NEC announces executive personnel changes
TOKYO, February 23, 2017 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the following executive personnel changes. The changes in corporate officers were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors on February 23, 2017 and will become effective as of April 1, 2017. The changes in the members of the board and the Audit & Supervisory Board members (KANSAYAKU) will become effective following the adoption of the resolutions at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2017.
1. Corporate Officers (Effective as of April 1, 2017)
Changes in Executive Appointments| Name and Current Title | New Appointment |
|---|---|
| Isamu Kawashima, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board | Executive Vice President and Member of the Board (Representative Director) |
| Kazuhiro Takada, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Hajime Matsukura, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Atsuo Kawamura, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Chikara Nakamata, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Name and Current Title | New Appointment |
|---|---|
| Shigeru Okuya, General Manager, SDN/NFV Division | Senior Vice President |
| Shinji Waragai, Vice President, Corporate Sales and Sales Operations Unit | Senior Vice President |
| Shinobu Obata, General Manager, Legal Division | Senior Vice President |
| Tomoyasu Nishimura, General Manager, IT Platform Division | Senior Vice President |
| Koji Sato, General Manager, Tohoku Branch Division | Senior Vice President |
| Naoki Yoshida, President, NEC (China) Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President |
| Masazumi Takata, President & CEO, NEC Latin America S.A. | Senior Vice President |
| Hiroshi Suzuki, Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Promotion Division | Senior Vice President |
| Osamu Fujikawa, Corporate Business Development Division | Senior Vice President |
| Toshikazu Fukuoka, General Manager, Manufacturing and Process Industries Systems Development Division | Senior Vice President |
| Name | Current Title |
|---|---|
| Tomonori Nishimura | Executive Vice President |
| Shunichiro Tejima | Executive Vice President |
| Hajime Kinoshita | Executive Vice President |
| Takemitsu Kunio | Senior Vice President |
| Koji Suzuki | Senior Vice President |
| Kimiya Matsushita | Senior Vice President |
| CGO (Chief Global Officer) | Takayuki Morita, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board |
| CFO (Chief Financial Officer) | Isamu Kawashima, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board (Representative Director) |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | Katsumi Emura, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board |
| CHRO (Chief Human Resources Officer) | Susumu Makihara, Executive Vice President |
| CIO (Chief Information Officer) | Kazuhiro Sakai, Executive Vice President |
| CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) | Kazuhiro Sakai, Executive Vice President |
| CSO (Chief Strategy Officer) | Hajime Matsukura, Executive Vice President |
| CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) | Makoto Enomoto, Senior Vice President |
| CCO (Chief Compliance Officer) | Shinobu Obata, Senior Vice President |
| Business Innovation Unit | Osamu Fujikawa, Senior Vice President |
| System Integration, Services & Engineering Operations Unit | Kazuhiro Sakai, Executive Vice President |
| Supply Chain Management Unit | Nobuhiro Odake, Executive Vice President |
| Global Business Unit | Toshiya Matsuki, Executive Vice President |
| Public Solutions Business Unit | Chikara Nakamata, Executive Vice President |
| Public Infrastructure Business Unit | Kazuhiro Takada, Executive Vice President |
| Enterprise Business Unit | Chikara Ishii, Executive Vice President |
| Telecom Carrier Business Unit | Atsuo Kawamura, Executive Vice President |
| System Platform Business Unit | Kimihiko Fukuda, Executive Vice President |
| Central Research Laboratories | Motoo Nishihara, Senior Vice President |
2. Members of the Board
(Effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2017)
New Member of the Board| Name and Current Title | New Appointment |
|---|---|
| Hajime Matsukura, Senior Vice President |
Executive Vice President and Member of the Board *Executive Vice President as of April 1, 2017 |
| Name | Current Title |
|---|---|
| Takaaki Shimizu | Executive Vice President and Member of the Board |
3. Audit & Supervisory Board Members (KANSAYAKU)
(Effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June, 2017)
| New Audit & Supervisory Board Member (KANSAYAKU) and Current Title |
| Hajime Kinoshita, Executive Vice President *Advisor as of April 1, 2017 |
| Retiring Audit & Supervisory Board Member (KANSAYAKU) |
| Fujio Okada |
Appointments after retirement
| Tomonori Nishimura | Advisor to the President |
| Shunichiro Tejima | Advisor |
| Takaaki Shimizu | Advisor to the President |
| Takemitsu Kunio | Advisor |
| Koji Suzuki | Advisor |
| Kimiya Matsushita | Advisor |
Please see the attachment for brief biographies of the newly appointed members of the board and an Audit & Supervisory Board members (KANSAYAKU).
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