News Release
- TOKYO, Japan, April 28, 2017 -
Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, 'Epson') today announced that a meeting of its board of directors had provisionally approved the following executive personnel changes. The changes are subject to final approval at the company's annual general meeting and board meeting scheduled to be held on June 28, 2017.
The lineup of executive officers from June 28 has also been approved.
1. Reasons for changes
Epson has implemented these changes with the aims of achieving its Epson 25 Corporate Vision and Mid-Range Business Plan (FY2016-18), and of further strengthening its corporate governance in the wake of last year's transition to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee.
2. Promotion and retirement of directors
Promotion
Koichi Kubota
Director, senior managing executive officer (currently director, managing executive officer; chief operating officer, Printing Solutions Operations Division)
Retirement
Yoneharu Fukushima
(Currently director, managing executive officer; chief operating officer, Robotics Solutions Operations Division)
* Retirement due to expiry of term
3. Promotion, retirement and appointment of executive officers (excludes executive officers jointly holding directorships)
Promotion
Motonori Okumura
Managing executive officer (currently general administrative manager, Technology Development Division; deputy chief operating officer, Wearable Products & Industrial Solutions Operations Segment)
Junichi Watanabe
Managing executive officer (currently general administrative manager, Production Planning Division; deputy chief operating officer, Wearable Products & Industrial Solutions Operations Segment)
Hideki Shimada
Managing executive officer (currently deputy chief operating officer, Printing Solutions Operations Division)
Retirements
Kiyofumi Koike
(Currently Chairman, Epson (China) Co., Ltd.)
* Retirement due to expiry of termMasayuki Kitamura
(Currently executive officer, chief operating officer, Microdevices Operations Division)
* Retirement due to expiry of term
Appointments
Yasunori Ogawa
Executive officer (currently chief operating officer, Visual Products Operations Division)
Eiichi Abe
Executive officer (currently president, P. T. Indonesia Epson Industry)
Kazuhiro Ichikawa
Executive officer (currently deputy general administrative manager, Technology Development Division; general manager, PaperLab Business Project; general manager Core Device Technology Development Department)
Keijiro Naito
Executive officer (currently deputy chief operating officer, Visual Products Operations Division)
4. Retirement of advisor
Seiji Hanaoka (currently advisor)
* Retirement due to expiry of term
5. Planned date of changes
June 28, 2017
Note: Proposed appointments after June 28, 2017
1. Directors
Minoru Usui | President (representative director) |
Shigeki Inoue | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (representative director) |
Koichi Kubota | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (promotion) |
Masayuki Kawana | Director, Executive Officer |
Tatsuaki Seki | Director, Executive Officer |
Hideaki Omiya | Director (outside director) |
Mari Matsunaga | Director (outside director) |
Noriyuki Hama | Director, Full-Time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Michihiro Nara | Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Chikami Tsubaki | Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Yoshio Shirai | Director (outside director), Audit & Supervisory Committee Member |
Total: 11
2. Executive officers (excludes executive officers jointly holding directorships)
Tadaaki Hagata | Managing Executive Officer |
Motonori Okumura | Managing Executive Officer (promotion) |
Junichi Watanabe | Managing Executive Officer (promotion) |
Hideki Shimada | Managing Executive Officer (promotion) |
Yasumasa Kitamatsu | Executive Officer |
Akihiro Fukaishi | Executive Officer |
Sunao Murata | Executive Officer |
Yoshiyuki Moriyama | Executive Officer |
Toshiya Takahata | Executive Officer |
Tsuyoshi Kitahara | Executive Officer |
Naoyuki Saeki | Executive Officer |
Nobuyuki Shimotome | Executive Officer |
Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | Executive Officer |
Munenori Ando | Executive Officer |
Hitoshi Igarashi | Executive Officer |
Keith Kratzberg | Executive Officer |
Isamu Otsuka | Executive Officer |
Yasunori Ogawa | Executive Officer (new appointment) |
Eiichi Abe | Executive Officer (new appointment) |
Kazuhiro Ichikawa | Executive Officer (new appointment) |
Keijiro Naito | Executive Officer (new appointment) |
Total: 21
3. Special Audit & Supervisory Officer
Taro Shigemoto | Special Audit & Supervisory Officer |
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 72,000 employees in 88 companies around the world, and is proud of its contributions to the communities in which it operates and its ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impacts.
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