News Release Dated December 21, 2007 Company: INTER ACTION Corporation President, CEO & COO: Masao Kimura Listing: The Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market Stock code: 7725 Contact: Tsuyoshi Fukuda, Executive Vice President & CFO
Tel: +81-45-788-8373
URL:
http://www.inter-action.co.jp/Eng
Notice of Change in Representative Director
INTER ACTION Corporation will make the following changes in its representative directors in accordance with a resolution approved by its Board of Directors on December 21, 2007.
1. Changes in representatives New position:
Former position:
Name:
Chairman Director
Masaaki
Kurimura
President
Executive Vice President & CFO
Tsuyoshi Fukuda
(Resignation)
President, CEO & COO
Masao Kimura
2. Reason for change
President, CEO & COO Masao Kimura has submitted his resignation as representative director and director for personal reasons. The INTER ACTION Board of Directors accepted this resignation today. In conjunction with this action, Masaaki Kurimura has been named chairman and representative director and Tsuyoshi Fukuda has been named president and representative director in order to reinforce INTER ACTION’s business execution and management systems.
3. Scheduled date of change
Mr. Kimura will resign his post as representative director and director on December 31, 2007. On January 1, 2008, Mr. Kurimura will become Chairman and Mr. Fukuda will become President.
4. Profiles of new representative directors
Chairman
Name: Masaaki
Kurimura
Date of birth:
Feb. 19, 1952
Profile:
Apr. 1976
Joined Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Mar. 1991
Appointed President of Terawear Corporation (Currently)
Apr. 1994
Appointed Director of INTER ACTION
Feb. 2000
Appointed Managing Director of INTER ACTION
Aug. 2001
Retired Managing Director due to expiration of his term
Jun. 2002
Appointed President of CP Telecom Co., Ltd. (Currently)
Apr. 2007
Appointed Corporate Advisor of INTER ACTION
Aug.
2007
Appointed
Director
of INTER ACTION (Currently)
President
Name: Tsuyoshi
Fukuda
Date of birth:
May 21, 1947
Profile:
Apr. 1970
Joined Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2001
Joined INTER ACTION
Jun.
2001
Appointed
Controller
Aug. 2001
Appointed Managing Director
Aug. 2003
Appointed Senior Managing Director
Aug. 2004
Appointed Executive Vice President
Aug. 2006
Appointed Executive Vice President & CFO (Currently)