To further reinforce its already improving business performance in 2010, SUMIDA CORPORATION has decided to realign responsibilities within its top management team. The Board of Directors of SUMIDA CORPORATION has through a resolution approved the following changes:

1. Personnel Changes in Representative Executive Officers’ and Executive Officers’ responsibilities (effective as of September 1, 2010)
   

   Name	New Position	Previous Position
   Shigeyuki Yawata	No change	Director, Representative Executive Officer, CEO
   Chiu Ka Sheung	Director, Representative Executive Officer, Deputy CEO	Director, Representative Executive Officer, Group President
   Saburo Matsuda	No change	Representative Executive Officer, CFO
   Tomoharu Suseki	Director, Representative Executive Officer, Deputy CEO	Executive Officer, COO
   Dr. Hans-Joachim Dittloff	Executive Officer (Europe)	Executive Officer, COO
   Ryoji Iwanaga	No change	Executive Officer

   
   
   1. Chiu Ka Sheung, currently Representative Executive Officer and Group President, will work more closely with CEO as Representative Executive Officer and Deputy CEO as of September 1, 2010.
   2. Tomoharu Suseki, who has served as Executive Officer, COO will become Representative Executive Officer and President of SUMIDA CORPORATION as of September 1, 2010.
   3. Dr. Hans-Joachim Dittloff, will from September 1, 2010, focus on supporting CEO and Deputy CEO in the formulation and execution of mid- and long-term corporate strategies, as well as supporting Tomoharu Suseki in Europe.

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