SUMIDA: Firmen News
We, SUMIDA CORPORATION, hereby inform you that the Board of Directors has approved a resolution at the meeting held today regarding the election of 11 candidates of the Board of Directors which will be proposed on the 53rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 22nd March 2008. Details are as follows:
- Candidates for members of the Board of Directors
| Name | Current Position in Sumida |
| Shigeyuki Yawata | Director, Representative Executive Officer and CEO |
| Chiu Ka Sheung | Director, Representative Executive Officer and Group President |
| Robert E. Patterson | Outside Director (member of the Compensation Committee and member of the Nomination Committee) |
| Ashok B. Melwani | Outside Director (a member of Nomination Committee) |
| Tadakazu Koizumi | Director, (Chairman of the Audit Committee) |
| Kazuhide Kondo | Outside Director, (Chairman of the Compensation Committee) |
| Masato Tsuru | Outside Director, (Chairman of the Nomination Committee) |
| Kohtaro Miyagi | Outside Director, (member of the Audit Committee) |
| Ulrich Ruetz | Outside Director, (member of the Compensation Committee) |
| Hideo Kamoshita | Director |
| Masaru Hattori | To be newly appointed |
Note:
- Robert E. Patterson, Ashok B. Melwani, Kazuhide Kondo, Masato Tsuru, Kohtaro Miyagi, Ulrich Ruetz and Masaru Hattori are to be appointed as outside directors.
- Mr. Hiroshi Matsuhashi will resign this year.
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