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Changes in Board of Directors, Auditors and Executive Officers
(To be effective on June 27, 2006)
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TOKYO, Japan, April 26, 2006 -- Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) announced today the changes in board of directors, auditors and executive officers will take effect following approval by shareholders at the 64th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2006.
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| Nominees for the Board of Directors |
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Director of the Board
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Naoyuki Akikusa (to be newly elected)
(Corporate Auditor of Advantest Corporation, Representative Director and Chairman of the Board of Fujitsu Limited)* |
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Director of the Board
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Yasushige Hagio (to be newly elected)
(Attorney-at-Law, Partner of Seiwa Patent and Law)* |
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Title in a parenthesis is as of April 26, 2006. |
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| Nominee for Corporate Auditor |
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Corporate Auditor
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Megumi Yamamuro (to be newly elected)
(Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics)* |
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Title in a parenthesis is as of April 26, 2006. |
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| Nominees for Executive Officers |
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| President and CEO |
Toshio Maruyama |
Senior Executive Officer
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Junji Nishiura |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Hiroji Agata |
| Senior Executive Officer |
Takashi Tokuno (to be promoted) |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Hitoshi Owada |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Yuri Morita |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Jiro Kato |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Takao Tadokoro |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Hiroyasu Sawai |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Hiroshi Tsukahara |
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 |
| Executive Officer |
Yasuhiro Kawata |
| Executive Officer |
Takashi Sugiura |
| Executive Officer |
Shinichiro Kuroe |
| Executive Officer |
Takashi Sekino (to be newly elected) |
| Executive Officer |
Hiroshi Nakamura (to be newly elected) |
| Executive Officer |
Yoshiaki Yoshida (to be newly elected) |
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Resignation from Corporate Auditor : |
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| Mar. 1961 |
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Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics.
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| Apr. 1961 |
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Joined Fujitsu Limited
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| Jun. 1988 |
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Member of the Board, Fujitsu Limited
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| Jun. 1991 |
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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 |
| Jun. 2003 |
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Representative Director and Chairman, Fujitsu Limited (Current Position) |
| Jun. 2005 |
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Corporate Auditor, Advantest Corporation (Current Position) |
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Yasushige Hagio (Date of Birth: November 24, 1947)
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| Mar. 1970 |
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Graduated from University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
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| Apr. 1972 |
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Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court
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| Apr. 1982 |
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District Court Judge, Tokyo District Court
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| Apr. 1998 |
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Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute
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| Dec. 2003 |
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President of Shizuoka District Court
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| Jun. 2004 |
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Attorney-at-Law, Partner of Seiwa Patent and Law (Current Position)
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Nominee for Corporate Auditor (Biography) |
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Megumi Yamamuro (Date of Birth: March 8, 1948)
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| Mar. 1972 |
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Graduated from University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
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| Apr. 1974 |
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Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court
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| Apr. 1984 |
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District Court Judge, Tokyo District Court
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| Apr. 1988 |
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Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute
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| Apr. 1997 |
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High Court Judge, Tokyo High Court
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| Jul. 2004 |
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Attorney-at-Law, CAST Itoga Law P.C. (Current Position)
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| Oct. 2004 |
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Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics (Current Position)
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Nominees for New Executive Officers (Biography) |
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Takashi Sekino (Date of Birth: May 30, 1957)
| Mar. 1982 |
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Graduated from Gunma University, Graduate School of Engineering
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| Apr. 1982 |
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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| Apr. 2005 |
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General Manager, 1st Technology Division, Technology Development Group (Current Position)
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Hiroshi Nakamura (Date of Birth: December 4, 1957)
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| Mar. 1981 |
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Graduated from Kanazawa University, Faculty of Law and Literature
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| Apr. 1981 |
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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| Jun. 2002 |
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Manager, Accounting Department, Corporate Affairs Group (Current Position)
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Yoshiaki Yoshida (Date of Birth: February 8, 1958)
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| Mar. 1980 |
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Graduated from Yokohama National University, Management Department
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| Apr. 1980 |
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Joined Nihon Lease Corporation
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| Apr. 1999 |
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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| Jun. 2000 |
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Representative Board Director, Advantest Finance Inc. (Current Position)
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