Oki Electric Announces Executive Personnel Changes

Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2005 -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6703) today announced that at the day's meeting, the Board of Directors has made its recommendation for executive appointments, which will be effective on June 29, 2005.

1. Newly appointed director

<Name>	<Newly appointed title, (current title)>
Hideichi Kawasaki	Senior Vice President (Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Marketing Promotion Division)

2. Retiring directors

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Katsuhiko Sano	President, Oki Wintech Co., Ltd. (Director)

3. Brief biography of the newly appointed director

Hideichi Kawasaki

Date and place of birth :: January 10, 1947 (58 years old), Tokyo
Education :: March 1970 Graduated from the School of Law, Waseda University
Business career :: Apr. 2005 Appointed General Manager, Marketing Promotion Division
Apr. 2004 Appointed Senior Executive Officer
Apr. 2001 Appointed Executive Officer
Nov. 1990 Appointed Manager of Sales Division-3, Financial Systems Sales Division
Nov. 1970 Joined Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan's first telecommunications manufacturer, with its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. With the corporate vision, "Oki, Network Solutions for a Global Society," Oki provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions to its customers through its info-telecom system business, semiconductor business and printer business. All three businesses functions as a collective force to create exciting new products and technologies that satisfy a spectrum of customer needs in various markets. Visit Oki's global web site at http://www.oki.com/.

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