Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)("Panasonic"), today
announced the following changes of the members of the Board of
Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers, effective April 1,
2011, and proposed changes of the members of the Board of Directors, and
the Board of Corporate Auditors effective June 24, 2011. These proposed
changes will be submitted for and subject to approval at the company's
ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on June 24, 2011.
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Members of the Board of Directors (Effective April 1)
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Responsibilities
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Chairman of the Board
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Kunio Nakamura
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Vice Chairman of the Board
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Masayuki Matsushita
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President
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Fumio Ohtsubo
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Executive Vice Presidents
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Toshihiro Sakamoto
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In charge of Domestic Consumer Marketing
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General Director, Consumer Products Marketing
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In charge of Domestic Customer Satisfaction; Design
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Takahiro Mori
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In charge of Planning; Corporate Division for Promoting
Systems & Equipment Business; Electrical Supplies
Sales, Project Sales, Building Products Sales
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Yasuo Katsura
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Representative in Tokyo
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Senior Managing Directors
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Hitoshi Otsuki
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Ken Morita
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In charge of Manufacturing Innovation; Facility Management;
Quality Administration; FF Customer Support & Management;
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Environmental Affairs; Motor Business Administration Office
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Ikusaburo Kashima
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In charge of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property; Corporate
Risk Management, Corporate Information Security, Corporate
Business Ethics; Legal Consultation & Solutions Center; Corporate
International Affairs
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Junji Nomura
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In charge of Promoting Energy Solutions Business
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Yoshihiko Yamada**
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In charge of Industrial Sales
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Director, Corporate Industrial Marketing & Sales Division
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Managing Directors
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Kazunori Takami
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President, Home Appliances Company
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Makoto Uenoyama
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In charge of Accounting, Finance
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General Manager, Corporate Finance & IR Group
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In charge of Global Finance Administration Center
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Masatoshi Harada
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Representative in Kansai
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Takashi Toyama**
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President, Systems & Communications Company, President,
Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.
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Directors
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Ikuo Uno
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Masayuki Oku
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Masashi Makino
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Honorary Chairman of the
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Masaharu Matsushita
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Board and Executive Advisor,
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Member of the Board
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3. Executive Officers (Effective April 1)
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Title
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Name
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Responsibilities
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Senior Managing Executive Officers
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Shusaku Nagae*
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In charge of Lighting Company; Panasonic Ecology Systems Co.,
Ltd. President, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
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Seiichiro Sano*
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President, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
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Kazuhiro Tsuga**
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President, AVC Networks Company
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Yoshiiku Miyata**
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In charge of Overseas Operations
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Managing Executive Officers
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Takumi Kajisha
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In charge of Corporate Communications; Advertising; Corporate
Citizenship; CSR Office
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Yutaka Takehana
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Director, Corporate Division for Government & Public Affairs
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Toshiaki Kobayashi
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President, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.
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Masaaki Fujita**
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In charge of Global Procurement
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Director, Corporate Procurement Division
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In charge of Global Logistics
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Director, Corporate Global Logistics Division
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In charge of Trading Company
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Yoshihisa Fukushima**
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In charge of Intellectual Property
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Director, Corporate Intellectual Property Division;
President, Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
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Hideaki Kawai**
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General Manager, Corporate Planning Group
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Yoshiyuki Miyabe**
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In charge of Technology, Digital Network & Software
Technology, Tokyo R&D Center, Overseas R&D Centers; New Business
Strategy Office; Panasonic Spin-up Fund; acTVila Business Promotion
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Laurent Abadie**
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Director, Corporate Management Division for Europe; Chairman
& COO, Panasonic Europe Ltd.; Managing Director,
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
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Yorihisa Shiokawa**
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Director, Corporate Management Division for Asia and Oceania;
Managing Director, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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Yoshiaki Nakagawa**
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In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations
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In charge of e-Work Promotion Office
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Executive Officers
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Joseph Taylor
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Director, Corporate Management Division for North America;
Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Corporation of North America
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Jun Ishii
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In charge of New Business Promotion
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President, Panasonic Consumer Marketing Co., Ltd.
