NEC Announces Executive Personnel Changes
TOKYO, February 29, 2016 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the following executive personnel changes. The changes in Corporate Officers were approved at the Meeting of the Board of Directors on February 29, 2016 and will become effective as of April 1, 2016. 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, 2016.
1. CORPORATE OFFICERS (Effective as of April 1, 2016)
Changes in Executive Appointments
| Name and Current Title | New Appointment |
|---|---|
| Manabu Kinoshita, Executive Vice President | Senior Executive Vice President |
| Yasujirou Ryuuno, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Katsumi Emura, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Susumu Makihara, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Nobuhiro Odake, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Hajime Kinoshita, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Toshiya Matsuki, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Kimihiko Fukuda, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Chikara Ishii, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
| Kazuhiro Sakai, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President |
New Corporate Officer Appointments
| Name and Current Title | New Appointment |
|---|---|
| Yukio Ito, Advisor | Executive Vice President |
| Yasunori Mochizuki, Vice President, Central Research Laboratories | Senior Vice President |
| Tetsuro Akagi, Managing Director, NEC Australia Pty. Ltd. | Senior Vice President |
| Kenji Ishibashi, General Manager, Chugoku Branch Division | Senior Vice President |
| Motoo Nishihara, General Manager, Cloud System Research Laboratories | Senior Vice President |
| Kouji Shishii, General Manager, Community Solutions Division | Senior Vice President |
| Toshiya Tsuji, General Manager, Network Solutions Division | Senior Vice President |
| Naoki Kato, General Manager, Enterprise Business Planning Division | Senior Vice President |
| Naoki Yoshida, General Manager, Submarine Network Division | Senior Vice President |
| Fumiaki Matsubara, Vice President, Public Business Unit | Senior Vice President |
Retiring Corporate Officers
| Name | Current Title |
|---|---|
| Hideichi Okada | Senior Executive Vice President |
| Kuniaki Okada | Executive Vice President |
| Masato Yamamoto | Executive Vice President |
| Shinichi Shoji | Executive Vice President |
| Makoto Sato | Senior Vice President |
| Hiroki Dan | Senior Vice President |
Chief Officers (Effective as of April 1, 2016)
| CGO(Chief Global Officer) | Takayuki Morita, Executive Vice President |
| CMO(Chief Marketing Officer) | Takaaki Shimizu, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board |
| CFO(Chief Financial Officer) | Isamu Kawashima, Executive Vice President and Member of the Board |
| CIO(Chief Information Officer) | Yasujirou Ryuuno, Executive Vice President |
| CISO(Chief Information Security Officer) | Yasujirou Ryuuno, Executive Vice President |
| CTO(Chief Technology Officer) | Katsumi Emura, Executive Vice President |
2. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
(Effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June, 2016)
New Members of the Board
| Name and Current Title | New Appointment |
|---|---|
| Takayuki Morita, Executive Vice President | Executive Vice President and Member of the Board |
| Katsumi Emura, Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President and Member of the Board * Executive Vice President as of April 1, 2016 |
Retiring Members of the Board
| Name | Current Title |
|---|---|
| Kaoru Yano | Chairman of the Board * Member of the Board as of April 1,2016 |
| Junji Yasui | Senior Executive Vice President and Member of the Board (Representative Director) |
3. AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS (KANSAYAKU)
(Effective following the adoption of the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June, 2016)
| New Audit & Supervisory Board Member (KANSAYAKU) and Current Title |
| Kazuyasu Yamada, Certified Public Accountant |
| Retiring Audit & Supervisory Board Member (KANSAYAKU) |
| Satoshi Itoh |
Reference
Newly appointed Presidents of Business Units and Executives in charge of Unit and Central Research Laboratories (Effective as of April 1, 2016)
| System Integration, Services & Engineering Operations Unit | Kazuhiro Sakai, Executive Vice President |
| Global Business Unit | Toshiya Matsuki, Executive Vice President |
| System Platform Business Unit | Kimihiko Fukuda, Executive Vice President |
| Central Research Laboratories | Motoo Nishihara, Senior Vice President |
Appointments after retirement
| Kaoru Yano | Executive Advisor |
| Junji Yasui | Executive Advisor |
| Hideichi Okada | Executive Advisor |
| Kuniaki Okada | Vice President |
| Masato Yamamoto | Advisor to President |
| Shinichi Shoji | Advisor to President |
| Makoto Sato | Executive Vice President, NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd. |
| Hiroki Dan | Member of the Board, NEC Nexsolutions, Ltd. |
Please see the attachment for brief biographies of the newly appointed Members of the Board and an Audit & Supervisory Board Member (KANSAYAKU).
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