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Announcement of personnel and organization changes

Mar. 27, 2013

TDK Corporation announces the following changes in personnel and responsibilities and organization decided by resolution of the Board of Directors at a meeting held today.

  1. Changes in executive's responsibilities as of April 1, 2013
      New Position Former Position
    Takehiro Kamigama Representative Director,
    President and CEO, and General
    Manager of Humidifier Countermeasures HQ    		 Representative Director,
    President and CEO, and General
    Manager of Electronic Components Sales & Marketing Group
     
    Atsuo Kobayashi Director, Executive Vice President,
    General Manager of Corporate
    Strategy HQ and Deputy General
    Manager of Humidifier Countermeasures HQ    		 Director, Executive Vice President,
    General Manager of Corporate
    Planning Group and General
    Manager of Corporate Planning
    Dept. of Corporate Planning Group
     
    Shinichi Araya Senior Vice President,
    In Charge of Management System    		 Senior Vice President,
    General Manager of Technology HQ and General Manager of Management System Group
     
    Shinya Yoshihara Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of
    Manufacturing HQ    		 Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of
    Production Engineering Center
     
    Junji Yoneyama Director, Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of
    Administration HQ    		 Director, Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of
    Administration Group, and General Manager of Human Resources Department of Administration Group
     
    Kaoru Matsuoka Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of Technology HQ and General Manager of Advanced Technology
    Development Center of Technology HQ    		 Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of Corporate R&D Group, General Manager of Corporate Technology Planning Department of Technology HQ and General Manager of Devices Development Center of Corporate R&D Group
     
    Noboru Saito Corporate Officer,
    General Manager of Electronic Components Sales & Marketing Group    		 Corporate Officer,
    Deputy General Manager of Electronic Components Sales & Marketing Group
  2. Changes in general manager's position as of April 1, 2013
      New Position Former Position
    Werner Lohwasser General Manager
    of Aluminum & Film Capacitors Business Group    		  
     
    Juergen Roumen Deputy General Manager
    of Aluminum & Film Capacitors Business Group    		 General Manager
    of Alu-Electrol. Capacitors Business Group
     
    Helmut Schilling Deputy General Manager
    of Aluminum & Film Capacitors Business Group    		 CFO of Alu-Electrol. Capacitors Business Group
     
    Masato Ishikawa General Manager of Corporate Planning Group of Corporate Strategy HQ Senior Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Corporate Planning Group
     
    Sumio Marukawa General Manager of Corporate Communications Group of Corporate Strategy HQ General Manager of Corporate Communications Department
     
    Kou Onodera General Manager of New Business Promotion Office of Corporate Strategy HQ Deputy General Manager of Production Engineering Center
     
    Etsurou Yoshinaga General Manager of Human Resources Group of Administration HQ Senior Manager of Labor Relations Group of Human Resources Department of Administration Group
     
    Toshiaki Yamamoto General Manager of General Affairs Group of Administration HQ General Manager of General Affairs Department of Administration Group
     
    Eiichi Shimomura General Manager of Legal Group of Administration HQ General Manager of Legal Department
     
    Sachiko Nagahara General Manager of CSR Promotion Office of Administration HQ General Manager of CSR Promotion Office
     
    Mayumi Yamakawa General Manager of Production Engineering Group of Manufacturing HQ Deputy General Manager of Production Engineering Center
     
    Masaki Kogane General Manager of Procurement & Logistics Group of Manufacturing HQ General Manager of Procurement & Logistics Department of Management System Group
     
    Satoru Sueki General Manager of Quality Assurance Group of Manufacturing HQ and General Manager of Humidifier Recall Office of Humidifier Countermeasures HQ General Manager of Quality Assurance Department
     
    Yasuki Yoshida General Manager of Safety & Environment Group of Manufacturing HQ General Manager of Safety & Environment Office
     
    Shigekazu Sumita General Manager of Technology & Intellectual Properties Strategy Group of Technology HQ Leader of Technology Development Group of Corporate Technology Planning Department of Technology HQ
     
    Tomoyuki Yoshida General Manager of Management System Group General Manager of Business Systems Department of Management System Group
  3. Organization Changes as of April 1, 2013
    • Integrated Alu-Electrol. Capacitors Business Group and Film Capacitors Business Group, Aluminum & Film Capacitors Business Group
    • Corporate Strategy HQ is newly established, supervising Corporate Planning Group, Corporate Communications Group, and New Business Promotion Office.
    • Administration HQ is newly established, supervising Human Resources Group, General Affairs Group, Legal Group, and CSR Promotion Office.
    • Manufacturing HQ is newly established as well, supervising Promotion Engineering Group, Procurement & Logistics Group, Quality Assurance Group, and Safety & Environment Group.
    • Technology HQ is integrated Advanced Technology Development Center and Technology & Intellectual Properties Strategy Group.
    • Humidifier Countermeasures HQ is newly established, supervising Humidifier Recall Office.
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