November 5, 2009

Changes in the assignments of Executive Officers

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
Following the approval at the Meeting of the Board of Directors, AGC(Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) announced changes in the assignments of Executive Officers with other change in personnel as described below. 1.Changes in the assignments of Executive Officers that will be made as of January 1, 2010:
(1)

The following Officers’ assignments will be changed:

[New Position]
[Name]
[Current Position]
President & CEO; GM of Group Strategy Office
Kazuhiko Ishimura
(President & COO)
Senior Executive Vice President; Special Assignment
Takashi Wada
(Senior Executive Vice President; President of Glass Company)
Senior Executive Vice President; Special Assignment
Takashi Matsuzawa
(Senior Executive Vice President;CFO)
Senior Executive Vice President; President of Glass Company
Akio Endo
(Executive Vice President; Deputy President of Glass Company)
Executive Vice President; CTO; Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office
Katsuhisa Kato
(Senior Executive Officer; CTO)
Senior Executive Officer; Assistant to CEO
Michiyoshi Kaino
(Senior Executive Officer; President of Chemicals Company)
Senior Executive Officer; GM of Electronic Glass General Div., Electronics Company
Nozomu Taguchi
(Executive Officer; GM of Electronic Glass General Div., Electronics Company)
Senior Executive Officer; Regional President of Japan/Asia Pacific, Glass Company
Marehisa Ishiko
(Executive Officer; Regional President of Japan/Asia Pacific, Glass Company)

Senior Executive Officer; GM of Display General Div., Electronics Company
Yoshiaki Tamura
(Executive Officer ; GM of Display General Div., Electronics Company)
Senior Executive Officer; Regional President of Europe, Glass Company; President & CEO of AGC Flat Glass Europe S.A.
Jean-François Heris
(Executive Officer; Regional President of Europe, Glass Company; President & CEO of AGC Flat Glass Europe S.A.)
Senior Executive Officer; CFO; GM of Office of President; Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office
Takashi Fujino
(Executive Officer; GM of Corporate Planning)
Executive Officer; Assistant to CEO
Eiichi Kudo
(Executive Officer; GM of CSR Office)
Executive Officer; Assistant to CEO
Satoshi Kamata
(Executive Officer; GM of Business Management General Div., Chemicals Company)
Executive Officer; GM of Production Technology Center
Yasumasa Nakao
(Executive Officer; Leader of Global Technology Promotion & Integration Project)
Executive Officer; Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office
Shinichi Kawakami
(Executive Officer; Deputy GM of Corporate Planning )
Executive Officer; President of Chemicals Company
Takuya Shimamura
(Executive Officer; GM of Planning & Coordination Office, Chemicals Company)
Executive Officer; Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office
Tetsuo Tatsuno
(Executive Officer; Deputy GM of Corporate Planning )
(2)The following persons will be newly appointed as Executive Officer
Executive Officer; GM of Legal
Eisuke Yanagisawa
(GM of Legal)
Executive Officer; GM of Business Management General Div., Chemicals Company
Hiroshi Akagi
(GM of CSR Office, Chemicals Company)
Executive Officer; GM of CSR Office
Tokio Matsuo
(GM of Engineering Center)

Executive Officer; President of AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd.
Akinobu Shimao
(President of AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer; President of Asahi Glass Fine Techno Korea Co., Ltd.
Tomoya Takigawa
(President of Asahi Glass Fine Techno Korea Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer; GM of Purchase & Logistics Center
Takashi Shimbo
(GM of Purchase & Logistics Center)
Executive Officer; Group Leader of Corporate Planning Group, Office of President
Shinji Miyaji
(Deputy GM of Corporate Planning)
(Abbreviation) “GM”: General Manager
Note: Mr. Masahiro Kadomatsu, Chairman & CEO, will retire from the executive officer in order to concentrate on being Chairman of the Board. 2. Change in personnel that will be made
as of January 1, 2010:


GM of Engineering Center
Takashi Misu
(Group Leader of Planning and
Coordination Group, Engineering Center)
(Abbreviation) “GM”: General Manager

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For further inquiries, please contact Toshihiro Ueda, GM of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
(Direct inquiries to: Masahiko Tobari, Phone: +81-3-3218-5509; E-mail: info-pr@agc.co.jp)

Reference Members of Executive Officers after the Changes (34 persons)
(President & CEO) Kazuhiko Ishimura
(CEO; GM of Group Strategy Office)
(Senior Executive Vice Presidents)
Takashi Wada
(Special Assignment)

Takashi Matsuzawa
(Special Assignment)

Yuji Nishimi
(President of Electronics Company)

Akio Endo
(President of Glass Company)
(Executive Vice President)
Katsuhisa Kato
(CTO; Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office)
(Senior Executive Officers)
Michiyoshi Kaino
(Assistant to CEO)

Kei Yonamoto
(Vice President, Automotive, Glass Company)

Akira Toyama
(GM of Research Center)

Shukichi Umemoto
(GM of Finance & Control Office)

Yasutoshi Hirata
(GM of Human Resources & Administration Office)

Nozomu Taguchi
(GM of Electronic Glass General Div., Electronics Company)

Marehisa Ishiko
(Regional President of Japan/Asia Pacific, Glass Company)

Yoshiaki Tamura
(GM of Display General Div., Electronics Company)

Jean-François Heris
(Regional President of Europe, Glass Company; President & CEO of AGC Flat Glass Europe S.A.)

Takashi Fujino
(CFO; GM of Office of President; Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office)
(Executive Officers)
Tetsuji Kakimoto
(Technical Director of Japan/Asia, Glass Company)

Masafumi Ohinata
(GM of Electronics General Div., Electronics Company)

Masayuki Kamiya
(Vice President, Planning and Coordination, Glass Company)

Eiichi Kudo
(Assistant to CEO)

Toru Kawatsura
(Assistant to President of Glass Company)

Satoshi Kamata
(Assistant to CEO)

Tadayuki Oi
(Vice President, Technology, Glass Company)

Yasumasa Nakao
(GM of Production Technology Center)

Shinichi Kawakami
(Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office)

Takuya Shimamura
(President of Chemicals Company)

Tetsuo Tatsuno
(Deputy GM of Group Strategy Office)

Eisuke Yanagisawa
(GM of Legal)

Hiroshi Akagi
(GM of Business Management General Div., Chemicals Company)

Tokio Matsuo
(GM of CSR Office)

Akinobu Shimao
(President of AGC Ceramics Co., Ltd.)

Tomoya Takigawa
(President of Asahi Glass Fine Techno Korea Co., Ltd.)

Takashi Shimbo
(GM of Purchase & Logistics Center)

Shinji Miyaji
(Group Leader of Corporate Planning Group, Office of President)

(Abbreviation) “GM”: General Manager