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Changes
in Board of Directors and Auditors
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TOKYO, Japan,
April 26, 2005 -- Advantest Corporation
(TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) announced
today the changes in board of
directors and auditors will take
effect following approval by shareholders
at the 63rd Ordinary General Meeting
of Shareholders in June 2005.
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Nominee for the Board
of Directors
(to be elected at the Shareholders Meeting) |
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Director and
Senior Executive Advisor |
Hiroshi Oura
(Representative Director,
Chairman of the Board and
CEO)*
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Chairman of the
Board
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Shimpei Takeshita
(Vice Chairman of the Board)*
(to be newly elected) |
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Representative
Board Director |
Toshio Maruyama |
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Director of the
Board
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Junji Nishiura |
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Director of the
Board
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Hiroji Agata |
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Director of the
Board
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Hitoshi Owada |
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Director of the
Board
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Takashi Tokuno
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Title in a parenthesis is as of
April 26, 2005. |
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Nominees for Corporate
Auditor
(to be elected at the Shareholders Meeting) |
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Corporate Auditor
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Naoyuki Akikusa |
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Corporate Auditor Mr. Kuniaki
Suzuki, resigns as of June 28,2005. |
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| Nominees for Executive
Officers |
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President and
CEO |
Toshio Maruyama
(President and COO) |
Senior
Executive Officer
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Junji
Nishiura |
| Senior
Executive Officer |
Hiroji
Agata |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Hitoshi
Owada |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Takashi
Tokuno |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Kenichi
Mitsuoka |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Yuri
Morita |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Jiro
Kato |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Takao
Tadokoro (to be promoted) |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Hiroyasu
Sawai (to be promoted) |
| Managing
Executive Officer |
Hiroshi
Tsukahara (to be promoted) |
Executive
Officer
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Masao
Shimizu |
| Executive
Officer |
Masao
Araki |
| Executive
Officer |
Yuichi
Kurita |
| Executive
Officer |
Yoshiro
Yagi |
| Executive
Officer |
Hideaki
Imada |
| Executive
Officer |
Shinichiro
Umeda |
| Executive
Officer |
Akira
Hatakeyama (to be newly elected) |
| Executive
Officer |
Yasuhiro
Kawata (to be newly elected) |
| Executive
Officer |
Takashi
Sugiura (to be newly elected) |
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Executive Officer |
Shinichiro Kuroe
(to be newly elected) |
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Title in a parenthesis is as of
April 26, 2005. |
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Resignation
from the Board |
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Graduated from Waseda University,
Faculty of Political Science and Economics.
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Joined Fujitsu Limited
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Member of the Board, Fujitsu
Limited
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Managing Director, Fujitsu
Limited
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| Jun, 1992 |
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Executive Director, Fujitsu
Limited
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| Jun, 1998 |
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Representative Director and
President, Fujitsu Limited |
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Nominee
for New Executive Officers(Biography) |
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Akira Hatakeyama
(Date of Birth: December 20, 1950)
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Graduated from
Nagoya University, Faculty of
Engineering
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Apr, 1973
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Joined Advantest
Corporation
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President, Japan
Engineering Corporation (Current
Position)
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Yasuhiro Kawata (Date
of Birth: October 5, 1953)
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| Mar, 1974 |
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Graduated from
Wakayama National College of Technology
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Apr, 1974
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Joined Advantest
Corporation
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| Apr, 2005 |
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General Manager,
2nd SOC Tester Business Division,
1st Test System Business Group
(Current Position)
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Takashi Sugiura (Date
of Birth: March 8, 1957)
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| Mar, 1979 |
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Graduated from Nagoya University,
Faculty of Physics
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Apr, 1979
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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| Apr, 2005 |
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General Manager, Product
Design Initiatives 1,
1st Test System Business Group (Current Position)
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Shinichiro Kuroe (Date
of Birth: March 30, 1959)
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| Mar, 1981 |
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Graduated from Hosei University,
Faculty of Engineering
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| Apr, 1981 |
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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| Apr, 2005 |
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General Manager, Solution
Business Division
Sales and Marketing Group (Current Position)
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