Oki Electric Announces Executive Personnel Changes
Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2006 -- 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, 2006.
1. Newly appointed directors (board members)
| <Name> | <Newly appointed title, (current title)> |
|---|---|
| Hironori Kitabayashi | Senior Vice President (Senior Executive Officer, Chairman, Semiconductor Business Group) |
| Mikihiko Maeno | Director (President and Chief Executive Officer, Oki Data Corporation) |
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Senior Vice President will be appointed at the board meeting after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2006.
2. Retiring director
| <Name> | <Title after retirement, (current title)> |
|---|---|
| Takashi Hattori | President, Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. (Director) |
3. Brief biography of the newly appointed directors
Hironori Kitabayashi
- Date and place of birth
- August 4, 1947 (58 years old), Hokkaido
- Education
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- March 1970
- Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Business career
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- April 2006
- Appointed Chairman, Semiconductor Business Group
- April 2005
- Appointed Senior Executive Officer
- April 2000
- Appointed Executive Officer
- April 1999
- Appointed General Manager of LSI Manufacturing Center, Device Business Group
- June 1996
- Appointed Director of LSI Technological Process Division, Device Business Group
- Feb. 1991
- Appointed Director, LSI Technological Process Department-1, LSI Technological Process Division, Device Business Group
- April 1970
- Joined Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Mikihiko Maeno
- Date and place of birth
- January 27, 1945 (61 years old), Ehime Prefecture
- Education
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- March 1967
- Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Business career
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- April 2004
- Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Oki Data Corp.
- Feb. 2003
- Appointed Senior Managing Director, Oki Data Corp.
- Oct. 2002
- Appointed Managing Director, Oki Data Corp.
- April 2001
- Appointed Managing Director, Oki Customer AdTech Co., Ltd.
- April 2000
- Appointed Executive Officer, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
- June 1999
- Appointed Director, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
- April 1999
- Appointed Director, Takasaki Plant, System Solutions Business Group
- March 1989
- Appointed General Manager, Information Systems Planning Office
- April 1967
- 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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