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In charge of Corporate CS Division
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Toshiro Kisaka
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Director, Corporate Management Division for China and
Northeast Asia; Chairman, Panasonic Corporation of China
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Masato Tomita
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Director, Corporate Management Division for CIS, the Middle
East & Africa
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Takeshi Uenoyama
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In charge of Device Technology
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General Manager, Device Strategy Office
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In charge of Advanced Technology Research Laboratories
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Acting Director, The Nakao Laboratory
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Shiro Nishiguchi
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Director, Digital AVC Products Marketing Division, Consumer
Products Marketing
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Yoshio Ito
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Senior Vice President, Director, Display Devices Business
Group, AVC Networks Company
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Hidetoshi Osawa
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Director, Corporate Communications Division
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Mamoru Yoshida
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Senior Vice President, Director, Display Network Products
Business Group, AVC Networks Company
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Tsuyoshi Nomura
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Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division
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In charge of Advanced Production Systems Development Company
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Nobuharu Akamine
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Senior Vice President, Systems & Communications Company,
Executive Senior Vice President, Panasonic System
Networks Co., Ltd.
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Kuniaki Okahara
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Director, Corporate Engineering Quality Administration
Division
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In charge of Corporate FF Customer Support & Management
Division
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Yukio Nakashima
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Director, Home Appliances and Wellness Products Marketing
Division, Consumer Products Marketing
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Kuniaki Matsukage*
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President, Lighting Company
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Senior Managing Director; Director of Lighting Manufacturing
Business Unit, Senior Managing Director Panasonic Electric
Works Co., Ltd.
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Masato Ito*
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President, Energy Company
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Senior Vice President; Company President of Mobile Energy
Company, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
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Yasutomo Fukui*
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In charge of Information Systems
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Katsuhiko Fujiwara*
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Senior Vice President
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In charge of Air Conditioning and Energy Business
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Home Appliances Company
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Masahisa Shibata*
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President, Automotive Systems Company
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Toshiyuki Takagi*
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Senior Vice President
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Director, Network Systems Business Group
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AVC Networks Company
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Shiro Kitajima*
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COO, Panasonic Corporation of North America; President,
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
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Machiko Miyai*
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Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division
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5.
Members of the Board of Directors (Effective June 24)
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Title
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Name
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Responsibilities
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Chairman of the Board
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Kunio Nakamura
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Vice Chairman of the Board
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Masayuki Matsushita
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President
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Fumio Ohtsubo
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Executive Vice Presidents
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Toshihiro Sakamoto
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In charge of Domestic Consumer Marketing
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General Director, Consumer Products Marketing
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In charge of Domestic Customer Satisfaction; Design
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Takahiro Mori
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In charge of Planning; Corporate Division for Promoting
Systems & Equipment Business; Electrical Supplies Sales,
Project Sales,
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Building Products Sales
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Yasuo Katsura
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Representative in Tokyo
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Senior Managing Directors
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Ken Morita
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In charge of Manufacturing Innovation; Facility Management;
Quality Administration; FF Customer Support & Management;
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Environmental Affairs; Motor Business Administration Office
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Ikusaburo Kashima
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In charge of Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property; Corporate
Risk Management, Corporate Information Security, Corporate
Business Ethics; Legal Consultation & Solutions Center; Corporate
International Affairs
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Yoshihiko Yamada
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In charge of Industrial Sales
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Director, Corporate Industrial Marketing & Sales Division
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Kazuhiro Tsuga*
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President, AVC Networks Company
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Yoshiiku Miyata*
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In charge of Overseas Operations
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Managing Directors
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Kazunori Takami
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President, Home Appliances Company
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Makoto Uenoyama
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In charge of Accounting, Finance
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General Manager, Corporate Finance & IR Group
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In charge of Global Finance Administration Center
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Masatoshi Harada
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Representative in Kansai
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Takashi Toyama
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President, Systems & Communications Company, President,
Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.
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Yoshiyuki Miyabe*
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In charge of Technology, Digital Network & Software
Technology, Tokyo R&D Center, Overseas R&D Centers; New Business
Strategy Office; Panasonic Start-up Fund; acTVila Business Promotion
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Yoshiaki Nakagawa*
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In charge of Personnel, General Affairs, Social Relations
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In charge of e-Work Promotion Office
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Directors
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Ikuo Uno
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Masayuki Oku
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Honorary Chairman of the
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Masaharu Matsushita
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Board and Executive Advisor,
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Member of the Board
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7. Executive Officers (Effective June 24)
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Title
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Name
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Responsibilities
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Senior Managing Executive Officers
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Shusaku Nagae
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In charge of Lighting Company; Panasonic Ecology Systems Co.,
Ltd.
