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Notice of Organizational and Personnel Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
September 12, 2006
The organizational structure will be modified effective as from October 1, 2006 and the main modifications are as follows:
Organizational change as of October 1, 2006
Major changes and objectives
- Organizational Change
- The following organizations will be under direct supervision of the Management:
- Corporate Planning Department (transferred from the Office of Management Strategy)
- Financing & Accounting Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
- Corporate Communications & IR Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
- Affiliates Administration Department (newly established)
- Business Development Headquarters (newly established)
- Business Planning Department (newly established)
- Business Development Department (newly established)
- Electronics Engineering Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
- Information System Headquarters (newly established)
- Information System Planning Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
- Information System Department (transferred from the Corporate Strategy Center)
- Intellectual Property Headquarters (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
- Intellectual Property Strategy Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)1st Intellectual Property Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
- 2nd Intellectual Property Department (transferred from the Core Technology Center)
- The Office of Management Strategy and the Corporate Strategy Center will be abolished.
- Core Technology Center
- The Corporate Technology Management Department and the Business Development Department will be abolished, and the Planning Department will be newly established.
- The Optical R&D Department and the Advanced Technology Department of Optical Technology Headquarters will be renamed Optical Research Laboratory and Materials & Advanced Research Laboratory.
- The Optical Technology Headquarters will be renamed Research & Development Headquarters.
- Imaging Company
The Marketing Management Department, Development Management Department and Production Management Department will be reorganized as Marketing Headquarters, Development Headquarters and Production Headquarters. - Glass Division
The Production Department will be renamed 1st Production Department and 2nd Production Department will be newly established.
- The following organizations will be under direct supervision of the Management:
- Objectives of changes
- Corporate Planning Department, Financing & Accounting Department, Corporate Communications & IR Department and Affiliates Administration Department
Strengthening the Corporate headquarters functions by accelerating information exchange and decision-making and enhancing mobile and closer cooperation with each other under direct supervision and control by the Management
- Business Development Headquarters
Acceleration of new business creation and development through integration of related departments under direct supervision of the Management
- Information System Headquarters
Strengthening the functions through integration of related departments under direct supervision of the Management
- Intellectual Property Headquarters
Strengthening the IP strategy functions by responding faster and more flexibly to intellectual property related issues under direct supervision and control by the Management
- Core Technology Center
Enhancement of planning functions with reorganization of the Center
- Research & Development Headquarters
Further development of our core technology: optical designing and optical technology, and enhancement of material development and image software development
- Imaging Company
Revision of Management Departments into Headquarters according to their business dimensions
- Glass Division
Enhancement of glass related business
- Corporate Planning Department, Financing & Accounting Department, Corporate Communications & IR Department and Affiliates Administration Department
In accordance with these changes, the following personnel changes of Directors and Executive Officers will be implemented:
Personnel changes as of October 1, 2006
( ) indicates former position
| Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies, and Information System Headquarters (Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies) |
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| Executive Vice President, Member of the Board & Chief Financial Officer |
TERATO, Ichiro | |
| President of Business Administration Center, in charge of Financing & Accounting Department and Corporate Communications & IR Department (President of Corporate Strategy Center and President of Business Administration Center) |
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| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
KAJIWARA, Mamoru | |
| In charge of Corporate Planning Department and Affiliates Administration Department, in charge of overseeing Internal Audit Department (Divisional President of Office of Management Strategy, in charge of overseeing Internal Audit Department) |
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| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
MIYAUCHI, Norio | |
| In charge of Business Development Headquarters and Intellectual Property Headquarters (Vice President of Imaging Company) |
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| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
TOMINO, Naoki | |
| Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, Core Technology Center (Vice President of Core Technology Center and General Manager of Optical Technology Headquarters, Core Technology Center) |
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| Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer |
ICHIHARA, Yutaka | |
| General Manager of Information System Headquarters (Divisional Vice President of Office of Management Strategy) |
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| Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer |
