Oki Electric Announces Changes in Auditors
Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2006 -- Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6703) today announced that at the meeting on May 23, 2006, the Board of Directors has made its recommendation auditors, which will be effective on June 29, 2006.
1. Newly appointed auditor
| <Name> | <Newly appointed title, (current title)> |
|---|---|
| Yoshikatsu Shiraishi | Managing Director, Oki Customer Adtech Co., Ltd. |
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Standing Auditors will be appointed by the auditor's meeting after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2006.
2. Retiring auditor
| <Name> | <Title after retirement, (current title)> |
|---|---|
| Yoshiyuki Honjo | Standing Auditor |
3. Brief biography of the newly appointed auditor
Yoshikatsu Shiraishi
- Date and place of birth
- October 15, 1944 (61 years old), Saitama Prefecture
- Education
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- March 1968
- Graduated from the School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- Business career
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- April 2006
- Appointed Managing Director, Oki Customer Adtech Co., Ltd.
- April 2003
- Appointed Vice President, Oki Customer Adtech Co., Ltd.
- April 2002
- Appointed President, IPnet Corporation
- June 2001
- Appointed Senior Vice President, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
- April 2000
- Appointed Senior Executive Officer, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
- June 1997
- Appointed Director, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
- April 1996
- Appointed General Manager, Central Office Switching Systems Division, Telecommunication Network Group
- April 1968
- 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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