appointed title, (current title)>
Hiroyuki Katagiri		Standing Auditor (Director, NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc.)
Ieji Yoshioka		Auditor (Standing Auditor, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.)

Retiring directors

<Name>		<Title after retirement, (current title)>
Hajime Maeda		Adviser, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Senior Executive Vice President)
Masayoshi Ino		Adviser, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Fellow (Director)

Retiring auditors

<Name>		<(current title)>
Tatsuo Akutagawa		(Standing Auditor)
Tetsuo Yoshie		(Auditor)

Brief biography of the newly appointed representative

Kazuo Tanaka
Date and place of birth	:	December 20, 1944 (59 years old), Tokyo
Education	:	March 1968  Graduated from the school of Commerce, Waseda University
Business career	:	April 2000	Appointed Senior Executive Officer (current)
		June 1998	Appointed Executive Officer
		June 1995	Appointed General Manager, Accounting &Control Division
		April 1968	Joined Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Brief biography of the newly appointed directors

Takashi Hattori
Date and place of birth	:	June 30, 1951 (52 years old), Tokyo
Education	:	March 1975  Graduated from the faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Business career	:	April 2004	Appointed Senior Executive Officer (current) Appointed Chairman of Broadband Media Company (current)
		April 2003	Appointed Chairman of NetBusiness Solutions Company (current)
		April 2002	Appointed President of Financial Solutions Company (current)
		April 2001	Appointed Executive Officer
		March 1993	Appointed Software Development General Manager, Open Systems Division, Computer and Network Systems Group
		April 1975	Joined Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Naoki Sato
Date and place of birth	:	October 27, 1948 (55 years old), Miyagi Prefecture
Education	:	March 1972  Graduated from the faculty of Economics, Tohoku University
Business career	:	April 2004	Appointed Senior Executive Officer, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (current)
		April 2002	Appointed Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
		June 2001	Appointed Executive Officer, Fuji Bank Ltd.
		April 1972	Joined Fuji Bank Ltd.

Harushige Sugimoto
Date and place of birth	:	February 22, 1948 (56 years old), Tokyo
Education	:	March 1970  Graduated from the school of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Business career	:	April 2004	Appointed Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Officer (current) Appointed Chairman of Manufacturing Service Company (current)
		October 2003	Appointed President of Manufacturing Service Company (current)
		April 2002	Appointed Chairman of Multimedia Messaging Company (current) Appointed General Manager, Corporate Research and Development Center (current)
		April 2000	Appointed Executive Officer (current)
		April 1990	Appointed General Manager, Telecommunications Group Office Communications Systems Division, Engineering Department-A
		April 1970	Joined Oki Electric Industry, Co., Ltd.

Brief biography of the newly appointed auditors

Hiroyuki Katagiri
Date and place of birth	:	September 3, 1945 (58 years old), Nagano Prefecture
Education	:	March 1968 Graduated from the faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo
Business career	:	April 2000	Appointed Director, NTT DoCoMo Tohoku, Inc. (current)
		June 1995	Appointed Director-General of the Kanto Bureau of Postal Inspection, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
		April 1968	Joined the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

Ieji Yoshioka
Date and place of birth	:	September 20, 1941 (62 years old), Tokyo
Education	:	March 1965  Graduated from the school of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Business career	:	March 2003	Appointed Standing Auditor, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (current)
		June 2001	Appointed Standing Auditor, Mizuho Asset Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
		April 1999	Appointed President of Yasuda General Insurance Co., Ltd.
		April 1997	Appointed Senior Managing Director, The Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company
		April 1995	Appointed Managing Director
		April 1991	Appointed Director
		April 1965	Joined The Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company

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