Release: February 21, 2011
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
At a meeting of the board of directors of NGK INSULATORS, LTD. held on February 21, 2011, the following change in representative directors was decided:
For continuation of business expansion and for rejuvenation of present nine-year organizational structure
| Shun Matsushita | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Currently President and Chief Executive Officer) |
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| Taro Kato | President (Currently Executive Vice President) |
| Masaharu Shibata | Executive Corporate Advisor (Currently Chairman of the Board) |
Masaharu Shibata will retire as a director at the annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for June 2011.
April 1, 2011
| Name: | Shun Matsushita |
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| Date of birth: | November 7, 1946 |
| Place of birth: | Mie Prefecture |
| Education: | March 1969 Graduated from the School of Economics, Nagoya University |
| Employment history: | March 1969 Joined NGK INSULATORS, LTD. June 1997 Director June 1999 Managing Director June 2001 Executive Managing Director June 2002 President and Chief Executive Officer April 2011 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (planned) |
| Name: | Taro Kato |
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| Date of birth: | September 6, 1948 |
| Place of birth: | Saitama Prefecture |
| Education: | March 1972 Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
| Employment history: | March 1972 Joined NGK INSULATORS, LTD. June 1999 Director June 2002 Managing Director June 2004 Executive Managing Director June 2005 Executive Vice President April 2011 President (planned) |
Incoming President Taro Kato, Executive Vice President
