January 13, 2017 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Sumitomo Electric Announces Representative Director Changes

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. announces the following change of its Representative Directors which were approved at the Board of Directors' meeting held on January 13, 2017.

The change of President will be formally determined at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June 2017.

  1. Reason for change

    It is aimed at the sustainable growth and development of Sumitomo Electric and to further strengthen management structure.

  2. Change of Representative Directors

    1. Retiring Representative Director (effective on March 31, 2017)

      Name

      Current Title

      New Title

      Fumiyoshi Kawai

      Senior Managing Director

      President of Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. (Inauguration date: April 1,

      2017)

      Name

      New Title

      Current Title

      Masayoshi Matsumoto

      Chairman of the Board of

      Directors

      President

      Osamu Inoue

      President

      President of Sumitomo

      Wiring Systems, Ltd.

    2. Change of President (effective upon approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June)

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