Appointment of New Chairman of the Board and New President & CEO

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Shimadzu Corporation is pleased to announce that the following changes of Executive Officers and Directors as of April 1st, 2022 were resolved at the Board of Directors meeting today after the deliberation and advice by the Nominating/Compensation Committee.

  1. Details of appointment and changes:
Name New Title Current Title
Akira Nakamoto Director, Senior Advisor Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Teruhisa Ueda Representative Director, Chairman of the Board Representative Director, President & CEO
Yasunori Yamamoto Representative Director, President & CEO Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer

 

Akira Nakamoto will resign as Director on the day of annual shareholders’ meeting in June this year.

Other executive appointments and changes as of April 1st, 2022 will be announced separately once the decision is made by our Board of Directors meeting.

  1. Reason for appointments and changes:

To achieve further growth and increase corporate value in the global market, we will adopt a new management leadership structure.

  1. Effective date of appointments and changes:

April 1st, 2022

  1. Brief personal and professional history of newly appointed Representative Director, President & CEO:

As described in the attachment

Biography of New President

 Company: SHIMADZU CORPORATION

Name: Yasunori YAMAMOTO Current Title   : Director

Senior Managing Executive Officer Date of Birth: February 20, 1959

Age: 62

Place of Birth: Fukui Prefecture, Japan

[Education]

March   1983          Graduated from Osaka University,

Master of Engineering

March   1981         Graduated from University of Fukui,

Bachelor of Engineering

[Career]

April 2021 Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFO, in charge of

Strategy Planning and Corporate Communication
    (to present)
June 2020 Director, Member of the Board (to present)
April 2020 Managing Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Strategy Planning and Corporate Communication
June 2017 Managing Executive Officer in charge of Manufacturing, Corporate Information & Communications Technology,
    and CS Management

jointly in charge of Research and Development
June 2014 Corporate Officer
June 2013 President, Shimadzu Europe GmbH (Germany)
October 2003 General Manager, Testing Machine Business Unit, Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division
April 1983 Joined Shimadzu Corporation

 

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