(This document was translated from the Japanese press release.)
February 17, 2009
This is to advise you that Kyocera Corporation (President: Makoto Kawamura) has unofficially decided to change its directors as set forth below in order to strengthen its management organization:
1. Changes in Directors
The following changes will be made effective as of April 1, 2009, pursuant to the approval of the board of directors at a meeting to be held on February 20, 2009.
Name
| New Title(s) | Current Title(s) | | Makoto Kawamura | Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | ·President and Representative Director
·President and Executive Officer | | Tetsuo Kuba | ·President and Representative Director
·President and Executive Officer | ·Director
·Senior Managing Executive Officer | | Tatsumi Maeda | ·Vice President and Representative Director
·Vice President and Executive Officer | ·Director
·Senior Managing Executive Officer |
2. Directors to Resign
The following directors are scheduled to resign from the board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2009.
Name
| New Title | Current Title | | Kensuke Itoh | Advisor | Advisor and Director | | Noboru Nakamura* | Advisor | Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | *Noboru Nakamura will become Advisor and Director as of April 1, 2009, and is scheduled to resign from the board at the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in June 2009.
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