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 Changes in Board Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers
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(To be effective on June 27, 2007) |
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| Nominees for Board Directors |
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| Chairman of the Board |
Shimpei Takeshita |
| Representative Board Director |
Toshio Maruyama |
| Board Director |
Naoyuki Akikusa |
| Board Director |
Yasushige Hagio |
| Board Director |
Junji Nishiura |
| Board Director |
Hiroji Agata |
| Board Director |
Takashi Tokuno
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| Board Director |
Hiroshi Tsukahara (to be newly elected) (Managing Executive Officer) |
| Board Director |
Yuichi Kurita (to be newly elected) (Executive Officer) |
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Title in a parenthesis is as of April 25, 2007. |
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| Nominees for Corporate Auditors |
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Corporate Standing Auditor
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Takashi Takaya (Corporate Auditor) |
Corporate Standing Auditor
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Hitoshi Owada (to be newly elected) (Board Director and Managing Executive Officer) |
Corporate Auditor
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Jiro Haneda (to be newly elected) (Former Corporate Standing Auditor, Nippon Office Systems Ltd.) |
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Title in a parenthesis is as of April 25, 2007. |
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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 |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Hiroshi Tsukahara |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Yuichi Kurita (to be promoted) |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Yuri Morita |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Jiro Katoh |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Takao Tadokoro |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Hiroyasu Sawai |
| Managing Executive Officer |
Yoshiro Yagi (to be promoted) |
Executive Officer
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Masao Shimizu |
Executive Officer
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Masao Araki |
Executive Officer
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Hideaki Imada |
Executive Officer
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Akira Hatakeyama |
Executive Officer
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Yasuhiro Kawata |
Executive Officer
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Takashi Sugiura |
Executive Officer
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Shinichiro Kuroe |
Executive Officer
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Takashi Sekino |
Executive Officer
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Hiroshi Nakamura |
Executive Officer
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Yoshiaki Yoshida |
Executive Officer
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Minoru Morishita (to be newly elected) |
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Resignation from Board Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers |
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Hiroshi Oura, Board Director and Senior Executive Adviser -- To be elected as Senior Executive Adviser |
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Hitoshi Owada, Board Director and Managing Executive Officer -- To be elected as Corporate Standing Auditor |
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Noboru Yamaguchi, Corporate Standing Auditor -- To be elected as Adviser |
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Tadahiko Hirano, Corporate Standing Auditor -- To be elected as Adviser |
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Shinichiro Umeda, Executive Officer -- To be elected as Adviser |
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Nominees for New Board Directors (Biography) |
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Hiroshi Tsukahara (Date of Birth: August 26, 1950)
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| Mar, 1974 |
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Graduated from Faculty of Technology, Seikei University
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| Apr, 1974 |
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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Board Director, Advantest Corporation
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| Jun, 2003 |
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Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation
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| Jun, 2005 |
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Managing Executive Officer (Current Position)
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| Jun, 2006 |
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Senior Vice President, 1st Test System Business Group (Current Position) |
Yuichi Kurita (Date of Birth: July 28, 1949)
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| Mar, 1973 |
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Graduated from Faculty of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
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| Apr, 1973 |
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Joined Fujitsu Limited
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| Mar, 2001 |
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Joined Advantest Corporation
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| Jun, 2003 |
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Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation (Current Position)
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| Jun, 2005 |
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Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning Group (Current Position)
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Nominees for New Corporate Auditors (Biography) |
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Hitoshi Owada (Date of Birth: March 26, 1946)
| Mar, 1964 |
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Graduated from Fukaya Commercial High School
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Feb, 1970
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Joined Advantest Corporation  |
| Jun, 1997 |
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Board Director, Advantest Corporation
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| Jun, 2000 |
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Managing Director, Advantest Corporation
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| Jun, 2003 |
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Board Director and Managing Executive Officer, Advantest Corporation (Current Position)
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Jiro Haneda (Date of Birth: October 3, 1943)
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| Mar, 1966 |
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Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
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Apr, 1966
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Joined Nippon Kangyo Bank, Ltd.  |
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Executive Director, Kanematsu Corporation
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| Mar, 2004 |
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Corporate Standing Auditor, Nippon Office Systems Ltd.
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Nominee for New Executive Officer (Biography) |
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Minoru Morishita (Date of Birth: January 12, 1949)
| Mar, 1972 |
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Graduated from School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
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Jun, 1973
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Joined Advantest Corporation  |
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General Manager, Nanotechnology 2nd Business Division (Current Position)
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