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Renesas Announces Executive Personnel Changes

February 28, 2023

TOKYO, Japan, February 28, 2023Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the following changes to its Members of the Board. These changes were approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors on February 28, 2023, and will become effective following the adoption of the resolutions at the 21st Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on March 30, 2023.

1. Outline of the Changes in Member of the Board (As of March 30, 2023)
    Note: Asterisk (*) indicates position currently held.

 (1) New Member of the Board
         Takuya Hirano, Outside Director

    (2) Retiring Member of the Board
          Arunjai Mittal, Outside Director*

    (3) Brief Biography of the New Member of the Board

Name

Brief Biography

Takuya Hirano

December 1995

February 1998   

February 2001  

August 2005       
 

February 2006              

July 2007            
 

March 2008        

September 2011

July 2014            
 

March 2015
             

July 2015            

September 2019

March 2022

             
June 2022
   
October 2022

Joined Kanematsu USA

Joined Hyperion Solutions Corporation (currently, Oracle Corporation)

President, Hyperion Solutions Japan

Senior Director, Business & Marketing Division, Microsoft Co., Ltd. (currently, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.)

General Manager, Enterprise Service, Microsoft Co., Ltd.

General Manager, Enterprise Business & Enterprise Service, Microsoft Co., Ltd.

General Manager, Enterprise Business, Microsoft Co., Ltd.

General Manager, Multi-country, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe

Executive Vice President, Marketing & Operations, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

Representative Officer, Executive Deputy President, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

President, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

Vice President, Global Service Partner Business, Microsoft Corporation

Director (part-time), Japan Professional Football League (J.LEAGUE) (present)

Outside Director, Yokogawa Electric Corporation (present)

Outside Director, Yayoi Co., Ltd. (present)

2. (Reference) Renesas Members of the Board and Corporate Auditors as of March 30, 2023 (following the adoption of the resolutions at the 21st Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting)

Position

Name

Representative Director,
President and CEO

Hidetoshi Shibata

Outside Director

Jiro Iwasaki

Outside Director

Selena Loh LaCroix 

Outside Director

Noboru Yamamoto

Outside Director

Takuya Hirano

Corporate Auditor (full-time)

Kazuki Fukuda

Outside Corporate Auditor

Kazuyoshi Yamazaki

Outside Corporate Auditor

Tomoko Mizuno

Outside Corporate Auditor

Miya Miyama

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

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