Feb 26, 2007
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Akira Kadota, International PR Tel: 03-3578-1237 Fax: 03-3436-6766 Panasonic News Bureau Tel: 03-3542-6205 Fax: 03-3542-9018
Matsushita Announces Management Changes
Osaka, Japan, February 26, 2007 - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand, today announced the following appointment of Directors, Corporate Marketing Division for Panasonic Brand and others.
Appointments:
(Former titles are shown in the parentheses)
(Effective April 1)
<Corporate Marketing Division for Panasonic Brand>
| Shiro Nishiguchi | Director (Director, LCD TV Business Unit, Visual Products and Display Devices Business Group, Panasonic AVC Networks Company) |
<Corporate Legal Affairs Division>
| Yukio Nakamura | Director, concurrently retaining his positions as General Manager, Legal Affairs Group of the same Division, and Director, Legal Consultation & Solutions Center |
<Corporate Information Security Division>
| Keiko Kaneko | Director (General Manager of the same Division) |
| Note: | Kikuo Kanamori, former Director of the same Division, and General Manager, Information Security Strategy Planning Group of the same Division, will be appointed Senior Advisor of the same Division. |
<Head Office>
| Hidetoshi Osawa | General Manager, Corporate Planning Group (Senior Councilor, Executive Support Group) |
| Yoshiaki Nakagawa | General Manager, Corporate Accounting Group (Manager of the same Group) |
<Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH>
| Yorihisa Shiokawa | President (President, Panasonic Deutschland GmbH) |
<Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.>
| Toshinori Hoshi | Executive Vice President, retaining his responsibility as Executive Senior Councilor (Managing Director of the same Company) |
| Ryoichi Wada | Executive Vice President, retaining his responsibility as Executive Senior Councilor (Vice President, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company) |
<Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd.>
| Mitsuru Kurokawa | President, Primary Battery Company (President, Panasonic Storage Battery Co., Ltd.) |
| Note: | Yoji Kajikawa, former President, will be appointed Corporate Advisor, Panasonic Cycle Technology Co., Ltd. |
(Effective June 27)
<Panasonic Cycle Technology Co., Ltd.>
| Yoji Kajikawa | President (Corporate Advisor of the same Company) |
About Panasonic
Best known for its Panasonic brand name, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the Company recorded consolidated net sales of US$76.02 billion for the year ended March 31, 2006. The Company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York (NYSE:MC) stock exchanges. For more information on the Company and the Panasonic brand, visit the Company's website at http://panasonic.net/.
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