Mar 19,2009
The board of director’s meeting was held on March 19, 2009. NDK is pleased to announce the following provisional executive personal changes, scheduled to be effective June 26, 2009.
1. Candidates for directorships for the next term
| Name | Current Office | New Office |
| Toshiaki Takeuchi | Chairman and Representative Director Chief Executive Officer |
Chairman and Representative Director Chief Executive Officer |
| Hiroshi Takeuchi | President and Representative Director | President and Representative Director |
| Masanobu Okazaki | Executive Vice President General Manager of Engineering Management Division In charge of Quality Assurance Department |
Exclusive Vice President General Manager of Engineering Management Division In charge of Quality Assurance Department |
| Yuji Morimura | Senior Managing Director General Manager of Sales Promotion Division |
Senior Managing Director General Manager of Sales and Customer Service Division |
| Kyoichi Wakabayashi | Senior Managing Director General Manager of Treasury and Accounting Division |
Senior Managing Director General Manager of Treasury and Accounting Division |
| Masahiro Tsuchiya | Managing Director General manager of Production Division President of Hakodate NDK Co., Ltd. |
Managing Director General manager of Production Division President of Hakodate NDK Co., Ltd. |
| Hiromi Kato | Director General Manager of General Affairs and Human Resources Division General Manger of General Affairs and Human Resources Department |
Director General Manager of General Affairs and Human Resources Division General Manger of General Affairs and Human Resources Department |
| Tadashi Ishii | Director General Manager of Engineering Managing Department 1 |
Director Deputy General Manager of Engineering Management Division General Manager of Engineering Managing Department 2 |
| Kiyoto Shinmei | Director Deputy General Manager of Production Division General Manager of SCM Management Department |
Director Deputy General Manager of Production Division General Manager of SCM Management Department |
| Reiji Fukuhara | Director General Manger of Sales Department 2 |
Director Deputy General Manager of Sales and Customer Service Division General Manger of Sales Department 2 |
| Akio Noheji | Deputy General Manager of Production Division Executive Vice President of Hakodate NDK Co., Ltd. Factory Manager of Hakodate NDK Co., Ltd. |
Director Deputy General Manager of Production Division President of Furukawa NDK Co., Ltd. |
| Junichi Naruse | General Manger of Sales Department 1 | Director General Manger of Sales Department 1 |
| Kiyoji Shinomiya | General Manger of Sales Department 3 | Director General Manger of Sales Department 3 |
| Hiroyuki Shinada | General Manager of Industrial Engineering Department | Director Deputy General Manager of Engineering Management Division General Manager of Engineering Managing Department 5 General Manager of Industrial Engineering Department |
2. Retiring Director
| Name | Current Office | New Office |
| Tsunekazu Ando | Executive Vice President General Manager of Sales and Customer Service Division |
Special Adviser |
| Masaaki Arai | Managing Director Sayama Plant Manager |
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| Yoshimitsu Fujimori | Director Deputy General Manager of Sales Promotion Division |
Adviser |
| Hiroshi Uehara | Director General Manager of Engineering Managing Department 3 |
These personal matters will be formally decided based on resolutions taken at the annual general meeting of shareholders and board of directors meeting, both of which are scheduled to be held on June 26, 2009.