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TDK Announces Changes of Directors and Corporate Officers

Apr. 28, 2016

TDK Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has resolved to make the following changes to its Directors and Corporate Officers. The appointments of Directors are subject to Shareholder approval at the General Shareholders Meeting to be held on June 29, 2016. The appointments of Corporate Officers are subject Board approval at the meeting of the Board of Directors following the General Shareholders Meeting.

Directors (new appointment and retirement)

Director Candidate

Shigenao Ishiguro	Senior Vice President, CEO of Magnetic Heads and Sensors Business Company, and General Manager of Magnetic Sensors Business Group of Magnetic Heads and Sensors Business Company
Tetsuji Yamanishi	General Manager of Finance & Accounting Group

Retiring Director

Atsuo Kobayashi	Director, Executive Vice President, In charge of Magnet Products
Hiroyuki Uemura	Director, Executive Vice President, CEO of Electronic Components Business Company

Corporate Officers (changes in corporate officer positions, new appointment and retirement)

Changes in Corporate Officer Positions

New Position Former Position

Hiroyuki Uemura Senior Executive Vice President Executive Vice President

Corporate Officer Candidates

Albert Ong General Manager of HDD Components Business Group of Magnetic Heads and Sensors Business Company

Retiring Corporate Officers

Takehiro Kamigama¹ ¹Mr. Kamigama will become a Chairman and Representative Director on Jun. 29, 2016.

Shinya Yoshihara

Robin Zeng

	New Position	Former Position
Hiroyuki Uemura	Senior Executive Vice President	Executive Vice President

Albert Ong	General Manager of HDD Components Business Group of Magnetic Heads and Sensors Business Company

Takehiro Kamigama¹	¹Mr. Kamigama will become a Chairman and Representative Director on Jun. 29, 2016.
Shinya Yoshihara
Robin Zeng

New Executive Lineup

As a result of the above changes, the new executive lineup as of June 29, 2016 will be as follows.

Directors

Representative Director	Takehiro Kamigama
Representative Director	Shigenao Ishiguro
Director	Noboru Saito
Director	Tetsuji Yamanishi
Director	Makoto Sumita^* (Chairman & CEO of INNOTECH CORPORATION, Chairman of INNOTECH FRONTIER, Inc.)
Director	Kazumasa Yoshida^* (Outside Director of Onkyo Corporation, Outside Director of Gibson Brands, Inc., Outside Director of CYBERDYNE Inc. Outside Director of Mamezou Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Director	Kazuhiko Ishimura^* (Chairman of Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.)

Company Auditors* Outside Directors

Company Auditors	Junji Yoneyama
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Osamu Yotsui
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Kazunori Yagi* (Outside Company Auditor of Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp., Outside Director of JSR Corporation, Outside Director of OYO Corporation,)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Toru Ishiguro* (Partner of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto LPC, Outside Director of Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Kiyoshi Fujimura* (Outside Company Auditor of Ajinomoto Co., Inc.)

Corporate Officers* *Outside Company Auditors

President and CEO	Shigenao Ishiguro
Senior Executive Vice President	Hiroyuki Uemura
Executive Vice President	Atsuo Kobayashi
Senior Vice President	Seiji Osaka
Senior Vice President	Noboru Saito
Senior Vice President	Joachim Zichlarz
Corporate Officer	Takakazu Momozuka
Corporate Officer	Mitsuru Nagata
Corporate Officer	Joachim Thiele
Corporate Officer	Keiichi Imamoto
Corporate Officer	Satoru Sueki
Corporate Officer	Christian Block
Corporate Officer	Norbert Hess
Corporate Officer	Michael Pocsatko
Corporate Officer	Hong Tian
Corporate Officer	Tetsuji Yamanishi
Corporate Officer	Albert Ong