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TOKYO, September 22, 2004 - At a meeting today the board of directors of CSK CORPORATION ("CSK") decided on structural reforms and personnel transfers that include the appointment of a new Chairman and CEO, and new Executive Officers. Details are as follows:
I. Appointment of CEO (from October 1, 2004)
- Reason for appointment
The appointments are aimed at further strengthening CSK Group's management structure.
- Summary of appointments
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Current position |
New position |
| Masahiro Aozono |
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
Director & Chairman of Group Management Committee |
| Yoshito Fukuyama |
Representative Director |
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Takahiro Suzuki |
Director & Chief Financial Officer |
Representative Director & Chief Financial Officer |
| * Refer to III. Structural Reforms |
- History of the newly appointed Chairman & CEO and Representative Director
| Name: |
Yoshito Fukuyama |
| Place of birth: |
Osaka |
| Date of birth: |
December 20, 1949 |
| Education: |
Graduated Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University in March 1972 |
| Experience: |
| April 1972 |
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Entered CSK CORPORATION |
| December 1988 |
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Director and General Manager of the President? Office, West Japan Branch Office, and Manager of Recruitment Division, West Japan Branch Office |
| June 1994 |
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Managing Director, and General Manager of Human Resources Department |
| January 1998 |
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Managing Director, and General Manager of Human Resources Department, and General Manager of Administration Department and Finance and Accounting Department |
| April 1999 |
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Managing Director, and General Manager of Human Resources Department, and General Manager of Administration Department |
| June 2000 |
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Senior Managing Director, and General Manager of Human Resources Department, and General Manager of Administration Department and Finance Department |
| April 2001 |
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Senior Managing Director, and General Manager of Human Resources Department, and General Manager of Finance Department |
| June 2002 |
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Representative Director Executive Vice President |
| June 2003 |
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Director |
| July 2004 |
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Representative Director (current) |
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| Name: |
Takahiro Suzuki |
| Place of birth: |
Tokyo |
| Date of birth: |
August 15, 1952 |
| Education: |
Graduated Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University in March 1975 |
| Experience: |
| December 1991 |
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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Manager of Shibuya-Nishiguchi Branch |
| December 1994 |
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Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Manager of Nishinomiya Branch |
| February 1997 |
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Entered CSK CORPORATION |
| April 1997 |
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Executive General Manager, and General Manager of Secretaries office |
| April 1999 |
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Executive General Manager, and General Manager of Marketing and Sales Planning Department |
| April 2001 |
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Executive General Manager, and General Manager of Group Strategy Office |
| June 2002 |
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Representative Director Executive Vice President of ServiceWare Corporation |
| June 2003 |
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Director, and Managing Executive Officer, and General Manager of Finance Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Office |
| February 2004 |
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Director, and Managing Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer |
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II. Appointment and transfer of Executive Officers (from October 1, 2004)
| Name |
Former Position |
New Position |
| Hiromichi Tabata |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Vice President |
| Shozo Hirose |
Senior Executive Officer |
Executive Vice President |
| OsamuTakemura |
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Managing Executive Officer |
| Nobuaki Inoshima |
Corporate Advisor |
Executive Officer |
III. Structural Reforms (from October 1, 2004)
- Established of Group Management Committee
CSK will establish Group Management Committee, comprised of CSK directors and chief executives (presidents in principle) of major Group companies, to strengthen management operations. The committee will act as a discussion forum for: 1) Group management policy and business strategy, 2) important items of business associated with Group management and 3) opinion exchange and information sharing between Group companies.
- Establishment of a Financial Business Development Division
A Financial Business Development Division will be established for the development of services and business planning for the financial services sector, a strategic business area.
IV. Appointments (from October 1, 2004)
| Name |
Former Position |
New Position |
| Osamu Takemura |
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Executive General Manager, Financial Business Development Division |
| Nobuaki Inoshima |
Corporate Advisor |
Senior General Manager, BPO Development Division |
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