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Announcement of personnel and organization changes

March 5, 2019

TDK Corporation announces the following personnel and organization changes.

  1. Changes in executives’ responsibilities as of April 1, 2019

    Name New Position Former Position
    Atsuo Kobayashi Senior Vice President, in charge of Quality Assurance and Safety & Environment Executive Vice President, General Manager of SCM & Management System HQ, in charge of Flash Memory Applied Devices Business Division and EMC & RF Engineering Business Division
    Tetsuji Yamanishi Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Manager of Finance & Accounting HQ Senior Vice President, General Manager of Finance & Accounting HQ
    Shigeki Sato Corporate Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Components Business Company, and General Manager of Ceramic Capacitors Business Group of Electronic Components Business Company General Manager of Ceramic Capacitors Business Group of Electronic Components Business Company
    Fumio Sashida Corporate Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Solutions Business Company Chief Executive Officer of Energy Solutions Business Company, and General Manager of Energy Devices Business Group of Energy Solutions Business Company
    Hiroyuki Yashiro Corporate Officer, General Manager of Power Systems Business Group of Energy Solutions Business Company Chief Operating Officer of Energy Solutions Business Company, and General Manager of Power Systems Business Group of Energy Solutions Business Company
    Ji Bin Geng Corporate Officer, General Manager of Energy Devices Business Group of Energy Solutions Business Company -

  2. Changes in personnel responsibilities as of April 1, 2019

    Name New Position Former Position
    Junichi Nakatsu Deputy General Manager of Ceramic Capacitors Business Group of Electronic Components Business Company -
    Hiroyasu Mita Deputy General Manager of Magnetics Business Group of Electronic Components Business Company -
    Amir Panush Deputy General Manager of MEMS Sensors Business Group of Sensor Systems Business Company -
    Shuichi Hashiyama General Manager of Energy Systems Business Group of Energy Solutions Business Company -
    Hideki Ishizaki General Manager of Applied Film Business Division -
    Yoshikazu Fujiwara General Manager of Corporate Secretary Group of Corporate Strategy HQ General Manager of Board of Directors Office of Corporate Strategy HQ
    Gakuji Hayashi Deputy General Manager of Human Resources HQ -
    Masato Ishikawa General Manager of SCM & Management System HQ, and General Manager of SCM Reengineering Group of SCM & Management System HQ General Manager of SCM Reengineering Group of SCM & Management System HQ
    Atsuyuki Nakano General Manager of Quality Assurance HQ Deputy General Manager of Magnetics Business Group of Electronic Components Business Company
    Yoshikazu Soshi General Manager of Production Engineering Planning Group of Production Engineering HQ -
    Ikuo Fukuchi General Manager of Legal & Compliance HQ, and General Manager of Compliance Group of Legal & Compliance HQ General Manager of Compliance Group of Legal & Compliance HQ
    Sachiko Nagahara General Manager of Sustainability Promotion HQ, and General Manager of CSR Group of Sustainability Promotion HQ General Manager of CSR Group of Legal & Compliance HQ
    Tetsuya Kuwashima General Manager of Safety & Environment Group of Sustainability Promotion HQ General Manager of Production Engineering & Environmental Planning Group of Production Engineering HQ
    Jeffrey Williams General Manager, Americas HQ (Acting) -

  3. Organization Changes as of April 1, 2019

    • Establish Applied Film BD under the direct control of the president
    • Board of Directors Office is renamed as Corporate Secretary Group
    • Establish Sustainability Promotion HQ under the direct control of the president.
    • Sustainability Promotion HQ comprises CSR Group and Safety & Environment Group which is split from Production Engineering & Environment Planning Group
    • Production Engineering & Environment Planning Group is renamed as Production Engineering Planning Group
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