Olympus Corporation announced management changes. The company announced Yasuo Takeuchi with Current Position Director, Vice President and new position is President and Representative Director, CEO. New Outside Director are D. Robert Hale and Jim C.Beasley.

Retiring Directors are Akihiro Taguchi, Haruo Ogawa and Kiichi Hirata. Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member Nobuyuki Koga (newly-appointed as a Director) and Masashi Shimizu (newly-appointed as a Director). Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Katsuya Natori (newly-appointed as a Director) and Atsushi Iwasaki (newly-appointed as a Director).

Yasuo Takeuchi current position is Director, Vice President and new position after April 1, 2019 is President and Representative Director CEO. Position after the board of directors meeting to be held after the general meeting of shareholders will be Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO. Akihiro Taguchi current position is Director, Senior Corporate Managing Officer and new position after April 1, 2019 is Director, Senior Corporate Managing Officer COO.

Position after the board of directors meeting to be held after the general meeting of shareholders will be Executive Officer COO. Haruo Ogawa current position is Director, Senior Corporate Managing Officer and new position after April 1, 2019 is Director, Senior Corporate Managing Officer CTO. Position after the board of directors meeting to be held after the general meeting of shareholders will be Executive Officer CTO.

Yasushi Sakai current position is Corporate Managing Officer and new position after April 1, 2019 is Corporate Managing Officer CFO. Position after the board of directors meeting to be held after the general meeting of shareholders will be Executive Officer CFO. Stefan Kaufmann current position is Corporate Officer and new position after April 1, 2019 is Corporate Officer CAO.

Position after the board of directors meeting to be held after the general meeting of shareholders will be Executive Officer CAO.