| The Company resolved transfers of its representative directors at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on February 13, 2007, details of which are as follows:
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Reason for changes |
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Michio Inoue, Representative Director and Executive Vice President, is going to retire at the end of the annual meeting of stockholders for the current year due to the expiration of the term. Accordingly, representative directors will be changed as described below: |
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Newly-appointed Representative Director |
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New title: Representative Director and President
Name: Shigeo Tajima
Hometown: Tokyo
Education: Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Date of birth: January 12, 1944
Career:
March 2005 – present Senior Managing Director and Director of Production and Technology Division…
March 2004 – Managing Director and Director of Production and Technology Division…
March 2003 – Director and Director of Production and Technology Division …
April 1967 Joined Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd. …
March 1967 Graduated from Waseda University (Faculty of Science and Engineering) … |
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Retiring Representative Director |
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Present title: Representative Director and Vice President
Name: Michio Inoue |
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Change of title for Representative Director |
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Present title: Representative Director and President
New title: Representative Director and Chairman
Name: Yuichi Toba |
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Date to be transferred |
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March 29, 2007 |
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