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President, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
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Seiichiro Sano
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President, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
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Managing Executive Officers
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Takumi Kajisha
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In charge of Corporate Communications; Advertising; Corporate
Citizenship; CSR Office
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Yutaka Takehana
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Director, Corporate Division for Government & Public Affairs
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Toshiaki Kobayashi
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President, Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.
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Masaaki Fujita
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In charge of Global Procurement
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Director, Corporate Procurement Division
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In charge of Global Logistics
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Director, Corporate Global Logistics Division
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In charge of Trading Company
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Yoshihisa Fukushima
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In charge of Intellectual Property
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Director, Corporate Intellectual Property Division,
President, Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company
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Hideaki Kawai
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General Manager, Corporate Planning Group
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Laurent Abadie
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Director, Corporate Management Division for Europe; Chairman
& COO, Panasonic Europe Ltd.; Managing Director,
Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH
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Yorihisa Shiokawa
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Director, Corporate Management Division for Asia and Oceania;
Managing Director, Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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Executive Officers
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Joseph Taylor
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Director, Corporate Management Division for North America;
Chairman & CEO, Panasonic Corporation of North America
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Jun Ishii
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In charge of New Business Promotion
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President, Panasonic Consumer Marketing Co., Ltd.
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In charge of Corporate CS Division
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Toshiro Kisaka
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Director, Corporate Management Division for China and
Northeast Asia; Chairman, Panasonic Corporation of China
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Masato Tomita
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Director, Corporate Management Division for CIS, the Middle
East & Africa
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Takeshi Uenoyama
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In charge of Device Technology
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General Manager, Device Strategy Office
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In charge of Advanced Technology Research Laboratories
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Acting Director, The Nakao Laboratory
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Shiro Nishiguchi
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Director, Digital AVC Products Marketing Division, Consumer
Products Marketing
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Yoshio Ito
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Senior Vice President, Director, Display Devices Business
Group, AVC Networks Company
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Hidetoshi Osawa
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Director, Corporate Communications Division
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Mamoru Yoshida
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Senior Vice President, Director, Display Network Products
Business Group, AVC Networks Company
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Tsuyoshi Nomura
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Director, Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division
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In charge of Advanced Production Systems Development Company
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Nobuharu Akamine
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Senior Vice President, Systems & Communications Company,
Executive Senior Vice President, Panasonic System
Networks Co., Ltd.
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Kuniaki Okahara
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Director, Corporate Engineering Quality Administration
Division
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In charge of Corporate FF Customer Support & Management
Division
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Yukio Nakashima
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Director, Home Appliances and Wellness Products Marketing
Division, Consumer Products Marketing
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Kuniaki Matsukage
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President, Lighting Company
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Senior Managing Director; Director of Lighting Manufacturing
Business Unit, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
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Masato Ito
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President, Energy Company
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Senior Vice President; Company President of Mobile Energy
Company, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
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Yasutomo Fukui
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In charge of Information Systems
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Katsuhiko Fujiwara
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Senior Vice President
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In charge of Air Conditioning and Energy Business
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Home Appliances Company
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Masahisa Shibata
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President, Automotive Systems Company
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Toshiyuki Takagi
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Senior Vice President
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Director, Network Systems Business Group
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AVC Networks Company
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Shiro Kitajima
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COO, Panasonic Corporation of North America; President,
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
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Machiko Miyai
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Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division
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Visual, communication and IT systems are being integrated within the
BtoB systems business. In order to achieve further growth in this
business field, Panasonic will integrate the operations of System
Networks Company of Panasonic Corporation, which has the edge in the
visual and fixed communication equipment and the sales of their systems,
and Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., which have a competitive
advantage in the field of mobile communication business.
In line
with this integration, the company will dissolve System Networks Company
to establish Systems & Communications Company.
The newly
established Systems & Communications Company will incorporate Panasonic
Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd. and
Panasonic System Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development and
manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer,
business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company
recorded consolidated net sales of 7.42 trillion yen (US$79.4 billion)
for the year ended March 31, 2010. The company's shares are listed on
the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE: PC) stock exchanges. For
more information on the company and the Panasonic brand, visit the
company's website at http://panasonic.net.