OKI Announces Executive Personnel Changes
TOKYO, May 22, 2012 -- OKI Electric Industry (TOKYO: 6703) today announced that at its meeting today, the Board of Directors made its recommendation for executive appointments and retirements, which will be effective June 28, 2012.
1. Candidate of new director (To be submitted for approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2012)
| Name | Newly appointed title (current title) |
|---|---|
| Takao Hiramoto | Director (Senior Vice President) |
2. Retiring directors (After the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2012)
| Name | Newly appointed title (current title) |
|---|---|
| Masao Miyashita | Adviser, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Director) |
| Masasuke Kishi | President, Oki Electric Cable Co., Ltd. (Director) |
| Harushige Sugimoto | Adviser, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Director) |
3. Candidate of new auditors (To be submitted for approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2012)
| Name | Newly appointed title |
|---|---|
| Kuninori Hamaguchi | Auditor |
| Kaoru Yoshida | Auditor |
4. Brief biography of candidate of new director
Takao Hiramoto
- Date and place of birth
- July 31, 1952, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Education
- March 1975, Bachelor of Science, Waseda University
- Business career
-
- Jun. 2012
- Appointed Director (Present)
- Jan. 2012
- Appointed President, Oki Data Corporation (Present)
- Apr. 2011
- Appointed Senior Vice President
Deputy President, Oki Data Corporation - Nov. 2008
- Appointed General Manager, Systems Hardware Division
- Apr. 2008
- Appointed Executive Officer
President, Systems Hardware Company - Sep. 2007
- Joined Oki Electric Industry Co.,Ltd.
Vice President, Systems Hardware Division, Info-telecom Business Group - Jun. 2006
- Appointed President and CEO, Sony Facility Management
- Apr. 2004
- Appointed Deputy General Manager and Managing Director, Home
Network Development Division - Jun. 2003
- Appointed Operational Vice President
President, Storage Company - Apr. 2001
- Appointed President, Storage Company
- Apr. 1998
- Appointed General Manager, Tape Storage Division
- Apr. 1996
- Appointed General Manager, Tape Storage Engineering Division
- Sep. 1977
- Joined Sony Corporation
- Apr. 1975
- Joined Nihon Denshi Kiki Corporation
5. Brief biography of candidate of new auditors
Kuninori Hamaguchi
- Date and place of birth
- November 21, 1946, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
- Education
- March 1970, Graduated from School of Law, Waseda University
- Business career
-
- Jun. 2012
- Appointed Auditor, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Present)
- Mar.2010
- Appointed Auditor, Chip One Stop Inc,
- Jun. 2009
- Appointed Team Leader, New Businesses Support, Kochi Prefecture (Present)
- Jun. 2009
- Started Office Hamaguchi (Present)
- Sep. 2008
- Appointed General Manager, Administrative Dept.
- Jan. 2008
- Appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sales and Marketing Dept.
- Oct. 2007
- Joined ADM INC.
Appointed Senior Executive Director - Jun.2001
- Appointed Executive Officer
- Sep.2000
- Appointed General Manager, Semiconductor Business
- Sep.1992
- Appointed General Manager, Semiconductor Sales Dept.
- Apr.1970
- Joined Tateisi Electric Manufacturing Co., (The present OMRON Corporation)
Kaoru Yoshida
- Date and place of birth
- February, 1951, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Education
- March 1974, Graduated from School of Law and Politics, Kwansei Gakuin University
- Business career
-
- Jun. 2012
- Appointed Auditor, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Present)
- Apr .2012
- Appointed Director
- Apr. 2011
- Appointed Representative Director and President
- Apr. 2008
- Appointed Senior Managing Director, MY SOUGOU KIKAKU Co., Ltd.
- Apr. 2005
- Appointed Director
- Oct. 2004
- Appointed Ginza Branch Office Manager
- Jan. 2004
- Appointed General Manager, FP Education
- Apr.2002
- Appointed Nagoya Branch Office Manager
- Apr.2000
- Appointed Tokyo Branch Office Manager
- Apr.1993
- Appointed General Manager, Human Resource Development Office
- Apr. 1974
- Joined Yasuda Seimei Life Insurance Company (The present Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company)
About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1881, OKI Electric Industry is Japan's leading telecommunications manufacturer. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, OKI provides top-quality products, technologies, and solutions to customers through its info-telecom systems and printer operations. Its various business divisions function synergistically to bring to market exciting new products and technologies that meet a wide range of customer needs in various sectors . Visit OKI's global website at http://www.oki.com/.
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