KUMAZAWA, Masami | |
| General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters (Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters, Core Technology Center) |
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| Executive Officer | WATANABE, Takao | |
| General Manager of Corporate Communications & IR Department (Vice President of Corporate Strategy Center & General Manager of Corporate Communications & IR Department, Corporate Strategy Center) |
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| Executive Officer | HIRAI, Hideshi | |
| General Manager of Development Headquarters, Imaging Company (General Manager of Development Management Department, Imaging Company) |
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| Executive Officer | GOTO, Tetsuo | |
| General Manager of Business Development Headquarters (Vice President of Business Administration Center) |
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| Executive Officer | MORISHITA, Koji | |
| General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department (Vice President of Corporate Strategy Center & General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department, Corporate Strategy Center) |
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| Executive Officer | HASHIZUME, Norio | |
| General Manager of Marketing Headquarters, Imaging Company (General Manager of Marketing Management Department, Imaging Company) |
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| Executive Officer | OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki | |
List of the new title and business duties of directors and executive officers are as follows:
Directors, Auditors & Executive Officers (as of October 1, 2006)
*indicates representative director of the board
| Title | Name | Business Duties |
|---|---|---|
| *President, Member of the Board, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer |
KARIYA, Michio | In charge of items related to Group's management policies and Company's operations |
| *Executive Vice President, Member of the Board & Chief Financial Officer |
TERATO, Ichiro | Assistant of President, in charge of group-wide financial and IR strategies, and Information System Headquarters |
| Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
KIMURA, Makoto | President of Imaging Company |
| Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
SUWA, Kyoichi | President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Glass Division, in charge of overseeing the Customized Products Division and the CMP Division |
| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
KAJIWARA, Mamoru | President of Business Administration Center, in charge of Financing & Accounting Department and Corporate Communications & IR Department |
| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
MIYAUCHI, Norio | In charge of Corporate Planning Department and Affiliates Administration Department, in charge of overseeing Internal Audit Department |
| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
TOMINO, Naoki | In charge of Business Development Headquarters and Intellectual Property Headquarters |
| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
USHIDA, Kazuo | President of Precision Equipment Company |
| Managing Director, Member of the Board & Senior Executive Officer |
KAWAI, Yoshimichi | Vice President of Precision Equipment Company & General Manager of LCD Equipment Division, Precision Equipment Company |
| Director, Member of the Board | KONO, Shunji | Counselor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd |
| Director, Member of the Board | MATSUO, Kenji | President, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company |
| Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer |
MORI, Hidetoshi | President of Instruments Company |
| Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer |
ICHIHARA, Yutaka | Vice President of Core Technology Center & General Manager of Research & Development Headquarters, Core Technology Center |
| Director, Member of the Board & Executive Officer |
KUMAZAWA, Masami | General Manager of Information System Headquarters |
| Standing Corporate Auditor | KUROSAWA, Masami | |
| Standing Corporate Auditor | SHIMIZU, Hisayuki | |
| Corporate Auditor | NAKANO, Toyoshi | Senior Advisor, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation |
| Corporate Auditor | KANI, Susumu | Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation |
| Executive Officer | WATANABE, Takao | General Manager of Intellectual Property Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | HIRAI, Hideshi | General Manager of Corporate Communications & IR Department |
| Executive Officer | GOTO, Tetsuro | General Manager of Development Headquarters, Imaging Company |
| Executive Officer | MORISHITA, Koji | General Manager of Business Development Headquarters |
| Executive Officer | IWASAKI, Jun | General Manager of Production Technology Headquarters, Core Technology Center |
| Executive Officer | MASAI, Toshiyuki | President & CEO, Nikon Inc |
| Executive Officer | HASHIZUME, Norio | General Manager of Financing & Accounting Department |
| Executive Officer | OKAMOTO, Yasuyuki | General Manager of Marketing Headquarters, Imaging Company |
| Executive Officer | UMATATE, Toshikazu | General Manager of Development Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company |
| Executive Officer | IZAWA, Hisao | General Manager of Customized Products Division & General Manager of Sales Department, Customized Products Division |
| Executive Officer | HASHIMOTO, Teruo | General Manager of Production Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company & General Manager of Precision Process Department, Production Headquarters, Precision Equipment Company |
| Executive Officer | OKAJIMA, Masaaki | President, Tochigi Nikon Corporation |
| Executive Officer | WILD, Geoffrey | Vice President of Precision Equipment Company & President & CEO & COO, Nikon Precision Inc. |
- The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.